Elm Health

This place has a lot of good stuff. Interesting place to browse. Big selection. A bit cramped like all those places, but it’s bigger than most. Also, it has frozen yoghurt.

Good selection but just came home from there and found they overcharged me by $ 1.00. Check your receipt and price on packaged items and produce before you leave.

great service. they always make me the best smoothies! Also an awesome selection of organic food and produce. Shop here regularly!

Love health food stores
a) I could be craving greasy fries from 5 Burger but one short trip inside a health food store sends me in a total opposite direction. At least for couple days :-)
b) I pick up some healthy snacks to stock in my office drawer
c)They usually have description with health benefits and just helps expand your
knowledge and knowing why something is good for you.
I have made few trips to this store recently. Their prices are just like any other health food store in NYC. But they do have a good selection of vitamins, produce, cosmetics etc. They seem to have pretty much everything that you could think of. The brands they carry are not the common brands one would see in a Duane Reade or a Pathmark.
They even have fresh juice and smoothies bar. I didnt try them but there were quite a few people waiting on them. Looked great. Will give this a shot next time when I am not so rushed
The staff seems very well educated about all their products and even help by giving personal recommendations which seem very genuine.
Seems a bit overcrowded though. But cant possibly think how else would they be able to accomodate such a wide range of products in that little store.

Elm stocks a vast selection of lesser-​known, high-​end health and beauty preparations. The place actually tends to be somewhat overstuffed, if you ask me, which lends a rather cluttered feel to the store. There is never a crowd in this place (which is a good thing, hence the clutter), and I suspect that is mainly because they are geographically stuck in a corner, and perhaps because their steep pricing is a tad inhibiting to some. I personally like the place for its non-​resemblence to the throngs of similar stores in the area.
If all else fails and you can’t find the luxury products you’re seeking, try this place out. There are a few hidden gems among its varied stock. The staff there is always friendly and helpful, too.

It’s not as expensive as it looks, I promise! Their sales are pretty good too. I paid less for a pint of Talenti Gelato than I did at Fairway! As one would expect from a «natural foods» store, it had a much better cereal and granola selection than any grocery store in the Upper East Side.

Got a Groupon here. Would go back with a Groupon or if in the area and need something last minute. Prices are good on some items, pricey on others.
CON:
Some prices needed to be adjusted at the register since it didn’t scan as what was on the price tag, but pay attention to the math, the cashier might not be on point as was the case with my checkout experience.
PRO:
Although they have tough competition with a new Fairway nearby, Elm Health is a fine neighborhood store which I’m grateful for.

My favorite Health Food Store is Dean’s down in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. However, when I’m in the city, I’ve yet to find anything better than Elm Health.
This is a great Health Food Store /​Pharmacy on the Upper East Side. Elm Heath has virtually everything you could need from vitamins, to shampoos, to basic groceries. They also serve fresh juices and smoothies.
Would definitely recommend Elm Health to everyone on the UES to meet the needs of a more healthy life style.

I only come to elm for a juice or smoothie and they are delicious… yay for delicious fresh juices!

USE THE PHARMACY HERE! I have been using this pharmacy for about 7 years, before there was an Elm Health downtown as well. The pharmacist is always knowledgeable and polite. They are efficient and I NEVER wait more than 15 minutes for a prescription. They don’t even ask my name when I pick things up anymore. They know me. It’s very comforting to know that they know you, they know what you are taking, and will know if you are going to have a drug interaction. You should be able to trust your pharmacist and I trust these people implicitly. They even helped me when I didn’t have insurance anymore and told me where to go and how to get help w/​prescriptions. They even offer free delivery to all boroughs the very next day. I will NEVER go to Rite Aid, CVS, DR, Walgreens, again. They are the BEST! They actually care about your health.

Big enough for a Health Food store on the Upper East Side. Took me a while to find the Vitamin A i was looking for, but the staff could tell I was floundering and offered to help. Even gave me the speech about not taking too much fat-​soluble vitamins (which i knew but thought was really helpful).
All in all, I’ll come here whenever I need some more homeopathic remedies for the aliments of my ever-​aging body.

Really nice health food, organics, and vitamin store on the UES in Yorkville. Has a smoothie bar up from to grab a healthy drink, and pharmacy on site too. This store is packed with everything you can think of in the health universe — vitamins and supplements, organic groceries and frozen goods, cosmetics, shampoos and skin care, boxed and canned goods, etc.
Staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Store is clean and bright. Well stocked. As there are no Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s in the neighborhood this is a good alternative, but prices do seem to be a bit on the high side here.

Love this store. I used to work in this neighborhood and went there all the time to pick up organic snacks, drinks, lunch, cereal… Shampoo… They also carry organic cosmetics.
Great store, good prices. Their variety is not vast, but still not bad.
I now work downtown and I see they are about to open a branch on 7^th and 14^th street. Can’t wait because their smoothies are awesome.

Love this place. Does it have the range of products that Whole Foods has? No. But they have a lot of the basic stuff that saves me a trip to Whole Foods (favorite cereals, the brands of yogurt and kefir I love, etc.), and they have a nice fresh juice bar — the carrot and orange is great, and they have an immunity booster blend that’s pretty good, too. And they have bottled iced tea that is only lightly sweetened, and NOT with high fructose corn syrup — and it’s not that much more than what I’d get at the local supermarket.
I’m thrilled to live on the same block as this place!

I absolutely love this health food store and make sure to stop by whenever in the neighborhood visiting friends. This health food store /​pharmacy has a great vibe. My favorite things about it are the little treasures I find every time I go in such as natural beauty products I don’t find anywhere else, a wide variety of fresh organic produce, delicious prepared food, and refreshing juices. The staff is also super friendly and helpful. I wish there was an Elm Health in my neighborhood!

A moderate-​sized selection of natural foods at very good prices. Elm Health also has a sandwich and juice bar. Although the store carries vitamins, they have a weak selection of natural supplements. As other reviewers have noted, the employees are very friendly and the place has a neighborhood vibe to it. One of the better natural food stores in this area.

Great local health food store and pharmacy. Clean with large selection of merch. Pantry goods (canned goods, cookies, cereal, tea, etc.) are good bets here. But I’m also a fan of the frozen foods section, yogurt… even the produce though it’s pricier, it is organic. Their prepared food section is average — not bad in a pinch.
Friendly people too — usually get a smile and a how-​are-​you.

OMG!!! I love it here. Such a large selection of healthy products — and not just foods. The frozen section has some tasty organic treats for when you don’t feel like fussing.

Elm rocks my socks! It’s got all the crazy goodness I used to get at my old neighborhood grocery in SF. They have the essentials that I live on at a resaonble price 1) organic lowfat/​nonfat yogurt (Seven Stars is my new favorite — it’s delicious, organic, no added crap like corn starch, and the costs the same as Dannon’s 2) a full range of organic soups in a box (with a screw top closure!) 3) Nature’s Path organic instant oatmeal (Zen and Power are the best!) 4) good selection of Amy’s organic frozen pizzas. Love it!
For the Upper East Siders who just can’t justify making it all the way to Trader Joe’s only to wait 45 min in line and find Dean and Deluca down the street on the pricy side for daily fare, Elm is the place.

A really great store to have in my neighborhood. They’re an awesome resource for organic goodies and have an extensive frozen goods session as well as a nice produce section. The staff is really very knowledgeable about everything from the herbs and natural remedies they sell to all the foods and their ingredients.
Very highly recommended.