Pura Vida - Design District

An all-day wellness café on NE 1st Avenue in the Design District: egg sandwiches, bowls, matcha and cold pressed juice.

Verificato ottobre 2026

Good for a healthy breakfast or lunch between Design District shops and galleries. It's a chain branch with $$ prices, and weekday lunch and weekend brunch get crowded, so think refuel stop more than lingering spot.

What to order

The Perfect Egg Sandwich, the Avocado Toast and the Tuna Bowl are the orders the café itself says regulars repeat, and that's a fair place to start. Past those, the all-day menu runs through Jen's Herb Salad, a Pesto Chicken Sandwich, wraps, plates and acai bowls, with breakfast served all day. The kitchen cooks without seed oils, which is the brand's big claim. Drinks are half the point: specialty coffee, ceremonial grade matcha and cold pressed juices are always on. Prices sit at $$, so a sandwich and a juice add up faster than the casual counter setup suggests.

The lunch rush

Midday on a weekday is the packed stretch, when people from the nearby showrooms and studios come in between meetings. Weekend brunch is busy too, with post-yoga groups, families and shoppers mid-walk. Tables are first come, first served, so a group of four at noon on Saturday may end up hovering. Mornings from 7 am are the calmer window for coffee and a breakfast plate. It's open until 9 pm Monday through Saturday and 8 pm on Sunday, later than most daytime cafés around here. The 4.7 from about 2,750 Google reviews suggests the line usually earns its wait.

Kids, vegans and the app

Picky eaters get a kids menu with pancakes and smoothies, which makes this an easy family break between Design District stops. Vegan picks are marked on the menu: the Avocado Smash, acai bowls, overnight oats, the Falafel Crunch and energy bites, and gluten-friendly items are flagged too. Staff can take ingredients off for allergies, though the store handles peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs and wheat and won't promise zero cross-contamination. For lunch on a tight schedule, order ahead in the Pura Vida app and pick it up on the walk over. The app also runs the rewards points.

Prenotazioni

No reservations, tables are first come, first served, so skip the noon rush if you're with a group.

Da sapere

App and online orders can't be canceled once placed, so double-check before you hit send.

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