South Florida healthy eating restaurant makes regional debut in Sarasota

By Elizabeth King
| 2:55 p.m. October 3, 2024
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Pura Vida Miami is on North Cattlemen Road near Barnes & Noble at UTC.

Manatee-Sarasota

A new healthy dining option is coming to University Town Center in Sarasota, outside Lakewood Ranch. Pura Vida Miami is opening in the shopping district Friday, Oct. 4.

The restaurant at UTC marks the first for Pura Vida Miami on the west coast of the Sunshine State, where it has nearly 30 eateries across South Florida. Its flagship location opened in 2012 in Miami's South Beach, and it also recently grew to include an eatery in New York.

Numbered blocks are given to diners are Pura Vida Miami, where servers deliver orders to the table.

On the menu are acai bowls, superfood smoothies, sandwiches, all-day breakfast, wraps, protein bowls, sides, pastries and salads.

Diners order at the register, then food is prepared behind the counter and delivered to the table, where guests are given numbered blocks to identify their orders.

All fruits and vegetables are prepped in-house, and leftovers are turned into compost. Soil is then donated to local farms, according to the company.

Pura Vida Miami is at 192 N. Cattlemen Rd., Sarasota. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

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Elizabeth King

Elizabeth is a business news reporter with the Business Observer, covering primarily Sarasota-Bradenton, in addition to other parts of the region. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, she previously covered hyperlocal news in Maryland for Patch for 12 years. Now she lives in Sarasota County.