Burlington offers more than creemees and beer to cool off. Here's where to find fresh juice.
In sweltering temps, nothing sounds quite as nice as a nice cold beverage.
While some may reach for a beer or soda to cool down, fresh juice is a no-sugar-added, non-alcoholic, kid-friendly option that is refreshing and sold at multiple Burlington businesses.
Flavors range from greens-filled lemony ginger concoctions to maple-syrup-sweetened lemonade with cayenne pepper. Some aim to heal colds, others are said to energize, but all are made with health in mind. Check out these four local spots to get fresh-pressed juice this summer.
The Vermont Juice Company
Grab a juice at Vermont Juice Company as you walk down to the Waterfront from Church Street Marketplace. Their cleverly named flavors include the greens-filled Lake Monster, Apple Snap with apple, lemon and ginger, Blackout which includes charcoal as an ingredient and Root Reboot, a root-vegetable-lover's dream come true. They also sell cashew milk blends. If you're really on a juice kick, you can order a six pack of juices or one of their juice cleanses meant to reset the body.
Where: 77 Main St., Burlington
Price for one juice: $10
Website: https://www.vtjuiceco.com/
Thorn + Roots
Thorn + Roots, a Church Street Marketplace staple, sells some of the most unique juice combinations. Drink your facemask instead of wearing it with Blk Lemon which contains charcoal and clay as well as lemons, alkaline water and agave. Get tropical with Lil' Mel, a combination of watermelon, pineapple, lime and jalapeño and Blue Lagoon, a mix of pineapple, lemon blue spirulina, coconut water and agave.
Where: 92 Church St., Burlington
Price for one juice: $9.50
Website: https://www.thornandroots.com/
Tomgirl Kitchen
Located in the old soda plant in the South End, Tomgirl will make you want to take a picture for Instagram before cracking open your cool glass jar straight from their refrigerator. The organic foods café offers flavors including Healing Heart Chakra chocked full of greens, lemon and ginger; celery juice; a mixture of beet, apple, carrot, lime and cayenne pepper; and ginger maple lemonade. They also sell lemon ginger shots.
Where: 266 Pine St., Burlington
Price for one juice: $14
Website: https://order.toasttab.com/online/tomgirl
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters, the most economical option in town for fresh juice, offers more citrus options than other juicers in Burlington. Customers can get pure orange, grapefruit or carrot juices and interesting blends including celery, apple, parsley and kale; orange, apple and carrot; and pear, apple, ginger.
Where: 184 Main St., Burlington
Price for one juice: $5-7
Contact Urban Change Reporter Lilly St. Angelo at lstangelo@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter: @lilly_st_ang.
This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Burlington cafes: Where to find fresh juice in Burlington
