Clockwise, from top left: Lumpia Shack, Bar Chuko Izakaya, Dimes, LYFE Kitchen, Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co., and El Rey Coffee Bar & Luncheonette.
The macrobiotic bowl of yore has lost its fusty image and morphed into a hot new meal category, satisfying all of today’s culinary requirements: It’s healthful, filling, and infinitely customizable, a blank canvas for inventive chefs and fast-casual chains alike. Ahead, seven great new versions.
*This article appears in the July 13, 2015 issue of New York Magazine.