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Our lunchbox delivery service brings a touch of the countryside to your office!

Whether it’s Orient-inspired sushi, a large colorful salad or a spring roll with a delicious creamy sauce, our lunch boxes will transform lunchtime into an active exploration of the senses.

We use biodegradable containers, a simple and smart choice for the environment..

The First Living Food Restaurant in Québec!

:+: Please note that we will exceptionally close our doors at 4:30 pm on December 14th 2009. :+:

Crudessence, the new restaurant opened May 10th 2009! Additional space was added to the juice bar, which can now accommodate a wider variety of colourful and fresh gourmet surprises. We invite you to taste amazing smoothies, appreciate the breakfast menus, main dishes as well our variety of desserts on the spot. Of course, we still offer our take out service. Enjoy our kombucha, your favourite dish, or smoothies to take home.

Hurry and discover, or rediscover, our health minded oasis with the people you love, in this inspired family atmosphere!

Restaurant opening - May 10th 2009 - Photo by Gabrielle Samson

Crudessence : A Truly Live Restaurant!

We also offer a wonderful collection of living foods books as well as various organic products to enhance your recipes and enliven your senses: Brazil nuts, raw tahini and cacao, goji berries, white blackberries (or mulberries), and other natural products. Discover them!

The joyous restaurant team of Crudessence welcomes you Sunday to Wednesday, from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm and Thurday to Saturday from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm,
at 105 Rachel Street West, between St-Urbain and L'Esplanade.

Please note that the last service is half an hour before closing time.

You can reach us at 514-510-9299

No reservations are accepted...just come in!

Thank you for your continued patronage.

See you soon!

The Quintessential Soft Drink...

Kombucha is considered to be a raw beverage because of its richness in enzymes and probiotic elements that were not destroyed through pasteurization.

Kombucha is a delicious, sparkling and energizing beverage that is made by fermenting tea and sugar, all with the help of microorganisms.

Known as the Elixer of Life in imperial China, this miracle tonic became popular not only in Russia, but also in Japan, where it was traditionally prepared with “Kombu” seaweed. The Japanese name Kombucha translates as “Kombu tea”.

Modern society is now rediscovering this surprising “Raw Pop-Drink”, like an echo of ancient wisdom carrying a message of life.

Although the medicinal properties of kombucha tea have been studied for more than 100 years, conventional medicine has only just started becoming interested in it... with some convincing results.

Drink Kombucha and take charge of your own health!

A medicine for the people and by the people

Since the very beginning, kombucha has been passed on from family to family. It is easy to grow at home because it continuously multiplies and offers abundance to those who know how to care for it.

For the recipe, click here: My Very Own Mushroom.

Kombucha beverage is packed with the most essential element... The essence of life!

Living creatures drinking the nectar of the gods...