Palmetto Superfoods

About Palmetto Superfoods

Palmetto Superfoods is a Bay Area chain of acai bowl and smoothie shops with a location at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto. The company's first and original store is at 3rd Avenue and Clement Street in San Francisco. From there it has grown to more than a dozen shops listed on its website, from the Marina and Stonestown in San Francisco to Burlingame, Santana Row in San Jose, Mountain View, Walnut Creek, Los Gatos, Santa Cruz and Berkeley, with more in Southern California and one in Austin, Texas.

The company sums up its menu as build-your-own acai bowls and functional superfood smoothies, with fruits, fiber, protein and probiotics. It says it serves pure Brazilian acai and offers a range of bases and toppings so each bowl or smoothie can be customized.

Bowls and smoothies

Acai is the purple berry of a palm tree native to Brazil, frozen and blended into a thick base that is eaten with a spoon. At Palmetto, acai is the anchor, but the company says the menu goes beyond it, with other bases and a long list of ingredients to mix and match. You can start from a signature bowl or smoothie or build your own.

Palmetto describes its products as plant based, vegan friendly and naturally sweetened. The website posts nutritional facts for its signature bowls and smoothies and for other items, which helps if you are counting protein or sugar. It also lists the ingredients it uses on a separate page. Menus and seasonal specials change, so check the current list before you order.

The bases

The ingredients page lists the bases that each bowl starts from, with labels for vegan, organic, nut-free and gluten-free items:

• Acai: Brazilian acai berries naturally sweetened with other fruits. The company calls its acai blend proprietary and says the berries are organic and responsibly sourced.
• Pitaya: dragon fruit pulp blended with natural sweeteners.
• Coconut Beach: a coconut milk and coconut cream base.
• Passionate Mango: mango and passion fruit.
• Matcha: ceremonial matcha from Marukyu Koyamaen of Uji, Japan, blended with avocado and coconut.
• Steel cut oats: cinnamon oats with oat milk, maple syrup and brown rice protein.
• Chia: chia seeds with coconut milk and blue butterfly pea flower.

A Tropical Spirulina base is also listed. The oat base now includes brown rice protein, which the company pitches as a boost before or after a workout. Toppings and add-ons are listed in the app.

Ordering, catering and rewards

Palmetto encourages customers to download its rewards app for online ordering, which lets you skip the line at a busy shop. Gift cards are sold through the website. For events, there is a catering contact page that explains the options. The brand also features team athletes and ambassadors on its website and works with brand partners.

For larger groups, Palmetto offers full-service catering across the Bay Area, including hosted catering. The company pitches acai bowls for a morning team huddle, an intern lunch or a quarterly all-hands meeting. Use the catering contact page to start a request.

Who it suits

An acai bowl or smoothie makes a quick breakfast, a post-workout snack or a light lunch. The Town & Country location is across Embarcadero Road from Palo Alto High School and across El Camino Real from the Stanford campus. Families will find it an easy, cold treat on a warm afternoon. People who avoid dairy can use the company's plant based approach as a starting point, though allergies call for a careful look at each ingredient.

Tips for visiting

Town & Country Village has its own surface parking lots, which can fill at lunch. The company does not post hours for the Palo Alto shop on its website, so check the app before you go. If this shop is busy, Palmetto also lists a location at The Village at San Antonio Center in Mountain View. Our Town & Country Village guide covers parking and the rest of the center. For more plant-forward food, see our vegetarian and vegan guide. Our breakfast guide lists other morning options.

Location and getting there

Palmetto Superfoods is at 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301, in the Town & Country Village area of Palo Alto. Our Town & Country Village guide covers what else is around.

The nearest train stop is the Palo Alto Caltrain station, about 0.5 miles away. That is roughly a 12 minute walk.

Parking: the center's own free surface lots.

What is nearby

• Hatched, restaurant, under 0.1 mi
• Sushi House, restaurant, under 0.1 mi
• CorePower Yoga, studio or gym, under 0.1 mi
• Wilby Optical by Alexander Daas, practice, under 0.1 mi
• Tennis Town & Country, studio or gym, under 0.1 mi
• Town & Country Village, 0.1 mi
• Palo Alto History Museum, 0.3 mi
• Heritage Park, 0.3 mi

Other quick bites and takeout nearby: Oren's Hummus Express (under 0.1 mi); Roost & Roast (under 0.1 mi); El Merkat Spanish Market (under 0.1 mi); Boichik Bagels (under 0.1 mi). Browse the full quick bites and takeout list.

Before you go

• Ordering ahead online or by phone saves time at lunch, when downtown and Cal Ave spots get busy.
• Delivery apps cover most of Palo Alto, but prices and menus there can differ from ordering in person.
• Check the posted hours before a late-night visit, since closing times vary by day.

About this listing

Checked October 30, 2026 against Palmetto Superfoods official website; Locations; About. How our listings work. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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