NEW small business DINING FINDS!  

      In recent years, there has been a large demand for healthier vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free cooking: Check out these three up-and-coming businesses!

      A new favorite is Viva Real Live Food Bar. The owners Iain and Isabel have a passion for healthy living, and last July they opened up their restaurant in Sister Bay across from the beach. Their mainstay is a juice and smoothie bar, but offer innovative selections of garden salads and sandwiches which can be had with homemade gluten-free bread. Their menu also includes hot or iced Alterra coffee, homemade chai and lavender lemonade, and Italian sodas made with homemade organic syrups! Viva is the only restaurant that serves kombucha on tap!  

     Nick and Mary Deviley started their quickly growing business, Tapuat Kombucha, in Sister Bay.  Kombucha is a fermented and slightly carbonated tea drink made from a living plant, similar to a mushroom, and it is cultured and brewed together with different sorts of teas for a variety of flavors and special properties.  All of the ingredients are organic and delicious, and the cultured drink has many wonderful antibodies and virus-fighting bacteria and yeasts that contribute to healthy living while building a strong immune system. Nick and Mary make their kombucha in small handcrafted batches, yet the demand has increased so dramatically they are moving to a much larger property to meet retail orders! 

     For those familiar with the fabulous pizza at Wild Tomato in Fish Creek, the owners, the Unkefers, have opened a new location in Sister Bay next to the post office called

Bier Zot!  This tiny spot serves a full array of wines, local beers, and a few creative food items. The Unkefers are known around the county for trying new things in their garden and in the kitchen, and for always having a full house in their restaurant. Take a seat at one of their street side umbrella tables & be a summer spectator! 

     See these links to our favorite new spots!  

Viva Facebook Page  

Wild Tomato Website 

Tapuat Kombucha Website