The best organic market in the city: 1. Organic blueberries, org pineapples (!) 2. Juice Bar 3. Organic salad and hot bar 4. Vegan cheese, org nuts, types of vegan milk... 5. Nutrition Supplements 6. Organic home supplies Concerns: 1. raw vegan pizzas and lasagnas are not tasty at all (compare to Quintessence and Pure foods and wine) 2. I always spend there more than $100 However, if you can't find smth org anywhere in the city, you will find it in Lifethyme read more

Used to be a loyal shopper here trying to support local businesses however now I will not shop there. I asked for a price match on Bronners soap (they were selling for $18.99 and I saw it at Health & Harmony for 6 dollars less) and store clerk refused to do price matching. I asked to speak with a manager who also denied it saying they don't match prices. I then went to Health & Harmony and have been loyal there ever since. People can purchase things more easily and for less on Amazon and therefore small businesses will close unless they start understanding customer service. It is a shame. read more

My favorite hot bar and salad bar in NYC amazing dairy free desserts- and a quiet and super chill place to eat upstairs. I don't live in NYC anymore, and I really miss this place. A vegetarian dream come true. Great roasted chicken, too. read more

I have been a Lifethyme customer for many years. They have a wide range of supplements, and their knowledgeable staff are always pleasant and very helpful. As a satisfied customer I can highly recommend Lifethyme. read more

Came to this place on the recommendation of a friend, and was not disappointed! The store has great produce and a huge selection of specialty items you can't find anywhere else! They have a hot food bar buffet style which looked delicious as well as a whole section for raw vegan food! The raw vegan food was really the star of the show for me, as a raw vegan. The options were vast, decently priced and tasted great! I absolutely love that they offer takeaway raw vegan options of such high quality! The workers there are also very nice and helpful! I would definitely recommend stopping in to check this great grocery store out! read more

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Lifethyme has become an unpleasant place to shop. The store is increasingly unclean and disorganized. But perhaps more disturbing is the behavior of some of the staff. On multiple occasions, I have been aggressively approached by an older male manager while using self checkout. He has hovered over me as I swiped each item, acting irritated and crowding an already tight check out space. I almost ended my last transaction and walked out empty handed. I wish I had. But no matter, I will just stop shopping here. read more

Scoured NYC"s natural food stores all day and this was one of the best that I came across. I was on a mission to get raw items. They had a good selection on a hot food bar, I did not get any but they looked and smelled great. I had a few raw items that I bought to take home and they were good. You would almost miss this place when walking by. I actually had the address and almost missed it! My friend said,"there is a natural food store right there, want to go in there?". I am happy she saw that in the window. It appears that it may just be that they are working on the facade. read more

Lifethyme is a bountiful natural market. I can find plenty of specialized and gourmet vegan, vegetarian, raw foods here. They have an excellent prepared foods section with meats (mainly fish or chicken), vegetarian dishes, vegan bakery, raw vegan dishes, etc. They also have a popular juice bar and natural supplement area. Upstairs they have a natural supply store of household cleaning supplies, toiletries, makeup, bathroom, and a sitting area for their prepared food diners. All in all, my favorite natural NYC market. I just wish I lived in the neighborhood- sigh! Highly recommend: chia coconut pudding, eggless salad, chocolate pudding, eggless omelet, Aimee's outrageous onion bread, etc read more

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My fav place in the city for the best vegan desserts and raw food! After my friend told me this place, I would literally venture down 3 times a week. After - month, I have tried almost all the desserts: all amazing after all and definitely inspire my interest and love for raw food/ desserts Some of my favorite: raw pecan chocolate cake/ tofu cheesecake/ chocolate tart / tiramisu / truffles / gluten free blackout cake! These are the best so far. There are also quite few vegan / gluten free options deli style. The seitan wrap for $5.25 is the best. Other vegan restaurants can easily charge you more than $10. If you come late, it can be easily sold out. Deluxe pizza / veggie pizza /pie and other raw stuff are also great, filled with zucchini / eggplant and veggies. Other cakes options are great, but more heavy with flour -unless you go with gluten free option. There's deli by pound - way better than tasty than Whole Foods. It's vegan and gluten free heaven for desserts and raw food. read more

LifeThyme - Gluten free black out cake - really good - Health Markets Near Me - New York, New York

