Restaurant Spot In Hoboken That Sat Vacant 14 Years Will Open This Week: See Date, Time

HOBOKEN, NJ — A spot in central Hoboken that was once the location of the hip Park Pastries will finally open to the public as a new café this week.

For 14 years, the corner of Park Avenue and Eighth Street sat empty. But thanks to a group of local restaurateurs, it will soon serve up meals and coffee again.

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The Mile Square Café announced this week that it will open to the public on Wednesday — and chef Nick Brown, who happened to be outside Tuesday morning, told Patch it's scheduled to open at 8 a.m.

The restaurant owners, who are also the team behind O'Bagel, held a friends and family celebration over the weekend and are now preparing to serve local hungry patrons.

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Through the 1990s, Hoboken's hipsters and young families flocked to Park Pastries in the center of town, a place to chat and enjoy their famous fruit stollen, which was even the topic of a New York Times story by former resident Andy Newman.

Chef Stephen El Hassan of OBagel announced in a YouTube video in April, "We just signed the lease for Mile Square Café—our next big venture in Hoboken. This is Day 1 of building something special."

"My father opened O'Bagel when I was five years old," added "Chef Steve El," noting that he became "infatuated" with the bagel business by watching his father work.

He and his partners said they hoped to launch a brunch cafe in "the best place in the world."

The Mile Square Café is located at 746 Park Ave. Come back to Patch for more restaurant coverage. READ MORE: Chain Ice Cream Shop Coming To Hoboken Corner This Summer

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