Fire acai bowl spot in Elmwood! Palm Acai is definitely one of my favorite acai spots in Berkeley. I've tried both the Hunter Bowl and the Gatherer Bowl, and I'd highly recommend both. The toppings always taste super fresh, and there's something about their combination of nut butter and other ingredients that really sets their bowls apart. It is a bit on the pricier side, but that's pretty standard for the area. Service is quick--my bowls have consistently come out within about 5-10 minutes after ordering. There's also plenty of seating inside and the shop itself is really cute. I haven't tried their smoothies yet, but based on how much I love their acai base, I do want to! Overall, a great spot that I'd recommend checking out! read more

Palm Açai Café - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

This is my go to spot for an açai bowl! I miss it so much now that I graduated and moved back home, but I make sure to get it every time i'm in the area. I love the fact that you can add protein to your base, especially since that's not an option in any of the açai bowl places in the south bay (to my knowledge). If you can, try to order ahead online because they are always super busy, especially on the weekends. read more

Palm Açai Café - Hunter Bowl Regular Little Bear Regular - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

I ordered the Blue Colada smoothie. Although very beautiful, there was virtually no taste. I couldn't taste any of the flavors or fruits. Not sure if they use frozen ingredients, but I was disappointed. Service was very slow, waited a while to receive my order. The location is great, however I will try another smoothie bar next time. read more

Palm Açai Café - Blue Colada - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

My all time favorite acai bowl in the bay!! I've tried a variety of places but I truly love this place and I usually get the bear bowl! Something about the Nutella chocolate topping just takes it to the next level! The staff are friendly and the space is clean and spacious. Whenever I go there's barely any line and I get the order really quick! Absolutely love this place and will only get acai from here on repeat! read more

Palm Açai Café - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

My fave acai spot! I've been to several around the bay but this one always hits the spot. Their acai is not too sweet and actually stays cold and frozen for longer. Their ingredients always taste so fresh as well! Whenever I come here, I always get the Gatherer ($13)! Love the goji berries and almond butter. Only downside is the goji berries get pretty hard soon after bc of the cold acai. Service was also quick and there was ample eating indoors. read more

Palm Açai Café - Gatherer Bowl Regular - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Delicious bowls! The Palm Açaí bowls and smoothies are so so good. The fruit is always incredibly fresh with moderately sized portions for the price. The price to add toppings/make modifications to the bowls are on the cheaper ends compared to other similar businesses in the area. They are perfect for a hot summer day or after a run! Palm Açaí is usually very busy, especially early on the weekends so make sure to order ahead! It's nestled in Elmwood where the people watching and community vibes are perfect. If you order ahead, you also get enrolled into their rewards systems to earn free smoothies and bowls! The decor is super cute and Instagramable inside with super friendly staff! read more

Palm Açai Café - Little Bear Bowls - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Cravings were real today. I drove to this place because the bowls looked bomb on Yelp, and boy, did they not disappoint. The place is small with limited seating, and parking is tough, but that's kind of expected here. The girl cutting the fruit looked a little sad (I kind of wanted to give her a hug), but thankfully, my acai didn't taste sad. It was so fresh, fruity, and made me feel healthy afterward. I think I got the Gatherer bowl. Bomb. Ill be back. read more

Palm Açai Café - Fooood - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

One of the few acai places in Berkeley. Along busy college ave so expect take some time to park, and I recommend parking on a side street if possible. I always enjoy an entire front window with seating to people watch. The entire shop while small and limited seating did not feel cramped. The move might be to order ahead, but it only took at most 5-10 min to order and get the bowls. Ended up getting a regular hunter bowl and a regular tamalpais bowl. Out of the two I would recommend the hunter bowl. For me the hunter bowl was better. The hunter is slightly less sweet and the cocoa nibs add a nice texture. The tamalpais has a strong flavor of honey so if you like honey you will enjoy it! Overall, a bit sweet for a weekly treat for me, but definitely a place to come back to. read more

We went on a hike and were looking for a healthy and energizing post-hike snack. This truly hit the spot! I ordered the Little Bear Açai bowl (in the regular size). You can't go wrong with an Açai bowl filled with strawberries, bananas, berries, and granola. The Nutella and coconut toppings were a lovely sweet touch. I'll definitely be back whenever I'm in the area to try their other Açai bowls. read more

Palm Açai Café - Little Bear Regular - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