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I've been going to Lifethyme for several years; they have a huge selection of products on two levels, and a kitchen/bakery on their third floor where they create their in-house baked goods and prepared foods. (I'm a fan of their pesto, which is available year-round.) When my dog was ill with liver cancer, I bought supplements, including Flor-Essence and liver-cleanse products, and fed her organically-raised chicken. This extended her life two healthy years before she succumbed to the cancer. Although--as many reviewers here complain--they're pricey, sadly enough their prices are mostly competitive. (It's always good to comparison-shop the questionable items.) Although I'm not wealthy--understatement!--I think it's false economy to skimp on things you put in your body. (Oh--and speaking of things you put in your body: get a tollbooth cookie or two in your body; they're kind of amazing. All their prepared foods are pretty excellent--and vegan; I swear by their pesto.) They have good hours--open until 10 PM--and are conveniently located, although I curse the MTA again and again for discontinuing the M8 bus on weekends. read more

LifeThyme - Health Markets Near Me - New York, New York

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This very small health food store carries some items that I cannot find at Whole Foods, Westside or Trader Joe's such as GTS Coconut Yogurt and CocoYo Coconut Yogurt. There are some healthy items that are cheaper here compared the aforementioned stores but some are more expensive so I like to do my shopping at all of these stores to snag the best deals. The staff are incredibly friendly and I love how the lady behind the prepared foods section offered to let me have samples of many of the foods even though the foods weren't gluten-free so I didn't have any but the gesture was very nice. In addition, the staff gave me product recommendations based on customer feedback on products and thought that was very helpful. The only drawback of this market is no push carts, only baskets for groceries wish I am not the biggest fan of. read more

good but pricy food (as expected from the orgo/natural labels.) Also, they have an excellent inexpensive drink selection, especially their coconut water and sodas (try the main root sodas, especially the blueberry.) I usually go in here only for that reason but the cashiers here are very nice. read more

This little shop, nicely located in Greenwich Village and just STEPS from the 9th Street PATH station, is wonderful. Not only is it clean and the staff is friendly but it is one of the only places that carries the best, and my favorite, lemon juice - Dream Foods International Italian Volcano Lemon Juice (and in both sizes! the 1L and the 500mL). I'm not entirely sure what other stuff they have, as the lemon juice is near the front and that's all I come for, but it is a pretty good sized place with lots of items. I highly recommend this place for any/all organic and health food needs (or at least the spot where you should check out first). read more

This was the first time I've shopped at this store. And the last. Given all of the negative reviews about customer service, I decided to use Mercato. It didn't make a difference. I got a phone message that was nearly incomprehensible, at 9:50 from someone who I think was named Abigail. I didn't understand what she said, but I called back anyway: at 10:05. I was transferred, three times before I got the woman who called. I couldn't hear her. I asked her to speak up. She told me she was shouting and would not speak louder. What I GOT from the call, is that they didn't have nearly half of the items I ordered - which were on their website. She had called me to discuss replacements but, in her words "you didn't call soon enough so we sent out what we had." HUH???? Fifteen minutes wasn't soon enough? REALLY???? Most of the items they didn't have, are standard. One was unusual, and one was prepared food. If you don't have them, why are they on your page as available? And the attitude from this woman was far from customer friendly. There are other stores, and they sell nearly the same products. read more

I had the vegan mac and cheese delivered to a relative from GA starting back to school. He gave that a 4 out of 5 rating. 5 being a top rating. They got the food and groceries to him at 3:07p and the delivery range was from 3 to 4 pm. Just have them call you back about substitutions when you order online since some items on the website are not in stock under the brand you may pick. read more

Wonderful organic options and hot meals to order! Pricey life the spring rolls were ok. But healthy and does the job. Nice spot of health goods and yummiessss! Love the organic fruits read more

Great health focused market. Specializing in organic, natural, non GMO products, and produce. The bakery has great options for gluten-free desserts. There is a mind and body department located upstairs. read more

LifeThyme - Health Markets Near Me - New York, New York

Just started going back here after way too long an absence. The buffet bar is as good as ever and I have to say it is a total pleasure to encounter such friendly staff - and not in a Trader Joe's 'Stepford Wives' fashion. Everyone is genuine and not in a corporately enforced way:) Oh and they have just added self service check outs too. It's a bit out of my way but definitely worth it and will be returning frequently. read more

