{"id":272714,"date":"2025-07-18T18:31:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T18:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/272714\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T18:31:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T18:31:18","slug":"we-tried-edinburghs-new-global-sensation-oakberry-acai-and-found-it-reviving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/272714\/","title":{"rendered":"We tried Edinburgh’s new global sensation Oakberry A\u00e7ai and found it reviving"},"content":{"rendered":"

A brand-new A\u00e7ai store is set to open this Saturday in Edinburgh city centre.<\/p>\n

Oakberry A\u00e7ai<\/a>, specialising in the health food, will soon open on Leith Street, as part of the St James Quarter, offering a healthy alternative to fast food.<\/p>\n

The store, which is run by local sisters Zulaica & Tania Yusaf, is the first Oakberry in Scotland and will give away 100 free bowls on Saturday 19th when they open, with discounts thereafter.<\/p>\n

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Zulaica said: \u201cWe see this as not just food, but a lifestyle thing. Fewer people are going out partying and drinking, and more are focusing on health and wellbeing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Oakberry<\/p>\n

Oakberry A\u00e7ai will open on Leith Street as part of the St James Quarter<\/p>\n

\u201cA\u00e7ai is for everyone\u2026 we can see people going for a run, yoga or Pilates and then stopping by for an A\u00e7ai Bowl or a Matcha.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ‘works’ size bowl I tried contained strawberries, banana, bee pollen, kiwi and countless more toppings which created a layered experience. Each spoonful had something new and delicious.<\/p>\n

The new store will also sell matcha, another product which has garnered huge popularity recently.<\/p>\n

Once only the preserve of China, Japan (and Islington), matcha has become a nationwide craze in recent years, with many saying it reduces stress and acts as a better stimulant than coffee.<\/p>\n

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The chain operates over now has over 900 stores worldwide<\/p>\n

Having never tried it, I grabbed a strawberry matcha<\/a> at Oakberry, which went down an absolute treat. Whilst not giving the same hit of caffeine you get from an Americano, it was reviving but without the later ‘crash’ when the caffeine wore off.<\/p>\n

A\u00e7ai, pronounced like the Japanese beer, is a berry that grows on A\u00e7ai palm trees in the Amazon rainforest. The berries have become popular for smoothies due to their high nutritional content.<\/p>\n

Oakberry was founded in 2016 and now has over 900 stores more than 40 countries. The store will sell a\u00e7a\u00ed bowls, smoothies, matcha, coffee, and porridge.<\/p>\n

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