Good News
In our blog Good News you find interesting background reports concerning our restaurant as well as informations about concerts, meditation classes and meditation weekends in The Heart of Joy and other places. They are always free of charge due to true yoga tradition.
Musicians from Austria and international ensembles play the meditative and soulful compositions of Sri Chinmoy in our restaurant.
We wish you an uplifting and peaceful stay in The Heart of Joy.

Garlic and the like against coronavirus?
Do antiviral herbs really exist? On 2 April 2020 a team of researchers from various universities in Vietnam published the results of biochemical simulations which “suggested that” 17 compounds found in garlic are“a valuable natural…

Our Team
We are very happy to welcome you in The Heart of Joy Café and Restaurant - the vegan and vegetarian haven of tranquilitiy in Salzburg.
Through the kindness, oneness and willingness of our team we are able to offer you a joyful and peaceful…

Opening Hours August
Due to the Birthday Celebration of our spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy, we are closed on the 27th of August. On the 28th and 29th of August we open form 8-2 pm. From Monday, 30th of August, we are opening to our regular opening hours from 8-7…

Mantra-Singing on the 25th of June
Dear customers of The Heart of Joy and to all who love mantras!
We are delighted to invite you to a public mantra singing in our beloved restaurant The Heart of Joy. Mantras support us to silence our thoughts and…

Inspiring words by Sri Chinmoy
"Hope-Flower
Hope-flower, hope-flower,
You have blossomed today
Inside my heart-tears."
Sri Chinmoy, I long to quench my heart thirst, 1993
"Fear is afraid of faith,
But faith
Is never afraid of fear."
Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven…

Free Concert: Kamalakanta and Friends
We are very happy to invite you to a very special concert:
The ensemble Kamalakanta & Friends plays and arranges on synthesizer, flute and Indian harmonium the spiritual music of Sri Chimnoy, who composed over 23,000 devotional songs…

Workshop for meditation
We are very happy to invite you to a new meditation class.
During our meditation workshop you will learn simple meditation techniques to support you to create a more balanced and harmonious life. Meditation brings to the fore your inner capacities.…

Top Breakfast in Salzburg
If you use the Tripadvisor to search for ‘The best restaurants for breakfast in Salzburg’, you will find The Heart of Joy right there at the top of the list. In the firmament of Google Maps, 4.6 out of 5 stars are allotted to the café/restaurant…

Pedacola – the austrian coke
Pedacola is an invention from Peter Leitner from the region Mühlviertel in Upper Austria. Quickly he built up a reputation for his local coke - the Pedacola - which you can enjoy now in The Heart of Joy.
The hilly austrian district Mühlviertel…