They have lots of raw food delis, salad bar and sweets!!! And everything is really great. (Though sometimes too sweet, particularly ones added with agave... But "no sugar added" goods are extremely delicious! I may be able to quit craving unhealthy, sugar-loaded sweets! ( good replace) ex) Banana pudding, apple pies, etc etc... Bye bye Magnolia & Bubbies, Hello Lifethyme! read more

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Rude staff !! Managers indifferent when I complained! Outrageous! Staff shut lights while I was in cafe while I was at a table as they were closing area. I got distracted and over stayed. When I said Can you please put on the lights- it is pitch dark and I can't see how to leave and could fall - the worker screamed No No ! Another worker suggested putting on lights.. She screamed in nasty tone No No leave it/She should have left. Leave it off. WTF. Yes I should have not gotten distracted on cell but to be so nasty and endanger a customer?? Outrageous!! Again managers were indifferent when I complained!! Unbelievable!! read more

LifeThyme - Health Markets Near Me - New York, New York

Wonderful small organic market that has literally almost everything you could be looking for to add to your pantry if you're a newly transitioning vegetarian/vegan like myself. The staff in the food department is always very nice and offering samples of different pastries and pies and half the time (bc my palate is adapting) it isn't quite bad. The pumpkin pie was my favorite lol! Check out lines are fairly quick and always have all their registers manned up. They also have great prices on my favorite water, Essentia (bc treat yo'self) for 2.29. At other spots it's like $4/$5 and it's literally absurd. Whenever I'm in the area I stock up for the rest of the week. Definitely check this place out, they're clutch. read more

Sometimes I pretend that I'm healthy. I go to the health food store and gaze at the rows of flax seed, supplements and organic, tasteless toothpaste. I inhale the scent of crusty hemp, fish oil, bruised fruit and vats of grilled tofu, stopping every now and then to examine ingredient and nutrition labels.... ...Oats, shaved coconut, sunflower seeds, cashews, walnut pieces, and sesame seeds... ...Saponified Organic Oils of Palm, Coconut, Olive and Palm Kernel, Natural Lavender Essential Oil Blend, Organic Lavender Oil, Organic Aloe Vera, Rosemary Extract... Lifethyme is well-located on 6th Avenue near C.O. Bigelow (its yuppie antithesis) and well-stocked with health-food and general life supplies. Their hot bar is a good option for a quick, low-cal bite and the juice bar in the back will get you hopped up on the green stuff real fast. I find that their juices are served a bit warmer than I normally like...I suppose that they pack so much kale, carrot and spinach in that there's not much room left for ice. At around $8 a pop, these gnarly green drinks better be promoting world peace or causing full-body makeovers...it's actually my curiosity that leads me toward their counter again and again. Overall, a good place to grab a green, vegan-friendly lunch or supplement refills. Make sure to save up that green in your wallet though, those earthy minerals pack quite the price tag! read more

Oh how sad... ...that a place with so much potential allows people who are openly disdainful of customers running the cash register. Product with a big sign display rings up too high. I tell the cashier respectfully that the price displayed is $1.99. She ignores me and restates the total, all the while speaking trash with two other employees behind the register. I pay, go back to the display and confirm the price is $1.99. Returning to the line and then the same cashier, she proceeds to ring up the product again. When I stand without paying, eventually she looks at me and states the high price. I say, the price is actually $1.99. "I'll have to check it." "Okay" After a long wait, she returns and without looking at me says, "I'm not able to give you a refund. You have to go over there." "How about an apology?" "Why should I apologize to you?" "Because I told you the price was the other. You have checked it and seen that I was right. "It's not my fault. HEY - GIVE THIS GUY 22 CENTS" There was no effort to fix the computer, make a note of the product so that someone else could take care of it later, or even to be polite. I'm a jerk because I want to buy a product at the advertised price? PS The manager was at the front and did nothing. Lifethyme, you lost a customer because of rude staff. I'll trek up to Westerly from now on. read more

