Liberty Harbor North will be home to a new cafe and bakery by Nobu’s pastry chef Jessica Isaacs. Cocoa Bakery Cafe will open by the year’s end at the latest, though likely sooner. The cafe will feature pastries, cakes and desserts, as well as offering custom made wedding cakes. Cocoa Bakery Cafe joins Edible Arrangements […]
2008 has meant a record number of farmer’s markets providing fresh produce, baked goods, and of course, pickles. But none of the markets operate daily, and they all show up at different times. Grove Street PATH PlazaNewark AvenueMondays4pm to 8pm Hamilton ParkWednesdays2pm to 8pm Journal SquarePATH PlazaWednesdays10:30am to 7:30pm Van Vorst ParkPark entrance at Montgomery […]
Construction permits on “retail 2” at 50 Columbus — a retail location on the northeast corner of the tower — indicate that a Japanese themed restaurant will soon be installed. On one permit, “Tokyo Kitchen” is listed, which also happens to be a restaurant in Montclair, New Jersey. Whether the two are related is undetermined.
Cobblestone Cafe and Bar will be opening on Washington Blvd in the base of the Athena tower, joining neighbors Chili’s and Uno Chicago Grill.
The original Whole Foods rumor was started shortly after Jersey City’s first two yuppies met each other. Years later, there’s still no Whole Foods, and the rumors keep swirling.
Grand Sichuan bought Grove Street noodle shop DJ Garden (pictured below) a few months back and now are in the process of renovating the restaurant. Grand Sichuan promises genuine Sichuan cuisine, and should be open March 13th. Grand Sichuan via JC List
Duane Reade Now HiringThe long awaited Duane Reade planned for retail space in the Grove Pointe apartment tower may soon be opening its doors. The retail space along Newark Avenue, just west of the condominium entrance, is now donning the tell tale “Duane Reade Red” trim on interior walls and columns. And of course, there […]
Port City Java, a smaller national coffee retailer is set to open a downtown Jersey City location as noted by QSR Magazine. The new location is set to open a franchise at 158 Wayne Street near the Dixon Mills complex.
The New York times ran a review of the Newark Avenue eatery that was nothing less than stellar. Ox opened last year on what is still a rather derelict section of Newark Avenue. The only thing we think the Times got wrong is the desserts. Ox’s savory food can’t be beat downtown, but for dessert, […]
New Bar On Newark AvenueA post on JCList points to construction permits issued for 284 First Street. The retail space, which essentially faces Newark Avenue, “has a permit in it’s retail window for construction of a new bar/restaurant.” Good news for local foodies, alcoholics. Fiber Optics Creeping SouthVerizon crews have been scurrying around the Hamilton […]
