Sayuri Healing Food

Sayuri Healing Food is a plant-based café and culinary training academy on Jalan Sukma Kesuma, a side street in the Peliatan area of Ubud that is also home to The Yoga Barn. It is built around the idea of living foods, and the menu mixes cooked vegan dishes with raw dishes, along with raw desserts that the café is particularly proud of.

The kitchen works entirely with plants. Cooked vegan plates sit alongside raw-living dishes prepared without heat, and the raw desserts are a highlight; the café itself describes them as arguably the best raw desserts in town. The café is open every day from 8am to 11pm, with last orders at 10pm, so it works equally well for breakfast after a morning yoga class or for a late dinner.

What sets Sayuri apart from other vegan cafés is the academy behind it. It runs professional courses in raw vegan cuisine, cooked vegan cuisine and raw chocolate, as well as shorter workshops and private classes, and an online academy for people who cannot come to Ubud. Sayuri has also published cookbooks and e-books. The academy schedule is published on the website, and the café provides a place to see and taste the techniques in practice.

The café also runs a programme of events, including kirtan and devotional singing, yoga sessions and sound journeys, which give it a community feel in the evenings. There is accommodation linked to the business, Villa Suksma, for people attending longer trainings, and the website has pages in Japanese as well as English. Delivery can be arranged through WhatsApp for anyone who would rather eat at their villa. For students on a longer chef training, the combination of the academy, the café and Villa Suksma means classes, meals and a place to stay are all available through the same business.

Payment can be made by card, and the café shares updates and event listings on Instagram. Sayuri suits vegans, vegetarians and anyone curious about raw food, as well as solo travellers looking for a sociable, easy-going place to eat. Allow about an hour. Its position on Jalan Sukma Kesuma makes it a natural stop before or after a class at The Yoga Barn, which is on the same street.