The name "Ariel" originates in Old Testament. This one of four archangels name, who appeared on earth in the form of a lion devouring in flames offerings put on a temple altar. "Ariel" belongs to hosts of angels surrounding the Throne of Glory. He is also known as "Uriel", which translated from Old Hebrew stands for "the Light of God".

A restaurant, cafe and gallery "Ariel" is located in the very centre of Kazimierz, a Jewish quarter of vibrant with life. There are 5 synagogues within 200 m distance, including one fully active (Remuh), a historical cementery and a house of prayer, where a well - know cabbala master Natan Spira used to live and work. This object is also known as synagogue "Auf dem Bergel" (now it hauses a bank). Also the socalled "Old Synagogue", the oldest Jewish temple in Poland, were a Judaistic museum is lokated, deserves attention.

"Ariel" was established in a tenement house erected between the World Wars, occupying the place where an old 18th century "Rabbi House" used to stand, inhabited by uncompromising adversaries of Chasidism - rabbi Isaak Lewitan (died in 1799) and his son Dawid Levy (Cracow`s rabbi in 1816 - 1832).

Currently it houses the first private Judaistic art gallery in Cracow, with old and contemporary pieces of art, and in the second symmetric wing of the building, newly constructed, there is a cafe and restaurant with Jewish music concerts.