"Beneath a ring of suspended greenery that catches light from front windows, lounge seating invites lingering, while a standing-height counter accommodates European-style quick sips. Further inside, leather banquette seating lines walls lit by modern vertical sconces. Floor tiling shifts from calm patterns to busier designs as it approaches the 30-foot bar fronted with ice-grey artificial quartz. Permanently parked on a cobblestone patio in the back is a green Jeep Willys, another nod to coffee's agricultural origins."
"El Salvador-born restaurateur Taufik Palacios co-founded the shop with his Guatemalan wife Floriselda and New Jersey-born daughter Sabrina. Taufik's niece, Cecilia Guerra Palacios, who graduated from the Institute of Culinary Education in New York, is head pastry chef, while his sister assists with food operations. The coffee program, meanwhile, benefits from the assistance of 2011 World Barista Champion and entrepreneur Alejandro Mendez, who is a friend of the family."
Palmas Café in Cranford, New Jersey pairs a championship-caliber specialty coffee program with scratch-made Latin-inspired baked goods and savory bites. The menu emphasizes coffees from El Salvador and ranges from straight espresso and manual pourovers to creative drinks such as Matcha Horchata and panela lattes. Kitchen offerings include pan de bono, tres leches, scones, cruffins, cannoli, empanadas and pupusas. The 1,900-square-foot interior features tall palms, suspended greenery, lounge seating, a standing-height counter, leather banquettes, modern vertical sconces and a 30-foot bar with ice-grey artificial quartz. A green Jeep Willys on a cobblestone patio nods to coffee's agricultural origins. The operation is family-founded and supported by pastry chef Cecilia Guerra Palacios and barista consultant Alejandro Mendez.
Read at Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
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