Smoothie Bowls are the ultimate combination of healthy, delicious and beautiful, making it the perfect guilt-free summer snack. Usually made with a base of acai, chia or matcha powder, these plant-based bowls of fruity goodness have cleansing properties and are rich in antioxidants, further topped with more fruits, oats and seeds for added texture. Compare Retreats have searched the city far and wide, and have rounded up our favourite smoothie bowls in Hong Kong packing a highly nutritional punch for a tasty summer treat.
Supabowl
With a size for almost every appetite, Supabowl offers a delicious range of Smoothie Bowls that contain, acai which is high in antioxidants, vitamin A, B and C as well as dietary fibre, amino acids and electrolytes. Apart from acai, your smoothie might include bee pollen which is a great source of iron and protein, cacao nibs which is great for your skin and has anti-aging nutrients, fibre-loaded almond flakes and almond butter, and aesthetically pleasing goji berries which are also packed with essential amino acids.
4 Swatow Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong | Supabowl.com
Genie Juicery
Known predominantly for their delicious juices (and of course, delicious vegan ice cream), Genie Juicery don’t disappoint when it comes to smoothie bowls either. Offering their own distinct styles of smoothie bowls, enjoy flavours like the pretty pink Berry Nice, which contains banana or coconut, strawberries, acai and cold-pressed apple juice, or Green Scream, which includes spirulina and spinach for a healthy dose of potassium and magnesium. Their recipes use a refreshing blend of fruits and vegetables will energise you for the rest of the day.
2096B, Podium Level 2, IFC Mall, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong | GenieJuicery.com
Nood Food
In addition to their acai cups and chia seed puddings, Nood Food has added two new summer smoothie bowls to its menu—the Green Superman Bowl, and berry-filled Pink Gem Bowl. The green bowl is packed with iron from spinach, good fats from avocado and antioxidants from matcha, while the pink one is a picture-perfect bowl of vitamin-packed skin cleansing goodness. Add on top your choice of fresh berries, dark chocolate chips, shaved coconut or chunky almonds to add a nice flavour and unique look to it as well.
3/F, IFC Mall, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong | allnood.com
Be-Juiced
Treat yourself or friends to a nutritious combination of acai alongside fruits, nuts, seeds and oats of your choice. If you are looking for a green power smoothie, Be-Juiced provides It’s Green which includes acai, almond milk, banana, kale and superfood bee pollen: apart from its iron supply, bee pollen contains 250 other nutrients, aids longevity and vitality. Combine that with banana and kale’s omega-3 benefits and you have yourself a very nutritious smoothie.
45 Peel Street, Central | bejuiced-hk.com
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Grassroots Pantry
The raw, plant-based Berry Cooler bowl at Grassroots Pantry has a mix of acai, frozen blueberries and strawberries, shiso mint, lettuce, chia seeds and coconut kefir water, which aids digestion and boosts the immune system. If you’d like something more filling, go for the Enricher smoothie which includes fibre and nutrient-rich fruits like banana, mango and pineapple, along with spinach, Italian basil, flax seeds and organic soy milk. Alternatively, try something with a little more curnch like the ultimate Acai Berry Cacao Bowl with cacao powder, coconut, kefir yogurt, flax seeds, sprouted pumpkin seeds and cranberry clusters along with seasonal fruits.
108 Hollywood Road, Central | Grassrootspantry.com
Bear’s Lab
The latest addition to Stanley Street, Central, Bear’s Lab offers more than just Instagrammable décor. Their fresh-to-order healthy acai bowl uses no additional sweeteners, and are filled with antioxidates which can reduce the effects of aging. If you’re looking for something with striking colours, the beautiful Ruby Bowl also helps normalise blood pressure, lower cholestoral and boost the immune system, while the vivid green Detox bowl nourishes eyesight, removes toxins and improves metabolism with spinach and avocado.
Shop F, G/F, World Trust Tower, 50 Stanley Street, Central | facebook.com/bearslabhk
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