Whole Foods, I love you baby but...C'mon let's not kid ourselves anymore, you know that things haven't been quite the same for a while now and...well...it's just that EVERYONE comes inside you and I'm starting to feel like, not so special anymore. So, you see, I uh....yah baby, I have another lover. Her name is Lifethyme and she's small and well-stocked as has got real narrow aisles and everything, stacked up way to the top so yannow, it's like TIGHT up in that piece but in a good way. She's cozy and old school, has way more interesting friends like the raw foodist animal rights activist or the macrobiotic yoga and breathwork specialist/djembe player, so like, I kinda like hanging out with her better because it's not like Buffy, Tina, and all the other bleached blondes that are trying to run up in her shit everynight right after work like they do with you. I mean, you don't even get the courtesy of a call, they just like, show up. And in droves. How do you think that makes me feel? Ya see, me and Lifethyme (I call her 'Thyme for short, cuz she's savory like the herb) have something SPECIAL going on. It's not me and her and 5,000 others. When I stop by 'Thyme, I know we're gonna have some nice one-on-one time. I can stroll her fresh produce aisles, and maybe I don't get the crazy selection you offer with your wicked ways, but hey, Meyer Lemons aren't the only game in town, baby! Sometimes a sweet squeeze through some old worn passages is better than all the high-tech fancy exotic organic gadgetry of your oh-so-modern ways. You see, 'Thyme is a little long in the tooth, she's been around way before you came around, and now I understand what they say about older women being like fine wine, you know, that they just get better with age. See, 'Thyme tells me good stories and knows her way around the body of organic knowledge, baby. She's got a book store where I can get cookbooks on sale; her selection of grade B maple syurps is actually BETTER than yours (not to mention honey and agave syurps), the upstairs health and beauty section is almost as good as yours, honey, except maybe a little better edited; she's got everykind of soy and rice milk I could possibly want, organic kitty litter, and her raw food section honey, well let's just say, for an old girl, 'Thyme keeps it RAW, ya heard?! She lures me in with unexpected charms, like those cute little mini shopping carts that are just narrow enough to fit between her tight walls, her FANTASTIC salad bar (I'm sorry Whole Foods, but her organic slaw is probably as delicious as any thing I've had while with you), and the vegan selection is really top notch. She's got a perfect mix of what I expect and the exotic, but it's just right, you know, well-thought-out, considered. In short, WF, 'Thyme is just the kind of broad that keeps bringing lovers back, even if they've been gone for a while. She's small, tight, discrete, but super knowledgeable about her stuff. She's got everything you do, just maybe not as flashy or as hyped. And best of all, I don't have to share her with the rest of Manhattan. So thanks WF, it was cool while it lasted, but I'm going back to my roots, back to the fresh blended peanut butter, the carob chips and coconut rolled dates of my youth, back to the six-packs of Eden Soy drink boxes, just like when I was first getting my organic on...They say your first love is always your strongest, so with that WF, I hope you find what you're looking for. I know I have. xx. read more

Until today this would have been a 5 star rating. I love Lifethyme, it has amazing organic produce and an amazing juice bar. We are so lucky to have somewhere like this in the city. However I strictly only eat organic fruits and vegetables. The coconuts had no label on whether they were organic or not. I'd read online that in Thailand (where the coconuts come from), they are often sprayed with pesticides and other chemicals to make them grow. The label said "Lifethyme young coconut," and that was about it. So last week I asked the lady at the counter whether the coconuts were organic or not. She rushed off to ask the lady making juices, and she confirmed that they were. However today when I went to the store, I found some of the coconuts had labels on them. "Melissa's sweet young coconut," they read. I did some research on Melissa's site, and the coconut wasn't listed under the organic section. So I gave them a call. Melissa's stated that the coconuts were not organic and were sprayed with pesticides and other things that they weren't sure about. Although this is not entirely Lifethyme's fault, I feel as though they should have researched where the coconuts come from as they are currently falsely advertising. A simple sign in front of the coconuts would have done the trick. I knew there was something wrong with the coconuts as they are the only fruit/vegetable which does not have a label in the store and I do not appreciate being lied to. To make things worse, twice this week I have bought produce that has no "use by" date, and started to go moldy the day after I bought it, (cucumbers and oranges). Other than this it's a great store. read more

There is a co-op near my old house in Austin, TX called Wheatsville. If Wheatsville had an eau de toilette marketed after it, it would smell of veganism, hemp, coffee and Obama '08 posters. And maybe dirt. In retrospect, Wheatsville might have been my favorite place to shop in Austin and if I were reviewing them right now I would give them five stars. LifeThyme is the closest thing to Wheatsville outside of Morgantown's Brooklyn Natural. Being as I am a meat-eating moderate with a fondness for preservatives and not spending all of my disposable income on, say, organically harvested fruit, I almost never shop here. That was until my boss sent me hiking over to LifeThyme to pick up a very, very specific item. Almonds! Roasted unsalted almonds. I called in advance to arrange delivery but, as this is my boss's boss, I didn't want to risk messing up something as easy as almonds when I already mess up enough stuff as it is. Plus I just didn't want to buy $50 in almonds (the delivery minimum). Great store. Located in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, it obviously does not smell of dirt. Also, it didn't have my refined-sugar-free granola of choice but it had several interesting alternatives. Great juice bar, too, and helpful staff. I like this place more than I liked Integral Yoga Foods, as that store very often did not have the things I needed when I needed them (although I believe they focus on more locally grown produce, which is a big plus). ps- The roasted unsalted almonds were everything my boss hoped they would be and more. It's the only place I'm going to buy them from now on. read more

