Brenda’s Natural Foods & Café – Central NY’s source for local & organic foods, produce, plants, supplements & more.

We are your local health food store.

Brenda’s Natural Foods is an independent and locally owned natural health foods store and café located in Rome, NY. Operated by Brenda Henry, the shop is packed full of healthy and gourmet foods including many locally produced items. We strive to provide our community a variety of health foods, gluten-free and local foods, as well as natural personal care products and cleaners.

Our Café

Dine In or Take Out. Brenda’s Café is open LATE and always has a full service lunch menu. Fresh farm to table foods are available seasonally from the Henry’s own farm located in Verona, NY.

We care about you.

We serve our community by providing a place where health and local foods are available in abundance. We also assist those with special dietary needs and link them with local producers.

We LOVE our customers!

Love it! Great selection of organics. Delicious cafe foods! She couldn't be nicer or more helpful.
Rena Hughes
4/15/2015
Love it! Everything you need from soap to fresh produce to a healthy bean burger (which I recommend with lettuce and tomato). Helpful, friendly service. 5/5!
Hannah M. Deering
6/18/2015
Great customer service! The selection was great and prices were practical!
Brittany Dziura
1/07/2016
Lunch was great! Found some ingredients I've been searching for as well!!
Shelley Graham Turner
10/18/2016
We are so fortunate to have a health food store right here in Rome. Brenda and her staff are always so accommodating and helpful, not to mention they have the best cafe foods...everything from chipotle black bean burgers, organic salads, homemade soups, smoothies, sandwiches, wraps, homemade paleo cookies, pastries, half moons, kombucha and more. Thanks for always special ordering things for me, Brenda!
Rachel Lynn
5/12/2016
A wonderful place to eat and shop! The café offerings are delicious and healthful! Come and visit us soon....we look forward to seeing you!
Gary Robin Weiler
10/21/2015
When we first moved to Rome and were checking things out, I found this store. I have to tell you this is a terrific place! The food in the Café is great as well as inexpensive. They even have gluten free cupcakes and cakes you can order. Which by the way are just fabulous! Brenda is such a nice lady too!
Susan Bailey
4/16/2016
Brenda’s food is always delicious! I love knowing I get a fresh, healthy meal every time!
Kelly Griffin Mirabelli
10/11/2017
One of the bright lights of West Dominick St. Creative, wholesome menu, and an interesting inventory of organic, hard to find products. I went in for lunch, got into a conversation with Brenda, bought a jar of coconut oil.
Jim Bintz
3/29/2017
Stopped here today while in the area. What a great find. I have been coming to rome for over a year now once a month for work and just not eating since it is all fast food joints. Today i was starving so i looked through my GPS for somewhere to eat and came across this place. This place was perfect. Got the black bean burger salad with kraut. It was fantastic and colorful. Perfect for a dreary January day to cheer me up. The woman at the cafe was very helpful since i am dealing with multiple food sensitivities. She knew what was in everything and the few things she didn't know she checked the lables which was much appreciated.
Jennifer Carpenter Hernandez
1/29/2016