Our Story
Anaya Foods was born in Swati's home kitchen — family recipes, whole spices, no shortcuts. What started as meals shared with neighbours in 2020 is now Scheveningen's most loved Indian restaurant.
The Journey
Swati begins cooking her family recipes for friends and neighbours in Den Haag. Word spreads fast — people keep coming back, and bringing others. Something is clearly here.
After years of home deliveries and pop-up dinners, Swati decides it's time. Prem steps in to build the business around her food — finding the perfect spot at Duinstraat 1, a stone's throw from the beach, and bringing in Ali as head chef to help bring the vision to life.
Anaya Foods opens its doors in Scheveningen. The queues form from day one. Reviews pour in — guests describe it as 'the real India' and 'better than restaurants in India itself'.
With a loyal base of regulars and 500+ glowing reviews, Anaya evolves — introducing chicken, lamb and prawn dishes to celebrate the full diversity of Indian cuisine, while keeping its vegetarian soul at the heart of everything.
350 reviews. 4.7 stars on Google. A neighbourhood favourite in Scheveningen. The story continues — one dish at a time.
Every dish is prepared fresh daily. We use whole spices sourced directly from India, fresh local produce, and no shortcuts. What you taste is real.
Our menu celebrates the diversity of India — street food from Mumbai, dals from Lucknow, biryanis from Hyderabad, chaats from Delhi. Not one region, but all of them.
Whether it's your first visit or your fiftieth, our team will remember your name and your favourite dish. That's the Anaya way — hospitality that feels like home.
The People Behind Anaya
Owner & Chef
"I cook every dish the way I would cook it for my own family. That means no shortcuts, only the freshest ingredients, and spices that tell the story of where we come from."
Swati
Owner & Chef, Anaya Foods
Swati is the soul of Anaya Foods. Her family recipes — drawn from Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh — are the reason people come, and the reason they return. From her home kitchen in Den Haag to one of the city's most beloved restaurants, she has never once taken a shortcut.
Head Chef
Ali is the hands that bring Swati's vision to every plate, every evening. As head chef, he leads the kitchen with the same commitment to freshness and authenticity that Anaya was built on — whole spices, daily prep, no compromises.
Co-founder
Prem built the structure that lets the food speak for itself. From finding the right location in Scheveningen to shaping the experience guests have from the moment they walk in, he works behind the scenes so Swati and Ali can focus on what they do best.
In The Press
In her updated guide to The Hague's best restaurants, NRC restaurant critic Hassnae Bouazza ranked Anaya Foods #1 in the under-€35 category — a small vegetarian haven for Indian and Indian-Chinese cuisine, with honest food rooted in a long culinary tradition.
Bouazza also featured Anaya Foods in her earlier Den Haag guide — praising the refined, well-balanced vegetarian cooking and the unusual Chinese-Indian dishes. The dal makhani alone, she wrote, is worth the visit.
Colourful and lively, "a child of Mother India." The reviewer named the masala soya chaap the crowning dish of the evening — masterful, especially with a warm butter naan.
A pleasant restaurant and an excellent spot for a leisurely vegetarian dinner. The reviewer tasted the korma navratan, kadhai paneer and mango lassi — no shortage of flavour.
The colourful corner spot on Duinstraat serves Indian cuisine "from north to south, sweet to spicy." A serious restaurant within its genre, with good service and a surprising wine list.
"Vegetarian Indian food from Anaya Foods on the Duinstraat. They have a wide range and everything is delicious."
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