I got the elixir smoothie and although the pineapple and mango weren't singularly the most prominent flavors which I might have liked, I enjoyed my smoothie, especially on a nice hot day like today. I came in with my friend around 4pm today, a Friday, and we were able to grab seats and order our drinks without too much of A wait, although there was a short line. It didn't take long for our order to be ready. It's about $10.25 with tax for most of the smoothies. I love that mostly everything is vegan with the exception of bee pollen or raw honey. I can see myself coming back. Palm is on a cute block, otherwise known as College, amongst other nice spots in a nice neighborhood, so it's a nice place to check out if you are interested in smoothies or acai bowls. read more

Such a nostalgic place for me. College Ave is full of great restaurants and shops and palm açai is one of them. I ordered the emerald bowl with almond butter and it was delicious. There are lots of other great bowl options, smoothies, and drinks. My friends out of town call it the Shrek bowl lol and love this place too! There are about 8 seats total so not a huge interior read more

This place is one of the best, if not the best açaí bowl place here in the Bay Area. I walked in and was greeted with a warm welcome by the staff. Nice earthy-feel atmosphere. They took our order and within 4 minutes it was ready. Now that's good customer service. I got one of their more popular bowls which was the Hunter bowl. The base consisted of açaí, cashew milk, banana, strawberry and the toppings consisted of granola, banana, blueberry, peanut butter, raw honey, and cocoa nibs. The toppings were fresh and generous and the price was reasonable. Tasted absolutely great and very refreshing on the hot day. The cocoa nibs and granola particularly added a nice crunch. Will definitely be back and recommend to anyone looking to satisfy their açaí craving or just looking for something sweet in general! read more

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My absolute favorite place to grab an açai bowl!! You can't really go wrong with any of the options (since you can also customize any as well). My go to is the Gatherer or Amazonian bowls; their acai base is so tasty and a little more frozen than liquid-y which I love! Plus generous toppings. The shop is adorable with some seating inside, and they have some smoothies and I believe warm bowl options too. It's always consistently good! I'm craving it now writing this haha. Definitely come here! :) read more

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This truly hit the spot for me! I'll definitely be coming back often. I got the tropical smoothie, but since I'm pregnant and my body is craving certain things, I customized it with just strawberries, coconut milk, and lime. It was icy cold and absolutely refreshing. Thank you so much, ladies, for being so patience with me! I had to come back after walking around sipping on it because it helped calm down my high blood pressure. The cold icy, fresh strawberries were so smoothing. I really appreciate that they use fresh, wholesome fruits. Plus - I haven't been able to stomach much food for weeks and been feeling sick so this helps ease my stomach. I've been going to a different place in Oakland, but not anymore--I'll be coming here instead! The ambiance was cute, posh, and clean, and everyone was so pleasant. I'll definitely be back for the exact same thing. read more

Palm Açai Café - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

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one of my top favorite acai places ever - yes, it does closely rival palmetto superfoods, if you've ever tried it. the gatherer bowl is always my go-to, and throughout the infinite times i've ordered this, it consistently delivers results above the mark. the fruit is fresh and generous, the toppings are plentiful to the point they're almost spilling outside of the bowl, and the almond butter ties the most perfect bow on top of the gift that is the acai bowl. it's the brunch meal and dessert all in one! service is quick and the shop is quick to fill up! the surrounding elmwood area is lovely to walk around afterward. read more

Palm Açai Café - Gatherer Bowl Regular - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Dragon Bowl-- 4/5. Very refreshing, but I wish the portions were a bit more equal. There is a lot more açaí than there are toppings. The large bowl I got was like $16.50 if I'm not mistaken which I think is a little over the top. Overall, the staff was nice, and my bowl only took about 5 mins to come out. The cafe is located in a busy area surrounded by other shops, so parking may be a little more difficult. read more

Palm Açai Café - Dragon Bowl - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Got the Tamalpais with Strawberry instead of Kiwi, Two Notes: - You can only sub toppings in the same price range - Parking is nasty here, there is parking infront of the library sometimes. The flavor of the base was great! They were able to make it more icy for me by adding less cashew milk. The strawberries were very tart with the blueberries but the honey and bee pollen. Overall it was okay for $18 with tip and tax. Good for a quick Acai fix but definitely other options available too! read more

Palm Açai Café - Tamalpais with Strawberry - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

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Another amazing trip! Bowls are always amazing. This isn't our first or our last trip here. read more

Palm Açai Café - The Gatherer - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Make sure you confirm what you are getting. You will see on the base lots of ingredients but you wont see them n your bowl. They will say " mixed in" excuse me MIXED IN!!!! read more