This review is for the deli. Two nights ago I went in looking for a meal at the back "deli" counter. The man behind the counter was doing his best to ignore me. I finally asked him for a piece of vegan lasagna which he gave me with a bad attitude. At the checkout counter, the cashier also had a bad attitude. Then I saw that the food was cold. When I went back to complain to the counterperson, he said it was "room temperature" and then he called the manager to try to have me thrown out. Awful customer service. Miserable attitude. I tried calling several times the next day to speak to the owner Stewart Vander and was given the run-around repeatedly. Only go in there if you have a really thick hide and are immune to nasty employees. read more

Ok- sorry about this rant but.... The man who works behind the counter was incorrect and dismissive when I asked for an antacid. He suggested something else that would 'coat my stomach'. I said, actually, no, I was looking for something else- something to neutralize stomach acid. Some kind of calcium/calcium carbonate. He said the store didn't have it. He said the calcium formulations in the store were not calcium carbonate, and that calcium (carbonate) wasn't an antacid. OK, so after I looked on the shelves and found THREE different bottles that had calcium carbonate in them- ON THE LABEL- mind you, I tried to explain to him that the store did have it. And I offered to show him. He was clear that he was a physician with 20 years of experience, reiterated that calcium carbonate wasn't an antacid, and continued to be rude and dismissive. My concern is that someone without a basic understanding of chemistry is doling out herbs and vitamins. It's one of the oldest known chemical and medical facts... It's the active ingredient in Tums. The Romans used it to settle their stomachs. Calcium Carbonate. SEASHELLS. It's use is ancient- prehistoric- as an antacid. Ignoring that he was aloof and dismissive- the concern is that if he doesn't know this, why do you have him behind the counter? What kind of doctor is he? Its clearly dangerous if not illegal to have someone that ignorant of basic chemistry and medicine advising customers. Fail. read more

I came back here for the first time in a few years, and I was taken aback at how dilapidated and dirty it seemed. They are in dire need of a renovation! I'm surprised no one else on Yelp has commented on this. I asked one of the cashiers if I could leave my suitcase that I had with me behind the register and she was really cold and unhelpful. This set a bad tone for my experience. I then went to look for some Idaho potatoes and they were all in pretty bad shape - old and not hard at all. So I had to get white potatoes instead. I did note that they had my two favorite brands of kombucha - Aqua Vitea and Health-Ade, so they get points for that. However, the fact that I got them from not as nice a place as say Whole Foods detracted from my enjoyment in drinking them later on. I normally don't mind the cost of food at health stores as to me it's worth it, but the prices here seemed incongruous with the lack of proper maintenance. When I left LifeThyme I felt dirty and in a bit of a funk. I understand that rent in the West Village is prohibitively expensive, but surely with all the traffic they get and the prices they charge, they could spring for some minor renovations to make the shopping experience more inviting. read more

I am usually super excited to go to lifethyme, but lately I just hope to find that my favorite items aren't expired. They also jacked up the prices airport style. $8 for a small tub of Earth Balance? HIGHLIGHTS: All organic fresh produce! Awesome organic vegan salad bar! BUZZKILLS: Expired everything (um, get a new shipment people), Overpriced, Delicious looking bakery goods, but not so delicious on the inside, Unfriendly staff, Broken freezers and refrigerators that they are still selling stuff out of, did I mention over-priced?? read more

"...that a place with so much potential allows people who are openly disdainful of customers running the cash register." - Alec S. I had to quote this remark because it is the exact reason why I can't give this store a higher rating. I have encountered a few employees who exceeded my expectations, but the rest of the employees at this store seem miserable, or are publicly engaged in shouting conversations back and forth with their co-workers, nothing of which, I care to hear. They should also practice the art of saying "How are you?" or "Hello", or even (far fetched, I know) "Have a nice day." What's sold at Lifethyme is usually fairly priced although sometimes too expensive, but I enjoy their broad selection. I only wish I didn't dread approaching the checkout line where I have to deal with their unprofessional staff. read more

Awesome, albeit expensive place for all things that you need for a hippie, organic and happy lifestyle.

