5 of the Best New Sustainable Restaurants in the U.S.

These restaurants are serving local and organic foods with style.

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By Gloria Dawson

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ABC Kitchen (New York, N.Y)

Prolific restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten's ABC Kitchen boasts local, seasonal dishes, but the sustainability doesn't stop there. Those dishes are served on unique artisanal ceramic, by waitstaff wearing biodegradable sneakers, and set on compostable place mats. Does Jean-Georges manage to combine refined with recycled? Raving reviewers say, "Yes!"

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