Healthy food often gets a bad rap for sacrificing good taste. But food that can both nourish your body and delight your taste buds does exist. That’s just what you’ll get when you visit The Mindful Cafe in Ramsey. This all-organic eatery serves flavorful gourmet cuisine using top-notch ingredients.
The 2,500-square-foot cafe can seat 60 customers indoors. “We tried to make the space warm and inviting yet modern through texture,” says owner Lynn Bello. For example, the back of the cafe boasts large brown leather and blue velvet club chairs. Meanwhile, a community table creates a relaxing ambiance for study sessions, working, and meeting friends. The Mindful Cafe also has four front marble tables and seats by their bar window.
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Likewise, they have an outdoor patio that fits about 18 people. “And more depending on how many people decide to squeeze onto our outdoor couch!” Lynn adds. Seating options include four swiveling egg chairs, tables (including a table with a canopy umbrella), and the aforementioned couch.
A Mindful Menu
At the moment, customer favorites include their breakfast avocado toast (with a sunny side up or poached egg). Other hits include the rainbow Asian chicken salad, harvest bowl, and mozzarella and tomato panini. But Lynn’s favorite item is the shitake fakin’ bacon avocado toast. “Our fakin’ bacon is made in house and is so crispy and flavorful,” she says. Click here to see the full menu.
The Mindful Cafe also serves kid-friendly items like grilled cheese and plain avocado toast. ”Kids often love our smoothies, especially the Cinnamon French Toast and PB&J,” Lynn explains. “Our staff often goes the extra mile by asking parents if their child would like anything special.”
In addition, gluten-free guests can still enjoy breads, rice bowls, and baked goods. “Fun fact: All our muffins are actually gluten-free; but most of our customers don’t even know because they are that tasty!” Lynn says.
A Mindful Mission
Lynn says “The Mindful Cafe aims to empower and inspire the local community to invest in their bodies by embracing organic, clean food. For too long, eating ‘clean’ has had a negative connotation. We aim to prove that eating clean doesn’t mean eating bland by creating dishes with innovative flavors using the best locally sourced, organic ingredients.”
To further their mission, The Mindful Cafe offers wellness workshops and online coaching through their partner, Arootah. (Run by Lynn’s husband, Richard Bello.) They also provide in-person tutoring and office space for meetings in their private rooms.
The Mindful Cafe currently sells ethically sourced wellness items and jewelry from local artisans. However, future plans include opening their own apothecary with nontoxic wellness products for in-person and (nationwide) online purchase.
Visit The Mindful Cafe at 183 East Main Street in Ramsey. (Click here to find them on Google Maps.) To learn more, click here to visit their website or you can click here to give them a call.
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The Mindful Cafe FAQs
No, they do not accept reservations.
Yes, they offer gluten-free options.
There are both vegan and vegetarian options, yes.
Yes, and you can also select pickup when placing an online order.
They offer direct delivery (preferred) as well as DoorDash, Uber Eats, and GrubHub.
No, but The Mindful Cafe is BYOB.
No, but they offer kid-friendly foods.
All Photos: © The Mindful Cafe / Instagram