Palm Açai Café - Large biwl - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

If you're in the Berkeley area looking for a tasty Acai bowl, Palm Acai cafe is it. Every time I visit the bay I always try a new spot so my sister recommended this cafe and it did not miss. It was easy to find parking and the walkability in the area is great. Cute, small interior with a few high top tables and a window counter. They were pretty busy but took no more than 10 minutes to receive my order. I decided on the Hunter bowl and it was delicious! Will be back to order another bowl...or two read more

Palm Açai Café - Hunter bowl - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

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I got the gatherer. The bases are made to order so they can modify - I got no banana. I find the acai to be on the watery side compared to more traditional Brazilian acai places - probably due to the cashew milk. Priced pretty comparably to other açai places maybe slightly cheaper. I like that they piled on the toppings. Plenty of seats and some outlets. Paid street parking. It was very hot inside so not sure they have AC read more

Palm Açai Café - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

I've been curious about this place for a while, we finally tried it and really enjoyed it. Good portions, no skimping on fruit toppings, and the base was not too sweet on either bowl. The only note I have is one worker had on gloves and was restocking drinks, picking up trash off the floor, and then went back into the kitchen area and continued to touch things (but no food prep). May be time for little training. The food preppers weren't doing any of that though. All the fruit tasted fresh and texturally each bowl was very satisfying. Not priced too bad imo. Little place, but a handful of seats to sit and eat in there if you're inclined. read more

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I've been meaning to try Palm for a while, and I had a good time. The place is bright with limited seating. Elmwood is also very hard to park, but we were lucky to find an open slot nearby. Our cashier was very kind and quick with our order. We got our bowls about ten minutes after ordering. The Gatherer Bowl was very refreshing. I love acai bowls, in general, and this hit all the notes. The granola with fresh fruit pairs well with the base, and the almond butter added a nice nuttiness. I do like this bowl, but it is decently priced for the size. I would definitely still recommend for anyone who has not tried this place yet! read more

Palm Açai Café - Gatherer - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

palm açaí offers açaí bowls, smoothies, and warm bowls. i love the wide selection of toppings and how you can pick between sizes for the açaí bowl. i got the little bear açaí bowl, and the base is extremely thick!! i love how it's packed with toppings at the top, and i really enjoyed it. read more

Palm Açai Café - menu - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

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Hands down the best açaí bowls in Berkeley! The bowls are always consistent and taste super fresh every time. I always come here when I need something to cleanse my body or want something that tastes fresh and clean! The service is great and the inside is decorated so cute! I always get the little bear but I also like the hunter as well. Have yet to try the warm bowls but would want to in the future! 10/10 recommend read more

Palm Açai Café - Little Bear - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

best acai i've had in the bay area super refreshing! nice neighborhood always a nice visit

Fantastic service, bowl made my day. Best acai bowl I've had in years. So nutritious and delicious.

To those of you that need that healthy boost, have no fear because "Palm Açai Café" will have you covered. Nestled in the heart of Berkeley and located directly on College Ave. and adjacent to Ashby Ave., this place has been serving up delicious smoothies, bowls, coffee drinks, and even a variety of toasts dating back to the summer of 2018. And considering this is in close proximity to UC Berkeley, this has been a fan favorite for college students, locals, and passerbys. Keep in mind that they do have somewhat limited hours of operation only being opened Tuesday through Sunday from 9:00am-5:00pm while they are closed on Monday to give their employees a chance to rest. As far as the interior layout, they do offer a few tables inside but this is more or less a to-go business. The decor has a very IKEA-esque vibe to it with a ton of white furniture with several live plants throughout. It is well done, simple, and provides a clean feng-shui for its customers and staff. Since I had already eaten a decent lunch a couple hours prior to coming here, I wasn't too hungry; at least not for a bowl. Therefore, during my visit which was around 3:30pm on Saturday 5/13/2023, I went with their "Açai smoothie". This smoothie had a blend of açai, cherries, mixed berries, banana, coconut milk, mint, and agave nectar. Since it was fairly busy, it took about 10 minutes to receive my smoothie. One noticeable difference about this smoothie is that it was not nearly as sweet as some of the major well-know competitors; mainly "Jamba Juice", "Vitality Bowls", and "Nektar Juice". Reason being is that they replace the unhealthier sugar with agave. This to me is a great marketing tactic while providing a better detox for an overall healthier alternative. All in all, "Palm Açai Café" is an above average place to get your fruit smoothie/bowl fix while the prices aren't too expensive for a small family-owned and operated business. I think the only reason I had to deduct a star is their limited hours of operation. Many students start class before 9am and many times, they want a healthy dose of their fruit fix after 5pm. Other than that, this is a great little place. My rating, four stars. read more

