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The Cafe at Journal Squared is now open later with new food options plus beer and wine service. Image courtesy The Cafe at Journal Squared.<\/p>\n The Cafe at Journal Squared is now open later with new food options plus beer and wine service. Image courtesy The Cafe at Journal Squared.<\/p>\n
A caf\u00e9 that is relatively new to the Jersey City food scene is now serving nighttime drinks and an after-hours dinner menu as the team behind Almost Home has launched its latest vision.<\/p>\n
The Caf\u00e9 at Journal Square is now offering a new menu served from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, complete with a bar. Jersey Digs reported<\/a> way back in 2024 on a liquor license being acquired for the business, and two years later, the full experience is complete.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The After Hours menu includes select beers and wines as well as comfort food favorites like loaded nachos, loaded fries, burgers, sandwiches, and salads. Highlights include a Thai chili fried chicken sandwich or a cowboy burger with BBQ sauce, cheddar, bacon, and fried onions.<\/p>\n The Caf\u00e9 at Journal Squared is operated by Almost Home, a New Jersey-based brand with 10 locations. Founder Robert Doran partnered with Journal Squared developer KRE to create a public caf\u00e9 inside the development\u2019s lobby that serves as a gathering place.<\/p>\n \u201cEver since we opened The Caf\u00e9 at Journal Squared last year, our goal was to eventually expand the menu and the operating hours,\u201d Mr. Doran said. \u201cKRE had the vision to build a beautiful, welcoming caf\u00e9 right inside of its lobby, and we could immediately see that this was the perfect setting for a place to hang out in the evening as well.\u201d<\/p>\n The After Hours menu complements the caf\u00e9\u2019s popular daytime service that features premium coffees, baked goods, wraps, and salads. Fans of later caffeination should not fret, as coffee and espresso drinks will remain available at the caf\u00e9 until close.<\/p>\n Located at 595 Pavonia Avenue on the northern side of the complex, The Caf\u00e9 at Journal Squared boasts seating for more than 50 guests, including bar seating, tables and chairs, sofas, and even rope swing chairs. KRE President Jonathan Kusher said creating a lively lobby with a public caf\u00e9 as its centerpiece was one of the company\u2019s main goals.<\/p>\n \u201cWe enjoy working with partner businesses like Almost Home that contribute positively to the culture, vibrancy, and quality of life that Jersey City residents enjoy,\u201d Mr. Kushner said. \u201cOur goal right from the beginning was to make the Journal Square lobby a place for community connection, and we are proud that Almost Home is helping us take that goal to the next level with the launch of its After Hours concept.\u201d<\/p>\n The three-tower Journal Squared development includes 36,000 square feet of street-level retail space, with retail tenants including Whealth Kitchen<\/a>, Food Story Natural Market<\/a> and Cangiano\u2019s Marketplace<\/a>. A Paris Baguette<\/a> outpost is also set to open at the complex in the coming months.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cafe at Journal Squared is now open later with new food options plus beer and wine service.…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":877374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,96694,356575,356576,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-877373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-america","tag-journal-square","tag-journal-squared","tag-kre","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116774721607203448","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/877374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Cafe](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cafe-journal-squared-2-819x1024.jpg\")
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The post-4 p.m. menu. Image courtesy The Cafe at Journal Squared.<\/p>\n