) which remind me of the great all night coffee dives in the US, the Drechsler is still a great coffee house after its recent renovation.

With a much younger clientèle (we saw at least 4 'bobo' families, one even carrying a Polaroid sx-70, helloooo trendy!), a fashionable interior and it's vicinity to Naschmarkt, it's perfect for a quick visit during your shopping day or to take a seat and finish writing that novel you've always thought of publishing.

The owners, while a bit quirky, are quite hospitable and you can tell they take huge pride in their work and the business they are trying hard to build up.

Their menu is ever-changing, always made of high-quality organic ingredients and always served with a smile. Cheap however, it's not. Expect to shell out a premium for top of the line vegan meals, but, why even try and put a price tag on eating healthy.

Highly recommended are their fresh soups and definitely give their Kurbis-filled palatschinken a try, if you're lucky enough to go on a day when they are on the menu.

My one issue would be the atmosphere. While I'm all for feeling like I'm in a dirty beisl, the lighting is of the washed-out, retina-burning fluorescent variety, which makes me feel more like I'm eating in a government office waiting to be told I owe back taxes, rather than enjoying an evening meal in an organic, vegan restaurant in the middle of a hip European green district.

The vegan schnitzel, while not expected to please a meat-eater (why one even makes the effort to point out it's not the same as real meat is beyond me) is great in my ex-meat eaters point of view and tastes quite different from any of the other local veggie-schnitzels in the area. It could use some ketchup, but, it seems only American's think that way. Fatty and meat meat meat it's not, but then again, why go to a vegan restaurant if all you're going to do is end up complaining about the lack of anything resembling meat anyways?

Top-tip: Reserve a table in advance, it's completely packed every evening.

The owners of Pat's Brainfood seems to traveled to New York City, LA or San Francisco, because Pat's has a great metro feeling to.

A small deli, with barely room for 4 to stand and eat, serving delicious, fresh cooked healthy meals which appeal to carnivores, vegetarians and vegans alike.

I had the vegetarian chili, without cheese, which was a hearty cup of vegetable chili with tofi and thick potatoes. Filling and quite affordable. The service was pleasant and nice, but I can see it getting a bit stressful at times, seeing as how I bumped into 3 or 4 different people trying to eat while I waited in line.