SAMBAZON Açaí Bowls

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SAMBAZON Açaí Bowls on San Elijo Avenue in Encinitas's Cardiff-by-the-Sea is the sole brick-and-mortar cafe for the national organic açaí brand, serving bowls and smoothies built on 100-percent organic, Fair Trade Certified açaí hand-harvested in the Brazilian Amazon. The cafe's house-roasted granola and coconut top every bowl alongside fresh fruits and nutrient-dense nuts, and a nitro bar pours local kombucha and cold brew coffee on tap -- a beverage program more aligned with the specialty-coffee format at nearby Cardiff-by-the-Sea cafes like Bump Coffee than a standard smoothie shop. Hot offerings include traditional Brazilian pão de queijo cheese bread and overnight oatmeal bowls, expanding the concept beyond cold açaí into a warm-food breakfast program. SAMBAZON's supply chain traces each açaí berry from specific cooperatives in the Amazon where local farmers hand-harvest palm fruit from native stands, a single-origin traceability standard distinct from the blended-source açaí at most bowl shops in the area including Juice Stop Encinitas. The Amazon Protein Bowl layers the organic açaí base with peanut butter, house-roasted granola, almonds, cashews, cacao nibs, coconut, and banana for a 22-to-28-gram protein load per serving.