Restaurant To Relocate To Jersey City From Hoboken Train Terminal Area

HOBOKEN, NJ — If you want to say goodbye to the downtown Hoboken location of Hidden Grounds coffee and chai, part of a New Jersey-based chain of cafes, you should act fast.

While the group of coffee houses will keep its location on Garden Street, they plan to leave their other Hoboken location at 79 Hudson St., a block from the Hoboken Train Terminal, they said Sunday, July 28.

That location, one of their larger stores, offered coffee, tea, sandwiches, pastries, and tables to sit and work. They said they will reopen in Jersey City eventually, with the same staff.

They wrote in a message, "We could talk about how our move comes after facing a rent increase, outgrowing our space, dealing with an outdated electrical panel, and a $40k air conditioner repair bill. BUT the most beautiful thing about running a business is that neither sadness nor happiness lasts forever; one always follows the other, sometimes within hours. And hey, at least we won’t miss that broken AC!

"We’ll miss the charm and smells of this space, but not our staff—they’re coming with us. We hope you’ll visit us at our 700 Garden St. store in Hoboken and stay tuned for our third Jersey City location."

The chain began in 2013 in New Brunswick near the Rutgers campus, and they've expanded to Brooklyn and Manhattan. The owner got some press in 2022 over a kind note he left for a burglar at one of the Hoboken shops, and for being open about his business. READ MORE: Hoboken Coffee Shop Posts Kind Note For Burglar

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