Life Alive Organic Cafe Back Bay
Organic restaurant · Back Bay ·
Plant-based eatery with smoothies, juices, salads, and bowls
Plant-based eatery with smoothies, juices, salads, and bowls
"Maybe it’s the foliage in the windowsill or the fridge full of fresh celery stalks, ginger roots, and carrots, but something about Life Alive feels like a forest. This vegetarian and vegan restaurant serves up juices, salads, sandwiches and grain-based bowls with names like The Green Goddess and The Mystic Mountain." - Intrepid
"A growing vegetarian restaurant chain is opening a new Back Bay location at 431 Boylston St. (replacing an Au Bon Pain); this will be the chain's fifth location and will resemble the relatively new Brookline outpost while joining Life Alive's existing Cambridge, Salem, and Lowell locations." - Eater Staff
"An 11-minute walk from the starting point of the race at the Boston University Bridge, Life Alive is a quick and casual spot that sells delicious vegetarian fare, as well as refreshers and coffee." - Erika Adams, Valerie Li Stack
"I welcomed Life Alive on Boylston Street for bringing inventive vegan dishes that focus on real ingredients and real flavor rather than faux 'burgers.'" - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"Debuting Wednesday, June 12 at 431 Boylston St. in Boston’s Back Bay, this shiny new Life Alive is the chain’s fifth location and replaces an Au Bon Pain; it was designed by Phenomena and built by Cornerstone and will resemble the fairly new Brookline outpost. With Ron Shaich’s involvement in recent expansions, the Back Bay outpost aims for accessibility and a welcoming, inclusive feel, and it will carry over all the classics from the menu while adding a seasonal summer salad made with watermelon, feta, and lime vinaigrette. The fully vegetarian menu includes grain and green bowls, soups made in-house daily (with vegan options), noodle bowls featuring house-made ramen noodles, an “incredible” juice and smoothie bar with a new line of smoothie bowls, and a “free-spirited cocktail bar” of non-alcoholic items such as iced teas and mango lassi; there will also be non-caffeinated lattes made with house-made coconut cream as well as CBD coffee and CBD matcha drinks." - Dana Hatic