Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
After several weeks of renovations, a new-look cafe is ready to debut at 68 Avenue A between Fourth Street and Fifth Street.
Owner Angel Ramirez has revamped Café Social 68, expanding the menu to offer more options throughout the day. Along with the new menu comes a new name: Viva! Café.
The counter has been relocated from the left side to the center of the storefront, and a larger kitchen takes up the are where the few tabletops used to be. Viva! Cafe will now be an order-and-go operation with a new delivery (Seamless, et al) service.
Aside from a variety of coffee drinks (still offering Devoción), they'll have special sandwiches, salads and soups... and a focus on breakfast foods such as egg sandwiches and French toast.
Last evening, Ramirez, who owns adjacent clothing businesses Angels on A and Angels Boutique, was busy finishing up the space for today's expected grand opening.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Café Social 68 opened in August 2019.
Croissanteria that was in this space before covid had the best vibe to me. It's hard to compete with Starbucks with such a small space. They need to offer good quality bagel sandwiches to be more competitive.
ReplyDeleteWell, there are already two bagel places on Ave A. A few different hot breakfast and lunch options and salads would be nice. We don't have as many quick take-out options like that as we used to.
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