4.5 stars · around 1,121 Google reviews · open till 10 pm · Main Street, Dharamkot · fully vegan, open since 2017. Ratings checked August 2026.
Bodhi Greens is the café that shows up in every Dharamkot Instagram story, and unusually for that kind of place, the food holds up. It is also the most-reviewed café in the village by a wide margin — over a thousand reviews at 4.5 stars is a different kind of achievement from 4.9 across 130.
It has been running since 2017 under nutritionist and chef Varun, on the premise that food is medicine. The kitchen is fully vegan and organic-leaning, with serious gluten-free coverage — not a mixed menu with a vegan corner, which is what most places in the hills mean when they advertise plant-based food.
What to order
The Buddha bowl is the obvious one and it earns its reputation — properly dressed and composed, not a sad pile of raw vegetables with a wedge of lemon. It is the single most-named dish in the reviews and the right first order.
The pad thai is the surprise. It is cooked with actual wok heat, which is rare at this altitude and rarer in a vegan kitchen. Sabich, the Israeli fried-aubergine pita, is the best version in the village. The falafel wrap is reliable. For colder evenings there is a hot soba bowl with shiitake and a yellow tofu curry, and the dynamite sushi roll has its own following.
For sweet: the carrot cake has a cult following, the chocolate mousse cake is excellent, and the mango cheesecake and almond barfi are what regulars quietly recommend. The Green Goddess and tahini mocha smoothie bowls are the cold-section bestsellers.
The vibe
Bright, busy and social, with earthy tones and a lot of plants. There is live music on some nights. This is the café most likely to contain a table of eight strangers who met at a yoga course that morning and are now planning a trek together.
If you want silence, come at 3 pm on a weekday. If you want company, come at 7. It is on the Dharamkot main street, so there is no climb involved — which explains a good deal of its volume.
Prices
Worth being straight about, because sources disagree. Google's price band puts it at ₹400–600 for two; several aggregator listings put a meal for two closer to ₹800–1,200. In practice, budget ₹500 or more per head if you are having a bowl, a dessert and a drink — this is the upper-middle end for Dharamkot.
You are paying for ingredients that mostly have to come up the hill and a kitchen that does not cut corners on the vegan cooking. Whether that is worth it depends largely on how many weeks you are staying and how often you intend to eat here.
Honest drawbacks
Two things come up repeatedly. Popular items sell out — the cakes generally go by evening, so if dessert is the plan, go earlier. And the pancakes are criticised for being dry more often than anything else on the menu. Skip them and order a smoothie bowl instead.
It is also not a work café. It is loud, busy and social by design, and the tables are built for eating rather than laptops.
Know before you go
- Open till 10 pm — one of the more reliable dinner options in the village.
- Excellent for vegans and coeliacs. The whole menu is plant-based.
- Card and UPI both work.
- Go early for cake. The counter thins out by evening.
If it's closed, or full
Bodhi Greens is loud and social by design, which is exactly wrong on some days. The Crossover is the smaller, calmer room with comparably strong vegan coverage, and 3 Trees is the quietest place in the village to sit with a book — though it closes at 9 pm.
If dessert is the actual goal and the cakes have gone, The Birdhouse Cakery is the specialist, but go before 2 pm because the same thing happens there.
Read the full roundup: the best cafés in Dharamkot. Basing yourself here to work? Read our Dharamkot workation guide for stays, wifi and what a month really costs.
← All blog postsQuestions, answered
Is Bodhi Greens in Dharamkot fully vegan?+
Yes. Bodhi Greens is an organic vegan café — the entire menu is plant-based rather than a mixed menu with a vegan section. It has been running since 2017 under nutritionist and chef Varun, and also has strong gluten-free coverage, which makes it one of the easiest places in Dharamkot for restricted diets.
What does a meal at Bodhi Greens cost?+
Sources disagree. Google's price band shows ₹400–600 for two, while several aggregator listings put a meal for two nearer ₹800–1,200. Realistically, budget ₹500 or more per head for a bowl, a dessert and a drink. That puts it at the upper-middle end of Dharamkot pricing.
What should I order — and avoid — at Bodhi Greens?+
Order the Buddha bowl first; the pad thai is the surprise of the menu and is cooked with real wok heat. Sabich and the falafel wrap are both strong, and the carrot cake has a cult following. The most consistent criticism is of the pancakes, which are frequently described as dry — order a smoothie bowl instead.