Sausalito’s own Eria Café is officially open for business as of this weekend.
Its mission? To serve up delicious, health-conscious meals made with high-quality ingredients. Think of it as a curated, go-to grocery store with a homemade-tasting twist to its menu.
Eria Café is part of an expanding brand, Eria Food, both of which are forwarded by Marin’s own restaurant entrepreneur, Nikita Khandheria—at the age of 22, Khandheria has already made a name for herself in Marin’s culinary scene as the CEO of the already established and locally beloved Ditas restaurant.
Khandheria’s vision for her newest eatery, Eria Café, is best described as a high-quality, clean ingredient grocery store combined with restaurant-quality food that still tastes homemade.
“The concept is to have homemade food at a grocery store,” she explained. “You get all the health benefits that you would get from home cooking, and it’s less time consuming. Plus, we’ve checked all of our products, know where everything is coming from and are giving it to you in one grocery store to save you the effort of having to do it yourself.”
“Oh, and our chef worked at French Laundry and Buchon and is top tier,” added Khandheria. “Excellence is the only option. But excellence is a moving target, and I’m just so obsessed with that that I don’t have a choice.”
The café operates with an emphasis on curating fantastic flavors from ingredients meticulously selected for quality. The Eria Café concept is then tied together with the café’s community-centric atmosphere, which caters toward its customers by listening to what they want and then giving it to them.
“A lot of my whole community belief system comes from the fact that I think there’s so much to learn,” Khandheria said. “Talk to people, figure out what they want, listen to your customers and pivot in the direction they want.”
Eria Café offers a menu that blends convenience with high-quality, homemade flavors. The focus is on providing health-conscious, handcrafted meals that save customers time without compromising on taste or nutrition. Everything on the menu is made from scratch using premium, clean ingredients. This includes preservative-free quiches, vegan lasagna, baked goods with gluten free options, cheese boards, liquor and oh so much more.
“I want you to be able to come [to Eria Café], buy your liquor and wine from us, get us to do your cheeseboard, use our breadsticks and crackers and bread that’s all vegan and handmade and uses very clean ingredients,” said Khandheria. “Then get your food from us as well since…you can get everything you need from us and make it at home easily, even if you’re not a chef.”
Whether one is picking up vegan handmade breadsticks or an artisanal cheese board, each dish is thoughtfully crafted to offer the perfect balance of indulgence without sacrificing wellness. So, one may stop by Eria Café to relax by the large waterside windows with a drink in hand, or stop by for a fast hi and bye while grabbing a pre-made meal or selection of ingredients to go—whatever a person’s pace, Eria Café caters to it. So, one may stop by and try out Sausalito’s newest eatery and enjoy tasty, convenient bites without missing a beat.
Eria Café is now open to the public from 6am to 6pm Wednesday through Sunday each week. Breakfast and brunch are served between the hours of 6am and noon, lunch from noon to 4pm and happy hour from 4 to 6pm.
Eria Café is located at 562 Bridgeway in Sausalito. Visit the website at eria.co to learn more.
