I just happened to stumble into one of these places one evening (2341 Broadway, at 85th) - what a discovery! Great smoothies of all kinds, very fresh ingredients, boosters available… Perfect taste. No artificial stuff, just the fruits.

Yummy!! :)
Absolutely recommendable.

Jamba Juice at this location was where I had my first breakfast the first time I was in New York City.

While Jamba Juice is a Californian chain store, and there are many of these stores throughout NYC, this one is noted for its proximity to Bryant Park and the quite pretty New York Public Library located within viewing distance. A good location to eat your breakfast after buying it at Jamba Juice.

The juices and smoothies are the thing that made JJ popular and believe me they are exceedingly good. The orange juice is the best I’ve ever had the pleasure to try and the smoothies come very highly recommended from various friends. Jamba Juice is the first place I came across that used the concept of a “booster” in your drink, something which Crussh (here in the London) does too. A bit gimmicky, but this is basically an optional extra helping of some vitamins or ingredients like caffeine or bee pollen that are meant to be have some beneficial effect to you.

Food is available too, but I only really tried the pretzels, they were pretty good.

I guess if you like fresh food are concerned about eating healthily, Jamba Juice is such an option to the multitude of fast food outlets in New York.

Pros
- fresh ingredients
- chain, so many around
- healthy alternative

Cons
- not the cheapest fast food