Lifethyme has been a favorite shopping and snacking destination since I moved to NYC in 2005. They have pretty much every item you need and often have really good sales, so even though I can't afford to do all my shopping there, I can usually find a bunch of stuff I need that happens to be on sale. My favorite part of the store is the hot/cold salad bar. They have a great selection of organic hot and cold dishes, many of which are vegan and some are raw. It's about $9.50/lb, but is half off after 9pm. I also love the vegan, organic bakery in the back. Considering how many veg/vegan places in NYC just order the same 7 Vegan Treats cakes, it's refreshing to have in-house-made cakes with interesting flavors like lemon poppyseed instead of just chocolate on top of chocolate. The upstairs seating area is really convenient and large enough that you can usually find a seat. I will say, however, I was pretty disappointed yesterday to see an entire shelf of Dr. Atkins books in their book section. Really? Dr. Atkins? Wasn't that craze over years ago? It made me question Lifethyme for a moment, but aside from that, Lifethyme is one of my favorite spots in the city. read more

The grocery store is great. The prices are comparable to the rest of organic stores so if you live nearby this is easier to get to than Whole Foods. All the produce looks fresh. The food bar looked amazing although I didn't try anything. I will definitely come back to get some food to go. They also have an amazing array of holistic herbs and potions to take care of any ailment. The grocery store itself deserves four stars but the juice bar took it down to two. First, the guy was not in any way friendly. His welcome was to just stare at you until you ordered "um, ok guess I'm next" Then he had the audacity to say there was no kale. THE AISLE RIGHT BEHIND YOU HAS THREE TYPES OF KALE. I HAVE TWO HANKS OF IT IN MY BASKET. Lazy. On top of it I ordered a large. He gave me a glass and said I had to drink out of it so he could refill it since I ordered a large. Um yeah I don't want to drink it now I wanted to take it home. Then worse it was disgusting - very bitter. So, yeah don't go to the juice bar. read more

I am a huge fan of Lifethyme. I know, I know- there is Whole Foods Market. But, you won't find Melvin there! Melvin is the rockstar behind the Juice Bar in the mornings. I get my bi-weekly fix from him. Always positive, always fun, he puts a smile to my mornings- making juices for all those that need a fix, including Christy Turlington and Sarah Jessica Parker! I usually get All Greens, or just Kale with Apples and Lemon, or sometimes just a Wheatgrass shot with a Coconut Shake as a treat/chaser. The market has a nice selection of organic produce. The food bar looks decent although I have not tried it. There is also a great selection of yogurts. You can also get vitamins, health and beauty products. I'd give the Market 4 stars but Melvin really kicks it up to 5! read more

Let's begin with the salient point: Snacks on vegan snacks, baby. If it's one thing vegans are serious, it's their snacks. And this is the most SERIOUS spot in town if you have a snack tooth and are willing to shell out dough. Health nuts can be an eccentric bunch bound by divergent geeky interests. On and off during my commute on the PATH train, this has become my odd vegan version of Cheers. Everybody might not know my name, but they might have caught me listenign to someone tell me about raw detox diets of Natalia Rose, energy, the medical industrial industry, that they love everyone meanwhile radiating an aged onion stench not mitigated by the coconut oil or lime juice they likely douse their underarms with), computer programming... that mostly originated by me asking someone why they have such good skin and what do they eat.. yep. Now onto the snacks. The best spicy kale chips I've ever had, perfectly spiced and tangy... made in-store and predictably expensive, also not made with cashews! Similarly tasty spicy cabbage chips. This place also has bar none the best and most varied in-store vegan bakery in town. I love the raspberry cookies best, also the peanut butter chocolate chip cookie. Don't fool yourself, just because these cookies are vegan, does not mean they are healthy or even anti-inflammatory. Most are made with sorghum flour, but they are still healthier than their non-vegan counterparts. There are also four or more shelves of all the superfood snacks and additives one can ever need, chocolate covered goji berries, raw nori sheets (great for vegan sushi and salt cravings), legitimately healthy superfood energy bars, raw cacao almond truffles, dulse, superfood granola bars, hemp seed snacks, every flavor and style of seaweed snack, bee pollen... everything I've tasted has been delicious and/or legitimately healthy. I would be remiss in not mentioning their superlative juice bar. I like the Green Champagne, the only green juice I haven't swilled knowing it was healthy but somewhat dank, or slowly sipped knowing I would have a horrible sugar rush. Their mostly and knowledgeable juice staff (Would they find it funny to be called juice jerks? Probably not.) have created toothsome and nutritionally complex breakfast smoothies of coconut meat and coconut water, with such additions as kale, pineapple, banana, etc. There are other somewhat specific exotic health additives I find myself needing. Usually they carry the top notch brand. Aloe vera gel, adzuki or raw white miso (they have a good brand), might need sprouting bags or kefir starter because I'm in the weird black hole of health consciousness where electromagnetic blankets and superfood bottles for baby pigs (I'm lookin at you, Dr. Cassar) hang out. WHAT I DO NOT RECOMMEND YOU BUY HERE: Produce. Yes, all the produce is organic. It is also grossly expensive, shipped from across state lines, and not as flavorful (ew, Eli and Ali's tomatoes) as what you can get at your local farmer's market for the same price. In a pinch I recommend their lemons and papayas, because both are reliably organic and the papayas are delicious. As for staff. The service is slow and languid 60% because someone is amiable and neighborly, 40% because you caught someone sullen and rude, My complements to Carlos for being a laid back and kind and Nick for being a similarly cool and relaxed guy. read more

