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Ayurveda Café, a place for balance, is dedicated to health and well being. At this vegetarian restaurant, they believe that food cooked and served with compassion adds a powerful value to the dining experience. That power may be invisible to the human eye but it can be felt by you. So experience Ayurveda Café and discover it for yourself.

Ayurveda is the science of life, a 5,000-year-old traditional holistic system of well-being from India. The word comes from a combination of ‘ayur,’ which means ‘of life’ and ‘veda,’ which means ‘knowledge.’ Ayurveda is the knowledge of longevity which offers healing, rejuvenation and self-realization through balanced food, herbs, yoga, massage, aroma and meditation.

Ayurveda teaches people to pay attention to how and what they eat, and to take responsibility for their health. Ayurveda is very clear when it comes to food. Sattvic (pure) food is needed to heal and maintain good health and must incorporate six tastes in every meal: sour, salty, bitter, astringent and pungent.

Modern medical science also recommends a vegetarian diet for good health and prevention of stress-related health problems. With its vegetarian menu and commitment to improving peoples’ lives, Ayurveda Café can help you beat stress, increase energy and look great.

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There is a pre-set menu every day for lunch and dinner, which includes an appetizer, two vegetable entrées, bread, lentils, basmati and brown rice, salad, raita, dessert, assorted chutneys and much more

Lassi—Plain, sweet or salted

India Spiced Tea

Mango Juice

I think this may be the Upper West Side's best kept secret...Delicious, delicious food (yes, you can actually taste the love) and at $16 a meal, we eat two full plates for dinner with some left over for a late-night snack. (Just order a second pita bread and you're good to go) I will say that the Lassi, though mightily delicious, is on the expensive side. Hasn't stopped me from ordering it, though!

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Posted 4 months ago by John S.

Two years ago, when I first started going to Ayurveda, it was a real treat to eat there from time to time. But over time, the quality has really dropped, and now the food there is abysmal and overpriced ($5.95 for a lassi?!?). I just ordered, and the food's taste was so unpleasant that I couldn't eat more than two bites, and had to throw out the rest. This place needs to go out of business.

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Posted 9 months ago by Gabriel R.

They take the dilemma of what to order away from you with the pre-set menu, and it is always delicious.

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Posted 9 months ago by James R.

it can be spicy, but it is always very good food. i have eaten here and taken out a dozen times. every meal was good.

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Posted a year ago by hank n.

I'm Indian, so naturally I'm quite critical about restaurant Indian food and I'm typically disappointed. Ayurveda Cafe's food was excellent. Its the quality I would get at home when mom and dad cook. It was fresh and tasty, and not oil-laden like most places. I highly recommend the food here.

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Posted a year ago by suraj g.

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