Popular Eatery Opens 1st CT Location In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT — Playa Bowls, a popular New Jersey-based health-food eatery, recently opened its first Connecticut location in Fairfield. Play Bowls, located at 57 Unquowa Road in Fairfield, specializes in acai bowls, pitaya bowls, juices, smoothies and chia pudding bowls. The location has been completely renovated and includes both indoor and outdoor seating.

Playa Bowls, which is owned locally by Steve Dimovski, has locations throughout New Jersey, along with shops in New York City, Westchester County, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Florida with more locations coming soon.

Playa Bowls was founded by Rob Giuliani and Abby Taylor, who are both Jersey Shore natives and longtime surfers. They were inspired by the surf trips to Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, California, Hawaii, Nicaragua and Panama where almost every exotic surf town they visited offered their own version of an Acai or Pitaya bowl, according to the Playa Bowls website.

“It was the perfect meal after a long surf that didn’t make you feel weighed down,” reads a post on the Playa Bowls website. “The nutrients give you a natural energy boost and they were instantly hooked on the flavors of these super fruits.

“When they returned they were inspired and knew they had to share their love for Acai with the masses at the Jersey Shore. At first Abby blended up her favorite bowl combinations for family and friends but Rob persuaded her to think bigger. They decided to open up a pop up stand on 8th Avenue in Belmar in front of the pizza shop they lived above. With extension cords running out of the apartment, two blenders, a fridge and a patio table, Playa Bowls was born.”

Read more about Playa Bowls at the website here and visit the Fairfield location’s Facebook page here.

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