Coffee in Downtown Newark

Four owners of Ethiopian, Turkish and Afghan background opened this at the top of Halsey Street in autumn 2025. The espresso is pulled from Ethiopian beans roasted by Red House, and alongside it are Oromo chai, Yemeni-style karak and Turkish and Afghan teas. Omar Bareentto built it around booths with outlets rather than a takeout window, and said so plainly: he does not like businesses opening in Newark with only to-go options.

Mon to Fri, 7am to 10pm. Sat, 10am to 10pm. Sun, 11am to 8pm

A coffee and tea merchant on Broad Street trading since 1869, still family owned, selling beans by the pound alongside roasted nuts and boiled sweets. The fittings are old and the smell carries out onto the sidewalk. It is a shop with a counter rather than a café with seats, so you take the cup with you.

Mon to Fri, 7:30am to 3:30pm. Sat, 9am to 2pm. Closed Sun

A Portuguese bakery and café on Ferry Street that opens at five in the morning, selling papo-secos, custard tarts and coffee over a long counter. There is a second Teixeira's on Kossuth Street. The bread comes out through the day and most of the trade is people buying a bag of it on the way past.

Daily, 5am to 8pm