Elevate Social Lounge opens Kava bar at University Village near FGCU

Author: David Dorsey, Gulfshore Business
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For almost four years, Mitra 9 has marketed itself as the Budweiser of Kava, trying to make mainstream a growing trend of Kava-infused drinks that are said to help reduce anxiety.

Now, Mitra 9 is expanding with the launch of a Kava-themed bar.

Elevate Kava Social Lounge opened at University Village near Florida Gulf Coast University in Lee County. Located at 10952 Eagle Village Drive, unit 460 — next door to Mi Pueblito Paisa Restaurant, which serves Colombian cuisine — General Manager Caleb Warner hopes Kava continues to catch on.

Warner called Southwest Florida the Silicon Valley of Kava, as the Mitra 9 founders hail from Naples.

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