Lebanese Healthy Juice in Ottawa: Fresh Juices & Fruit Cocktails Guide

Looking for healthy Lebanese juice in Ottawa? In Lebanon, the juice shop on the corner is a daily ritual: fruit is blended to order, poured into tall glasses and, for a treat, layered and topped with fresh fruit, ashta cream, nuts and honey. At La Bocca Juice, 2446 Bank St, we bring that same tradition to Ottawa. This guide explains what makes Lebanese juice different, which drinks to pick when you want something light and fresh, and which ones to save for a weekend treat.

What is Lebanese juice?

A Lebanese juice bar is different from a typical smoothie chain. Instead of powders and syrups, the drinks are built from whole fresh fruit: mango, strawberry, cantaloupe, guava, pineapple, avocado and grapes. They are blended thick and served in two styles:

• Pure juices: a single fruit, blended fresh. Simple, bright and refreshing.
• Fruit cocktails (kokteil): layers of different juices and avocado shake in one glass, crowned with fruit chunks, ashta (Lebanese clotted cream), nuts and honey. Half drink, half dessert, and the signature of every juice shop in Beirut.

There are also traditional drinks you rarely find outside the Middle East, like jellab, a sweet, deep-coloured drink made from dates, raisins and rose water.

Our fresh, pure fruit juices

If you want the lightest, most refreshing option, start with a pure juice. Each one is made fresh to order from a single fruit:

• Mango Juice: pure mango, topped with mango chunks, ashta and honey. Mango is naturally rich in vitamin C and vitamin A.
• Strawberry Juice: pure strawberry with strawberry chunks, ashta and honey. Strawberries are one of the best fruit sources of vitamin C.
• Cantaloupe Juice: fresh pure cantaloupe. Light, hydrating and naturally sweet.
• Guava Juice: fresh pure guava, a tropical favourite in Lebanon and famously high in vitamin C.
• Pineapple Juice: fresh pure pineapple, tangy and bright.
• Grape Juice: freshly squeezed grapes.
• Jellab Juice: dates, raisins and rose water. A classic Lebanese drink, especially loved in summer and during Ramadan.

Tip: cantaloupe, guava, pineapple and grape juice come plain, so they are the simplest picks when you want just the fruit.

Lebanese fruit cocktails (kokteil)

The fruit cocktail is what Lebanese juice shops are famous for. It’s thick, layered and eaten with a spoon as much as sipped through a straw. Here are the ones on our menu:

• La Bocca Juice (our signature): mixed fruits blended, topped with fruit chunks, ashta or whipped cream, nuts and honey.
• Exotica: two layers of mango and strawberry juice, topped with ashta, nuts and honey.
• Turbo Juice: two layers of avocado shake and mixed fruit juice, topped with fruit chunks, ashta or whipped cream, nuts and honey.
• Rainbow: four layers (avocado milkshake, mixed fruit, mango and strawberry juice) topped with fruit chunks and ashta.
• Avocado Power: avocado milkshake topped with banana slices, ashta, nuts and honey. Avocado brings creamy, natural healthy fats.
• Tutti Frutti: fruit chunks of your choice, topped with ashta or whipped cream, nuts and honey.

Because they come with cream, nuts and honey, fruit cocktails are best enjoyed as a treat or a dessert rather than an everyday drink. That’s exactly how they’re enjoyed in Lebanon: shared with friends on a warm evening.

How to keep your juice on the healthy side

Fresh fruit juice can be part of a balanced day. A few simple choices make a big difference:

1. Choose a pure juice (cantaloupe, guava, pineapple or grape) when you want the lightest option.
2. Ask for no topping: skipping the ashta, whipped cream or honey keeps the drink closer to plain fruit.
3. Pick fruit you want more of: mango, strawberry and guava for vitamin C, avocado for creamy healthy fats.
4. Treat cocktails as dessert: a Rainbow or an Exotica can replace a sweet, not sit next to one.
5. Drink it fresh: fresh juice tastes best right after it’s made, so enjoy it soon after pickup.

Have allergies or dietary needs? Nuts and dairy (ashta) are used across our menu. Ask our staff or call us before ordering.

Where to find Lebanese juice in Ottawa

La Bocca Juice is on Bank Street in Ottawa’s south end, open seven days a week. Alongside juices and fruit cocktails, we make crêpes, waffles, croffles and ashta plates fresh to order.

• Address: 2446 Bank St, Ottawa, ON
• Phone: (613) 523-1500
• Order pickup online: see our full menu and order
• Delivery: available through UberEats and DoorDash
• Hours and more answers: visit our FAQ

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