The Top 10 Places to Grab a Juice on the Go in New York City

This New York City juice chain is quickly becoming the Starbucks of kale, boasting over 60 locations in the New York tri-state area. Juice Press offers organic, non-GMO cold-pressed juice, smoothies, raw superfoods, coffee, tea, infused waters (try the rose water!), and supplements. A favorite green juice is the uber-potent, slightly sweet Greens + Earth, which is an earthy blend of kale, cucumber, celery, pineapple, swiss chard, lemon, dandelion, parsley, ginger, proviotic (vegan probiotic), and red apple. Wash this down with the delicious guilt-free indulgence called Vanilla Delight, which is a creamy milkshake-like concoction of coconut water, almond, coconut oil, vanilla, and sea salt. Luckily, Juice Press is in many New York neighborhoods, so you’re likely to pass one on your day out on the town without having to go too far out of your way.

The Butcher’s Daughter is a charming sit-down restaurant with locations in Nolita and the West Village that delivers wholesome yet inventive cuisine, organic wines, and cold-pressed alcoholic beverages. If you don’t have time to sit and stay awhile, there’s a next-door market where you can pick up a quick juice, superfood provisions, and impeccably curated high-vibe home goods. For a high-watt, red carpet glow, try the antioxidant-packed Rubies in the Dust, which is a scarlet blend of beets, carrots, ginger, local berries, plums, flax seed oil, and rosemary.

For New Yorkers who are used to shelling out up to $12 on a cold-pressed juice, Pressed Juicery is a comparable relief with juices that run in the under $10 territory. Vogue recently collaborated with Pressed Juicery on two day-glo-hued, uber-Instagrammable superfood lemonades. Pink Lemonade is a sweetly floral antioxidant-packed mix of camu camu, goji berry, honey, lemon, pitaya (magenta dragon fruit), and rose water. Meanwhile, Blue Lemonade is a refreshing, healing mix of superfood-of-the-moment blue spirulina, honey, lemon, and lemongrass. Pressed Juicery additionally offers an inventive array of green, root, and fruit juices as well as different types of nut milk, coffees, supplements, and infused waters. They have numerous locations throughout the city.

Downtown New York legend Melvin Major Jr. is the sunny juice guru of Jamaican cool-kid hot spot Miss Lily’s. If you don’t have time to stay for Miss Lily’s famous grilled jerk meats and fish, just pop next door into Melvin’s Juice Box to grab a juice and made-with-love vegetarian meal to go. If you have a cold or just want a satisfying concoction to keep you healthy year-round, try an Immunity Booster, which is a tropical blend of apple, beets, ginger, carrots, vitamin C, echinacea, golden seal, B-complex, and banana.

Juice Generation boasts the best acai bowls in town, as well as cold-pressed juices, smoothies, fresh juices, and hot “Juice Farmacy” concoctions that are sure to kick your cold to the curb. Juice Generation’s unique thirst quenchers such as Cactus Lemonade (nopal cactus, lemon, lime, ginger, alkaline water, and agave) and the antimicrobial, anti-anxiety superhero Holy Water (Tulsi-holy basil, coconut water, pineapple, Blue Majik) are two options you don’t want to miss.

While not a traditional juice bar, The Alchemist’s Kitchen is a two-floor folk medicine hub that offers a menu of “state-changing elixirs.” These delicious herb-packed potions can naturally heighten your mood, calm you down, boost immunity, and rev up your libido. Grab a punchy antioxidant-packed Joy Juice, which is a mix of rhodiola, St. John’s Wort, albizia, rose tea, pomegranate juice, carrot juice, and beet juice. The herbs St. John’s Wort, rhodiola, and albizia are natural anti-depressants, so this Joy Juice is sure to heighten the good vibes all around.

A new addition to the New York juice scene, Miami’s Dr Smood is taking the Big Apple by storm with their four new locations. This “healthy fast-food” mecca offers detox juices that mix fruits and vegetables with feel-good herbs such as echinacea and ashwagandha. If you are looking to soothe a sore throat, be sure to try Organic Detox No.9, which is a magic bullet mix of ginger, lemon, lime, raw honey, echinacea, and cayenne. Germs, be gone!

The tropical East Village juice shack Juicy Lucy has been around for years, serving up delicious reasonably priced fresh juices, acai bowls, coffee, smoothies, and healthy munchies. You can elect to make your own fresh juice or choose from an array of pre-made cold-pressed delicacies. An excellent summer pick-me-up is the Stress Tamer, which is a simple yet decadent mix of cantaloupe and ginger.

Last but not least is one of New York’s original cold-pressed juice joints, Liquiteria. Since 1996, this spot has been serving up cold-pressed juices and smoothies. One must-try Liquiteria standby is the incomparable Grasshopper, which is a delightfully thirst-quenching mix of apple, pineapple, wheatgrass, and mint. If you have a sweet tooth that needs satisfying, grab a Coffee Almond Milk, which is a luscious and sinful combination of cold brew coffee, vanilla almond milk, almond butter, banana, and maple syrup.