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I strongly believe Palm Açai has the best açai not only in all of NorCal, but both NorCal and SoCal combined. Every loved one who visited me in Berkeley experienced me coaxing them into a trip to Palm where I raved about the pitaya bowl I get until they try it for themselves. My favorite bowl is the Dragon Bowl with added Nutella. 10/10 will always be delicious and super filling enough to replace an entire meal in the day. The service is pretty efficient, as I've always received my order fairly quickly, And while it isn't spacious inside, there are still a few seats to utilize if you really do want eat inside. If you don't, there are several seating options outside down the street. read more

Palm Açai Café - Dragon (bottom left), Tamalpais (right), and Amazonian (top left) Bowl - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

This place is soo good! I got an acai bowl (Gather) and it was amazing!!! Also get the chia pudding. It was a great addition to the bowl. Parking can be a bit hard but is doable. Definitely will need to try their other bowls next. read more

I love it! The best ever I did not find the same flavor and quality anywhere else. You are my favorite business here read more

SO GOOD. I got the matcha one and my friend got green dragon. You could definitely taste the matcha in the matcha one. read more

Palm Açai Café - Green dragon and matcha - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

Palm Açai makes me feel like I'm at a beach about to enjoy the sunshine. The energy and space of the cafe is great, and they also have a great selection for their acai bowls including toppings such as bee pollen (which i recommend trying!). Came with a friend on a weekday morning, and there was no wait. I got a small dragon bowl, and it came out fresh and yummy a few minutes after. read more

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Cute store with yummy acai bowls! I took a pilates class and went here immediately afterwards when I saw there was a matcha chia bowl on their menu. It was so delicious! The other bowls they have also sound very solid. The prices are reasonable for their portions, and they use good ingredients. I can't wait to come back! read more

Palm Açai Café - Matcha chia bowl - Cafes Near Me - Berkeley, California

After hearing a lot about this cafe, I decided to give it a try. I got the gatherer acai bowl which has a base of acai, strawberry, banana, cashew milk and toppings of strawberry, goji berry, blueberry, almond butter, bee pollen, sliced almonds, raw honey, and granola. I would've appreciated more honey. The base was not too sweet which I liked and also not too watery like some acai bowls that I've had before. However, I think they could've thickened the base because it melted within 5 minutes that I received it. In addition, it was pretty pricey for the small amount that I got. It's not the best acai I've had and it was pretty average. They have a lot of cool ingredients for the base and toppings, so you could essentially mix and match to your hearts content. For example, they even have activated charcoal and coconut chia pudding. read more

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Seriously the best acai!!!! I've tried so many acai places, and none compare to Palm Acai. The food is always consistent and fresh, and the workers are always super friendly!! Definitely go here !! read more

Oh, how l love a refreshing and healthy smoothie! I've had the Warrior and the the Rise (with almond butter instead of peanut butter) and both are yummy. They use straight up ingredients and the drinks are not too sweet. I believe they use Ritual Cold Brew for their coffee base. Palm Acai, stay delicious! read more

LOVE this cafe - their açaí bowls are some of the best I've had in the Bay Area by far! Everything taste super fresh and just super yummy. We came here 15 min after it opened on a Saturday morning and there was no line. We ordered and got our food quickly - after we sat down and ate our bowls, people started coming and next thing you know there is quite a wait. So If you're coming on a weekend, come early or be prepared to wait! We got a large hunter bowl and a regular gather bowl - the large bowl is like double the size of the regular! Definitely recommend getting the large if you are hungry. Both of those bowls are amazing and if you like nut butters (which we do!), it's absolutely delicious. Cannot wait to come back...I'm already thinking about my next açaí bowl from here! read more

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The açaí was way to cold but also melted and turned into a soup texture service was very fast, but also the price there is quite pricey but it does give a good amount of açaí took a while to bring me a simple acia bowl read more

Delicious açaí bowls! I got the Matcha-Chia Bowl and it was very good and very filling. The service was friendly and quick. The ambiance is very chill and the space is small but not different than any other açaí spot. I'd love to return and try other items on their menu! read more

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