For more than eighteen years Shakahari has been one of this city's most innovative restaurants. Eschewing compromise, Shakahari has maintained a firm
commitment to two fundamentals of its cuisine. It is completely vegetarian and it uses only fresh, natural ingredients. Menus are always changed quarterly to take full advantage of seasonally available fruits and vegetables. There are no artificial ingredients or colourants used in any dishes.

Shakahari has pioneered other fields in its fascinating development. Beginning in the early '70s by introducing ideas from Japanese, Chinese and Thai culinary traditions. In style Shakahari's cuisine has all along been East-West even before this term became the familiar way to describe cooking which uses Asian ingredients and skills in a European context.

Today this restaurant's wide appeal rests on its expertise in creating meals which are light but satisfying, natural but attentively detailed in their preparation and colourful presentation.

In keeping with its original Indian inspiration, Shakahari's interior design uses basic village tones and simple furnishings. It's only indulgence are two magnificent cloth paintings of the 19th century Nathvara (Rajasthan school, and a series of the earliest devotional posters from the Ravi Varma Steam Press, Poona. The name Shakahari, incidentally, is the Hindi word for "vegetarian".

Enjoy your meal at Shakahari.

Shakahari gives Vegetarian cooking a good name, with Asian ingredients and skills and European context. For more than 20 years Shakahari has been one of this city's most innovative vegetarian restaurants. For the imaginative way of eating, vegetarian menus are changed quarterly to take advantage of seasonable fresh fruits, vegetables and ingredients.

Come in today and experience the light but satisfying natural "Art of Good Food"


1999 Best Vegetarian Restaurant (Shakahari)
The Age Good Food Guide

1999 Good Value Award
The Age Good Food Guide

1999 Good Wine List
Australian Wine Awards


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