Café Rumba Comes to the Hilltop
A new restaurant is now open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Café Rumba is from the same restaurant team that brought us Rumba Café on Central Ave., El Chango in Hoboken and Rumba Cubana in Hamilton Park. The spacious café sits on Newark Ave. right across from the Courthouse in the Hilltop neighborhood. In terms of the menu, it most resembles that of Rumba Café, long considered something of a hidden gem in the Heights for their Cuban and American coffee and eats served at a super reasonable price.
Open from 7am – 9pm, the day at Café Rumba starts with coffee, smoothies, sweet and savory baked goods and a variety of egg dishes including Spanish and Cuban-style omelets and breakfast combos that include eggs served with everything from chicken to steak to a more basic ham or bacon. For lunch and dinner, there is a nice list of salads and sandwiches along with appetizers including tamales, empanadas and cheese breads. The house specialty is their tacos, served three to an order with rice and beans or house salad. There are also daily specials including soups, shrimp, seafood, smoked pork chops, steak and chicken plates. A very solid and welcomed win for Newark Ave.
564 Newark Ave. 201-604-0822 @tucafeconrumba