A min walk from Ginza station! Wholesome vegetarian curry with fresh vegetables grown at thier own farm in white-based luxuary Maharaja space
Nataraj is an vegetarian Indian restaurant that has branches mainly across Tokyo. They offer beautiful dishes created with the wisdom of Ayurveda with an abundant of fresh vegetables grown on their own farm. These dishes are very delicious and healthy, prepared with high quality ingredients. Nataraj also attracts non-vegetarian customers who are highly conscious of beauty and health.
Nataraj Ginza branch is a min walk from Ginza station on the Ginza subway line, located on the Chuo street. The restaurant is on the 7th to 9th floors and the 7th floor is a white-based space with an artistic atmosphere decorated with wooden arts and pictures from India.
Nataraj Ginza 7th floor
The 8 floor is a private space with only 2 private rooms. They have white-based interior decorated with images of Indian royals, making it perfect for special occasions such as anniversaries.
Nataraj Ginza 8th floor
The 9th floor is a relaxing space with ethnic wooden interior from India. There are marble tables for Maharaja floor with a stage available for dinner shows and rentable for parties
Nataraj Ginza 9th floor
Nataraj accomodates a variety of needs for vegans and oriental vegans, lacto-vegetarians avoiding meat yet consuming dairy products which are quite common in India. They also highly value the customer’s health and wellness, therefore do not use any artificial seasonings, preservatives, artificial colorings, and genetically modified food.
Lunch menu
There are a wide selection of beautiful vegetarian homestyle curries that are made with plant-based ingredients such as beans and soy meat combined with spices and organic vegetables. As they are very particular about the quality of sugars and oils, you will notice the detoxifying effects that make your body feel healthier and lighter, instead of feeling heavy and greasy in your stomach that can be caused by typical Indian food.
This “Baigan Bhata (vegan)“ is a rich spicy curry with tandoori-grilled eggplants, which make great match with fresh tomatoes.
Baigan Bhata（vegan friendly）
This is the most popular dish “Palak Paneer,” which has been featured on tv.
Parak Paneer
It is a very nutritious curry with plenty of spinach and cottage cheese. The paneer, cottage cheese in Hindu, is created in the kitchen contributes to bring out the rich flavors along with creamy spinach sauce. Nataraj menu is written in English and Japanese with detailed information of specific dietary needs such as vegan and allergies, so they create an atmosphere that many people can enjoy their food feeling at ease. What makes Nataraj so special is that they are very particular about the quality of the ingredients as they hope to provide the safe and wholesome vegetable curries for everyone. Each branches has seasonal vegetarian menu and special gourmet fairs such as “Spinach curry fair” and “pumpkin curry fair” with fresh organic vegetables grown with care on their own farm without using pesticides.
You will feel healthier after eating! Beautiful organic & additive-free dishes prepared with fresh vegetables from thier own farm that are great for your body and mind.
Nataraj has an unwavering concept of “to create healthy vegetable dishes that make your body happy and leave you feeling comfortable after eating, fulfilling body and mind.” Unlike the restaurants simply offering vegetalian menu, it’s their hospitality that makes Nataraj so special, being very particular about the ingredients such as natural yeast nann made of domestically-grown wheat, fresh vegetables grown on thier own farm, and additive-free oil, wishing customer’s health and wellness.
Curry with tofu and root vegetables（vegan and macrobiotic friendly）
As the concept suggests, there are certain people that feel the detoxifying effects such as feeling the comfortable warmth afterwards. I was one of them. I am not stoic vegetarian, but I have been choosing vegetarian/vegan options as I have not been founding meat as delicious for a while. I feel that plant-based food is beneficial for my body, making me feel better. Although there is much smaller population of vegetarian in Japan compared to the Western countries, I think there might be quite a few people like me who notice the benefits of plant-based diet.
Please come to experience their beautiful wholesome dishes full of the original tastes of fresh vegetables with a hint of Ayurvedic ancient wisdom.
Supervisor / Recommender
- Halal Supervisor and Foreigner Food Coordinator (Cooking, Consulting, Public Relations)
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I currently work as an editor, but my previous job was as a chef, with many years of experience working in hospitals, restaurants, and the food service industry. Looking back, I think my connection to halal may have already been there.
Decades ago, I once worked in a cafeteria at an auction venue. Over 60% of the visitors were foreigners. Many Muslims were present, and the venue had a mosque-like prayer space. I remember being frequently asked questions about whether the meat was halal and what kind of meat it was. At certain times, the cafeteria would become as lively as a festival. The Indian restaurant next door would generously serve free biryani, curry, and sweet drinks to everyone who came. Over 100 people, including people wearing bright red turbans, galabeyas, and traditional attire, gathered in the cafeteria, all sitting around the same table and enjoying a truly enjoyable time. Looking back, it was iftar, the end of fasting, and I understand the significance of sharing, but at the time I was ignorant of halal and Islam, and didn't even consider how to respond. They only ate the curry made by the Indians in the restaurant. As I studied halal, I realized, "I wanted to eat Japanese food, but I couldn't." I regret not doing anything even though there was something I could have done.
If only it didn't contain pork! If only it didn't contain wheat or buckwheat! I could eat it... Food insecurity is different for each person.
That's why I think it's important to learn about the differences in culture, religion, and lifestyle that underlie it, and to create an environment where everyone can enjoy delicious meals in comfort.
The desire for delicious, safe, and secure food is universal. The times are calling for people to live in new ways that transcend borders and religions. I hope that halal can be a gateway to eliminating food insecurity, contributing even in some small way to a society where people can coexist and prosper with more liberal thinking, and to global harmony beyond.
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