Cover Açai bowls at Project Açai (Photo: Instagram / @projectacai)
Açai bowls at Project Açai (Photo: Instagram / @projectacai)
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As açai bowls have remained popular over the years, we round up the best places to find this antioxidant superfood in Singapore
Açai bowls have emerged from the purview of health enthusiasts to become just as ubiquitous as bubble tea in Singapore, and for good reason. These tiny berries native to South America may look like a blueberry, but contain 10 times more antioxidants, less natural sugar, and more protein. With a tart, complex and slightly bitter flavour, it’s best enjoyed with a dash of sugar and pulped into a frozen blend, which is the perfect base for fruits, honey, nut butter and granola and a healthy alternative to most ice creams and sorbets. And as the weather climbs to unbearable temperatures, what better way to cool down than with a good bowl of açai? Here are the best places to get your açai fix.
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1. Project Açai
Above Açai bowls at Project Açai (Photo: Instagram / @projectacai)
Açai bowls at Project Açai (Photo: Instagram / @projectacai)
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At the top of the list is Project Açai, the first dedicated açai café to open in Singapore in 2015. With six outlets across Singapore, it’s hard not to get addicted to offerings like the “Nuts for Açai” bowl, which sees bananas spread over a blended açai base topped with cacao nibs, chia seeds, granola, and drizzled with two nut butters, which include, peanut, almond, cashew, cookie, and hazelnut cacao. But if you’re looking for something lighter and fruitier, go for lemon açai bowl, which blends lemon into the açai base for a burst of citrus, topped with fruits, goji berries, toasted coconut, and a choice of nut butter.
Project Açai, 391 Orchard Road, B2-32A, S(238872)
2. An Açai Affair
Above Açai bowl from An Açai Affair (Photo: Instagram / anacaiaffair)
Açai bowl from An Açai Affair (Photo: Instagram / anacaiaffair)
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Another açai must-try, Singapore’s largest açai café sources its single-origin, organic berries directly from Cametá in Pará, and blends it with organic lemons and coconut nectar. The result is one of the healthiest açai bowls you can find in Singapore with less sugar and calories, making your açai treat guilt-free.
A classic option is the “Triple A”, which is packed with fresh fruits, granola, nuts, and superfoods. But for something a little more indulgent but still healthy, go for the “Ch-ch-ch-chia”, which sees a base of chia pudding with açai base on top, accompanied by fruits and superfoods. Switch the chia pudding out for mango sorbet in the “Mango Tango” or coconut sorbet in the “Coco Glow”, making sure each bowl is as refreshing as it can be.
An Açai Affair (multiple outlets), 313 Orchard Road, B3 - 48 313@Somerset, S(238895)
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3. Absolute Açai
If you need a pick-me-up after working out at one of the many gyms in Novena, head down to Absolute Açai for a refreshing açai bowl. You can’t go wrong with “the Signature’, which features bananas, strawberries, kiwi, blueberries and mangoes over an açai base, topped with granola, coconut flakes, cacao nibs, goji berries, and chia seeds for an extra crunch. But if you have a taste for yoghurt, go for “the Greek Gatsby”, which sees Greek yoghurt and açai topped with granola, cranberries, raspberries, and cacao nibs. And if none of the set flavours are doing it for you, build your own açai bowl with your choice of fruit, nut, and superfood toppings.
Absolute Açai, 10 Sinaran Drive, B1-131 Square 2, S(307506), +65 6258 1870
4. Moam
Standing for “men on a mission”, Moam serves up vegan poke and açai bowls to make sure you’re getting all the nutrients you need. In their airy corner on Robinson Road, munch on açai bowls taking inspiration from cities in Brazil like the “Ipanema”, which combines açai with coconut sorbet, topped with a host of wholesome fruits, cacao nibs, and chocolate granola. The “São Paulo” swaps out the coconut sorbet for mango sorbet, but for a local twist, salted gula melaka is sprinkled over the bowl for a deliciously complex crunch.
Moam, 138 Robinson Road, 01-01 Oxley Tower, S(068906)
5. Shake Farm
Health is the word of the hour at Shake Farm, which offers açai bowls to cool down your body temperature. Take the “Awesome Avocado”, which is perfect for those on a keto diet with its combination of avocado, chia seeds, raisins, cranberries, cashew nuts and spinach for a boost of healthy fat. Elsewhere, be transported to a sunny tropical beach with the “Tropical Bliss”, featuring mango, pineapple, banana, fresh mint, strawberries, cashew and honey for a tart and fresh offering.
Shake Farm, 50 Robinson Road, S(068882)
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