coolheaded and brisk , açaí bowls have late become quite fashionable thanks to their widely touted wellness benefit , their addictive nip , and – in the age of Instagram – their photogenic properties . Açaí , the Brazilian superfruit , worked its way from the Amazon to the Pacific some class ago , and our passion for it has only gotten stronger . We rounded up our preferent stadium of imperial goodness , so you’re able to use up the frigid delicacy for breakfast , luncheon , or as a midday find fault - me - up – and partake your picturesque meals on social , too . severely , what ’s the point of rust if you ca n’t make your friends jealous ?
Haleiwa Bowls
tuck in a little grass shack on the side of Kamehameha Highway , this smoothie stall gives you a choice of staring or merge organic açaí top with organic hemp granola , fresh banana , raw cocoa palm flakes , and a drizzle of honey . you’re able to health it up with customizable addition like maca powder , spirulina , and wheat-grass , or top your bowl with items like almond slices and cacao nibs .
Tropical Tribe
This café boasts authentic Brazilian - panache açaí , with a mix of açaí , guarana berry juice , and local - vogue açaí . choose for their Brazilian - style Sunrise bowl , which is capped with papaya sorbet , yogurt , coconut tag end , and organic honey . Even if you ’re not in Waikiki , the velvety , cool bowls are worth the trip .
Jewel or Juice
Although the good açaí bowlful office on the island is a much - argue matter , you could consistently get a delicious , merge bowl of berry - flavored breakfast at this café / jewelry shop . Its deluxe bowlful is an comfortable deary : organic açaí is intermingle with strawberries , local bananas , and organic apple juice , then crowned with sliced local banana tree , strawberries , blueberries , organic granola , and honey . But it ’s the tropical fillip of chopped coconut meat on top that keeps die - hard regulars come back for more . ( And more , and more . )
Diamond Head Cove Health Bar
At this cash - only café , you have four options to satisfy your açaí crave . Da Cove is their smallest portion , which tops açaí with crunchy granola , strawberries , banana , and honey . But if you ’re down for that , you might as well upgrade to their larger Mana stadium , with an addition of blueberry and a life story - changing sprinkle of sweet bee pollen . For those with a heartier appetite , spring for the deluxe Hawaiian bowl , which issue forth with all the fixings of a Mana bowling ball , plus a healthy scoop of paiai ( poi without water ) , which complements the açaí sugariness with an crude texture . If you ’re looking for a small form , spice matter up with the hapa bowl , which is half pitaya , half açaí – and completely satisfying .
Bogart’s Cafe
If you see a line snaking outside of this informal neighborhood café , do n’t be deterred ; it ’s worth waiting for their açaí arena . Its Graeco-Roman bowl total with enough granola , saucy fruit , and honey to affix your last sharpness of açaí – because come on , there ’s nothing worse than an unequal proportion of fruit to açaí .
Salted Lemon
in the first place a succus workshop for those looking for a vitamin deoxycytidine monophosphate boost , this neck of the woods café also boasts a tasty açaí bowl . Blended with soya milk instead of orchard apple tree juice , the violet berry intermixture has a consistency almost like a sorbet . This trough is serve on a bed of granola with a mount of açaí , piled high with sliced fruit , bee pollen , and Lehua blossom honey . Brave the nous freezing and deplete it tight before it melts .
Arch Café Honolulu
The food motortruck formerly hump as Aloha Bowls rebranded itself and do down some tooth root inside the swank Volcanic Climbing & Fitness . But you do n’t need a membership to get your hands on the good poppycock . select from four açaí bowls , including the signature Arch bowl , which immix Waiola coconut water , mango , and banana ; and the Jungle bowl , which features Ho Farms loot , spinach , and mixed fruit . All its bowls are layered with granola and top with artfully sliced overbold fruit , perfect for food - stagraming your sweet goody to all your friends . Go ahead , be that guy and make everyone jealous . PS : if you add a goop of haupia sorbet , you wo n’t be sorry .
Blue Hawaii Lifestyle
Whether you take a shopping break at Ala Moana Center or this gift shop class / café is your intended destination , you ca n’t go wrong with any of its açaí bowl . Its organic açaí is meld with fresh bananas and a tart Charles Edward Berry blend , giving the bowl a not - too - sweet , not - too - lemony flavor . try out it mixed with organic soy milk , jasmine tea , basswood succus , or spirulina . you could also spring for a sweet plus of whipped emollient – hey , it ’s mostly yield , right ?
Banán
Diamond HeadFor a little deviation from the typical açaí bowl , block up by this Monsarrat Ave intellectual nourishment hand truck for banana tree - açaí soft serve , made with no extra dough . You could get a cup , but come in on , go for the papaya boat – and throw on a lot of eye- and roof of the mouth - pleasing toppings . Options admit slice mango , crispy quinoa , lychee , and macadamia nut dear butter . To assure optimal papaya tree and açaí enjoyment , call ahead to be certain pawpaw are in Malcolm stock – or contribute your own . And stick around tuned for updates : the brick and mortar will be opening near the University of Hawaii pretty presently .
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summertime Nakaishiis a freelance writer for Thrillist and will forever be a fan of açaí bowl no matter how many brain freezes she incur . learn her how to use Twitter:@summercolada .
Courtesy of Haleiwa Bowls
Jewel or Juice
Courtesy Summer Nakaishi
Salted Lemon
Courtesy of Lian Nakaishi
Banán
