One of Europe’s most popular cafes is planting roots in Texas. Joe & The Juice is making its Lone Star State debut with a new location in Houston. The popular Danish-based café and juice bar concept will be one one of four new dining and retail tenants coming to Uptown Park shopping center, along with a new elevated sports bar and restaurant called Uptown Sporting Club with shareable bites and craft cocktails.

“The addition of Design Within Reach, Lazzoni, and first-to-Texas concepts like Joe & The Juice reflects EDENS’ commitment to curating a distinctive, globally inspired mix of retail and dining,” said Brandon Schawe, director of leasing for EDENS. “Uptown Park continues to evolve in ways that elevate the guest experience to meet Houston’s appetite for world-class design, hospitality and culture.”

Once open, Joe & The Juice’s space will have both indoor and outdoor seating with a “focus on social interaction in an edgy, modern environment.”  Official opening dates for the cafe known for its craft coffees, juices, acai bowls and other clean eats, along with the new sports bar, have yet to be announced but a news release shared with Chron said the new concepts are slated to open later this year.

Joe & The Juice is a fast-casual concept that was founded in 2002. (Smith Collection/Gado/Gado via Getty Images)

Joe & The Juice is a fast-casual concept that was founded in 2002. (Smith Collection/Gado/Gado via Getty Images)

Joe & The Juice was established in the corner of a Copenhagen lifestyle store in 2002. Since then, the fast-casual concept has evolved into a fan-favorite spot globally with more than 450 locations across 20 countries, according to its website. The U.S. first got a taste of the brand in 2015, when Joe & The Juice opened its first stateside store in New York City. In the last decade, the brand’s domestic footprint has grown to nearly 100 outposts-primarily along the East and West Coasts, with additional spots in Chicago and Minneapolis.

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Joe & The Juice has more than more than 450 locations across 20 countries. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Joe & The Juice has more than more than 450 locations across 20 countries. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

This article originally published at Copenhagen’s Joe & The Juice to open first Texas cafe in Houston.