Sadhana Kitchen and Cow & Moon Gelato, Enmore

Cashew cheese? Who knew? It's the unexpected highlight of the raw vegan lasagna ($15.50) at Sadhana Kitchen, now popping up on Enmore Road as they scout for a new location in Surry Hills.

Yep there it is. Raw. Vegan. Organic. Gluten-free. My arteries don't quite know what to do.


Sadhana pop-up store on Enmore Road

Sadhana Kitchen used to be alongside a yoga centre around the corner. Its temporary relocation on the main street of Enmore attracts a steady flow of customers, mostly twenty-somethings who can't wait to dig into chia porridge ($10), green smoothies ($9.50) and walnut mince tacos ($15.50). The decor is a happy mishmash of benches, stools and vintage chairs and quirky tables. You help yourself to cutlery and water on the side.

And you know what? The Sadhana lasagna is actually pretty tasty, a layered construction of cultured cashew cheese, basil pesto, walnut mince, wilted spinach, tomato sauce and thin ribbons of raw zucchini.

Cashew cheese is made by soaking raw cashews in water, blending this with lemon juice and then allowing it to sit for a day or two to ferment. This, combined with the walnut mince, provides a welcome sense of sustenance to this vegan meal.


Superfood salad $10.50

In the superfood salad you'll find mixed leaves, capsicum, grated carrot and grated beetroot. Scattered over the top are cranberries, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, goji berries and chia seeds. The dressing is faintly sweet and particularly delicious, made with coconut oil, mustard and extra virgin olive oil, according to the kitchen.


Star Raws - heh

We feel so virtuous leaving Sadhana Kitchen that it would be wrong not to stop by Cow & Moon for dessert. It's vegetarian, right?


Cow & Moon Gelato


Cow & Moon Gelato


Gelato display

Deciding what to choose at Cow & Moon is never easy. Owners John and Wendy Crowl make all their gelatos on site, with their more unusual flavours including roasted pineapple with yoghurt and fennel; apple wasabi; and tumeric, cardamom and pistachio.


Chocolate sorbet and pistachio gelato $6.50 two scoops

Their popcorn gelato is a massive crowd favourite, sweet and salty with a hit of butter. It's not available today but the chocolate sorbet is a pretty good consolation, intense and chocolatey without the heaviness of cream.

The pistachio gelato isn't as intense as the one up the road at Gelatomassi, but there's a smoothness and delicacy here combined with genuine pistachio flavour. It comes with certified accolades too. In 2013 the Cow & Moon pistachio gelato was named champion dairy gelato in the 2013 Australian Grand Dairy Awards.


Affogato $6.60

And if you can't decide coffee or a gelato you can have them both. The affogato lets you choose your own scoop of gelato and they'll add a shot of coffee over the top.




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Sadhana Kitchen Pop-Up Store
147 Enmore Road, Newtown, Sydney
Tel: +61 (02) 9516 1334

Opening hours
Open 7 days 9am - 4pm


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Cow and The Moon Gelato Bar 
181 Enmore Road, Enmore, Sydney
Tel: +61 (02) 9557 4255

Opening hours
Open 7 days 8.30am - 10.30pm


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