Whether it’s a New Year’s resolution or a long-time lifestyle choice, finding clean, healthy food options can be challenging. For those with a fast-paced lifestyle, a fresh juice, smoothie or smoothie bowl can be a quick and easy way to pack in some vitamins and nutrients on the go.
Here are a few options across Delaware for fresh juice, smoothies, açai bowls and more.
Juice It
This juice and smoothie joint prides itself on using natural, fresh fruits in its healthy and delicious creations. Smoothies and bowls come in a wide range of flavors, and each has a fun, music-themed name. The menu offers classics like the “Duet” smoothie, which features strawberry juice, yogurt, strawberries and bananas. For something different, try the “Grunge” smoothie with strawberry and mango juice, kale, yogurt, peaches and mangos. There are also dairy-free smoothie choices, açai power bowls, and build-your-own fresh fruit and veggie juices.
3842 Kennett Pike, Greenville
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The Juice Joint 2.0
Lanice Wilson, one of Delaware Today’s 2023 Top Women in Business honorees, opened the first Juice Joint location on the Riverfront in 2020. Now, The Juice Joint 2.0 on Wilmington’s Union Street serves up the same cold-pressed juices, smoothies, açai bowls and other specialty sips. The unique two-step process used by The Juice Joint 2.0 uses hydraulic pressure to press the maximum amount of nutrients, color and flavor from fruits and vegetables, leaving you with a nutritious and delicious cold-pressed juice. Plus, grab a nutrient-packed breakfast like power waffles, avocado toast or curry stew loaded with kale, chickpeas, sweet potatoes and more.
102 South Union Street, Wilmington
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Daily Veg
Daily Veg is all about being great for not only people, but the planet as well. This 100% vegan restaurant carries plenty of hearty food choices alongside smoothie and açai bowls. If you’re craving something on the sweeter side, Daily Veg is the perfect place to pick up a vegan milkshake made with coconut milk and soy-based ice cream. These vegan options and mouthwatering smoothies earned Daily Veg a 2023 Best of Delaware award.
5335b Limestone Road, Wilmington
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Eat Clean
Healthy never tasted this good! Eat Clean is both a full-service juice bar and a hotspot for health-conscious comfort food. Along with juice, smoothies and smoothie bowls, Eat Clean offers quick breakfast options to help you start your day off on a healthy note in Delaware. With two locations in Wilmington, Eat Clean is a convenient option for a quick lunch or breakfast juice.
225 North Market Street, Wilmington
DE.CO, 111 West 10th Street, Wilmington
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Surf Bagel
Known for bagels and breakfast sandwiches, this Southern Delaware chain also makes a mean smoothie. With the option to add protein powder to any smoothie, there are plenty of options from Blueberry Burst to The Hulk—made with spinach, blueberries, banana and peanut butter. Beach-goers in Delaware loved these smoothies so much they voted Surf Bagel the best smoothie in Downstate Delaware in 2023.
Multiple Locations in Southern Delaware
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Green Box Kitchen
Green Box Kitchen serves up grain bowls, smoothies, salads and more in Downtown Wilmington. Its flavorful and nutritious açai bowls are a local favorite, winning the eatery a Best of Delaware award in 2022.
400 North Market Street, Wilmington
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Tropical Smoothie Café
This national smoothie chain has several locations throughout the First State. Enjoy sweeter options like the Bahama Mama with strawberry, pineapple, coconut and white chocolate. If you’re after a healthier smoothie option, the Detox Island Green is made with spinach, kale, mango, pineapple, banana and fresh ginger.
Multiple locations
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Playa Bowls
The go-to for many University of Delaware students, Playa Bowls is a slice of summer all year round. Boasting healthy, tropical flavors, Playa Bowls has one of the most diverse selections of smoothies, açai bowls and juices around. The national chain has four Delaware locations, each one serving up delicious and nutritious options like sweet coconut-based smoothie bowls, fresh fruit and vegetable juices and, of course, plenty of açai bowls.
117 East Main Street, Newark | 3614 Concord Pike, Wilmington
832 Kohl Avenue, Middletown | 220 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach
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Bits of Goodness
Bits of Goodness is a family-owned business in Newark selling cold-pressed juices, soups and sandwiches, smoothies, salads and more. While Bits of Goodness is still working on finding a permanent location to open a full-time juice bar, locals can find the brand’s creations at local popups. Follow the business on Instagram for updates on where you can find the delicious cold-pressed juices.
instagram.com/bitsofgoodnessde
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Bee Bowl’D
This Camden café specializes in açai bowls. It also offers protein smoothies, espresso and specialty lattes. Organic açai is the base of the bowls, with a variety of add-ins like fruits, honey, almond butter, granola and more available.
301 East Camden Wyoming Avenue, Camden
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Green Man Juice Bar & Bistro
Green Man carries juice, smoothies, kombucha on tap, coffees and teas. It also has a food menu filled with hearty and healthy café options. Try the GreenMan juice featuring kale, apple, cucumber and spinach.
33247 Fairfield Road, Lewes
12 Wilmington Avenue, Rehoboth Beach (closed during winter months)
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Nectar
Lewes’s all-day breakfast café specializes in healthy and flavorful options. Nothing complements a breakfast quite like a fresh-crafted juice. Along with the sweeter Nectar Punch, the menu includes detoxifying options like Root Juice, which contains sweet potato, carrot, beet and ginger.
111 Neils Alley, Lewes
TWIST Juice Bar & Café
TWIST is a modern and cozy café in Rehoboth Beach with a diverse, health food-centric menu. Along with cold-pressed juices, smoothies and açai bowls, Twist offers hot breakfast options, toasts and sandwiches. Many ingredients are locally sourced, and all are high-quality, minimally processed and used to make foods that “nourish the body and dazzle your taste buds.”
26 Wilmington Avenue, Rehoboth Beach
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JuiceFresh
JuiceFresh juices are available for delivery or at a grab-and-go location in Lewes. You can order a three-day or seven-day juice cleanse online for delivery or free pickup at multiple locations throughout Delaware, Maryland and D.C. Unlike many other juice businesses, JuiceFresh also offers a subscription option where it ships your desired flavors to your door every week.
18388 Coastal Highway, Unit 10, Lewes
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JuiceBox
JuiceBox provides the Ocean View, Bethany and Bayside areas with fresh juices, açai bowls and all-fruit smoothies. Plus, enjoy lunch, breakfast and coffee options. The Protein Charger is a perfect breakfast or lunch açai bowl, packed with protein and nutrients like hemp protein, flax, fruit and granola.
3 Town Road, Ocean View
31264 Americana Parkway, Selbyville
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