Hearts Cafe

we stopped at the Heart's Cafe on our way to Machu Picchu in and as soon as we received our food, we knew we would be eating there again on our way back to Cusco.

The food is all Organic, there is a large selection for Vegetarians as well as meat-eaters. If you like to eat Healthy and Organic foods, i definitely recommend this restaurant. There prices are very fair and they give you more than enough food to eat on your plate. Also all their proceeds go to help the women and children of the valley who are in need.

The staff is very friendly I garantee you will want to go back after you eat there.

The idea for this café came from a retired English woman who wanted to raise awareness of the plight of Andean women and children. All profits go to local women and children’s programs.

The café serves mainly whole and homemade foods with several vegetarian options. The menu has an English flair to it with several types of sandwiches and traditional English meals but also has local foods. I ordered the vegetarian “menu” which was a veggie filled pasty, mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables. The meal also came with a bowl of vegetable soup, beverage, and ½ a brownie. The non-vegetarian menu came with quinoa soup, chicken and rice and a “wicked” dessert. All our food was really good.

The café has several small tables inside and a few tables outside over looking the main square. The menu is in English or Spanish and Sonia speaks both languages (she was even our waitress!). All food items are supposedly washed in purified water and all profits go to charities. The café also employs local villagers.

*warning* I did get sick after eating here - not sure if it was from the food here or something else, but the timing seems to indicate it was from here. I was the only one of our group that did get sick after eating here, but also the only one that got the vegetarian menu. Just a word of warning.