Police Seek Souen Burglars

The suspects in the Souen burglarlyN.Y.P.D. The suspects in the burglary.

The police are searching for two men suspected of stealing cash from Souen restaurant on East 13th Street.

The duo broke into the macrobiotic eatery near University Place sometime between 11 p.m. on Nov. 13 and 6:30 a.m. the next day and stole an undisclosed amount of money, the police said. The suspects are depicted in a surveillance image released by the police.

Souen, which also has a noodle restaurant on Sixth Street in the East Village, specializes in Japanese food and encourages — according to its website — chewing.

Last month, a group of residents living near University Place raised concerns about crime in the area after an early-morning stabbing outside of a pizzeria.