Matthew Kang
Açai bowls are certainly no novelty in Los Angeles, with chains like Ubatuba, Açai Republic, Harvest Bar, and Amazebowls serving the South American superfood berry in colorful bowls across the county. A new chainlet from Brazil called Oakberry, which has over 220 locations across the world, plans to infiltrate LA’s passion for the healthy snack with a new approach that emphasizes the fruit’s most natural flavors.
The chain first opened in Brazil four years ago and has been on an expansion tear ever since, including up to Miami and New York City. Locally, the fast casual restaurant debuted in Santa Barbara in mid-2020, before venturing to the greater LA area with its first shop opening in the Howard Hughes Center earlier this month. (A note: they call the location Playa Vista, but it’s not really that close to Playa Vista).