Awesome store. There is a wide variety of organic foods, and fresh produce. I particularly love the food bar! After 9pm, everyday the cold/hot food bar is half price. It's all organic, made on premises and it's really delicious, it's like home cooked food, and for 4.50 a pound, it's so worth it. Oh, and for you crazy vegans, raw eaters, and gluten free freaks, they have tons of choices for your ethical palate! The salad bar alone is mostly raw and vegan, oh and organic! The bakery section is quite amazing too, some of the stuff, you'd never know it's vegan and gluten free :) For the delicate stomach or restricted diet peeps, this place has options and they are good! oh, and great selection of vitamins and supplements! read more

I come here after my yoga classes from time-to-time. Pretty expensive for my unemployed butt at the moment, but great for a healthy takeout meal and things that can be hard to find elsewhere (like soba noodles, cacao nibs, chia seeds, etc.). This kind of food makes me so happy (and it's not because I'm a hipster or feel better than anyone else, as another reviewer mentioned below haha! holy insecure!). Their veggie burger was delicious - very generously proportioned, meaty (or more appropriately, "beany") with huge avocado slabs on the top. My only problem with it is that the check out line can get pretty long and leaks into one of the aisles making it extremely tough to get around which makes me a bit claustrophobic. Also the prices...I would shop here more if I could. In my books, great for healthy take-out and some "luxury items". read more

I like the place. This would be the more expensive version of Whole Foods. Like Whole Foods, they have a cold & hot food bar. It is smaller than Whole Foods but not by much. It also costs $9.95/lb as oppose to $8.95 at Whole Foods. Like Whole Foods they sell organic produce and other things that you might find at Whole Foods. There is also a pharmacy section by the cashiers. The best deal they have going on now is the $4 for 2 large bottles of Smart Water. For everything else, unless I need organic produce at that very moment I would just travel to Whole Foods for. Semi-FAN. read more

It's hard to sell people on the idea of a raw green algae dessert, but trust me on this one - try their raw spirulina pie. The crust is made with ground nuts (I think Macadamia) and tastes like a graham cracker crust, just a bit nuttier. It's filled with a mossy green almost-custardy filling made with spirulina that looks gross, but tastes REALLY good. It's "raw" - i.e. vegan and nothing in it has been cooked over a certain temperature. I used to crave this pie once a month or so when I lived in the neighborhood. Lifethyme also has other delicious and addicting baked goods (including many vegan and raw choices). I'm not a raw foodist or a vegan, and I generally scoff at the idea of vegan baked goods because, really, what is a baked good without butter, but I make an exception for Lifethyme's cakes and pies. You wouldn't know they were vegan. They also offer an impressive array of prepared raw and vegan dishes. I used to go in for their raw spinach lasagna (made with thin slices of zucchini instead of pasta and faux cheese made of pine nuts) whenever I felt like I needed to detox my body. I wish we had one of these in SF - despite the many vegans, raw foodists and other special diet people who live in the bay area, the vegan/raw food offerings here don't compare to NY. read more