Over the past few years, the hidden gem of the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood has continued to grow in popularity with a variety of different restaurant and retail locations slated to open soon. On August 8th, Nûrish — a Brooklyn-based healthy eatery — officially had the soft opening of its second location at 346 Communipaw Avenue in the heart of Bergen-Lafayette. This new Jersey City spot serves up many vegetarian and vegan-friendly eats. Read on to learn more about this nourishing newcomer in Jersey City.
What We Know
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Nûrish is a vegetarian and vegan-friendly cafe located at 637 Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. It offers sustainable meat options, sourced organically when possible, and aims to provide nutritious and affordable options to the community. Jersey Digs first broke the news that the restaurant would be expanding to Jersey City.
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Owner Elijah M. Bah immigrated to the US from the West African country of Guinea at the age of 14. He first landed in the Bronx but eventually moved to Brooklyn, where he currently resides today. Elijah started his “career” even before getting his high school diploma and worked in the restaurant industry preparing and serving food, while also charming the community. He was dubbed “The Mayor of Park Slope.”
Elijah spent a decade working in restaurants offering healthy options and learning more about the industry. He wanted to provide healthy, vegetarian, vegan, delicious, and affordable food — so he went on to open Nûrish in 2019.
After announcing its intended expansion to Jersey City at the end of last year, Nûrish officially held its soft opening on August 8th.
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“Cheers to our first food order!” the caption of Monday’s post reads. “Come on by!”
Here’s a little peak inside the new spot, which is open from 7AM to 8PM:
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Healthy Eats To Expect
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Nûrish aims to provide beautifully crafted, great tasting, nutritious and accessible food. The purpose is to ‘nourish,’ uplift, empower and energize customers with food that tastes good and is good for you.
The name Nûrish uses the circumflex punctuation symbol (^) to symbolize how food can lift diners up, and the goal is to make customers feel good physically and holistically after dining.
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Nûrish’s menu is vegetarian friendly and includes vegan options as well as sustainable meat options. The diverse menu has endless options from fresh-brewed + organic coffee, made-to-order organic fruit, green juices + smoothies, breakfast + brunch options, and much more.
Breakfast includes items like organic scrambled eggs on brioche and the Nûrish croissant sandwich, made with two baked organic eggs, aged cheddar, butterhead lettuce, avocados, tomatoes, vegan chipotle mayo with diner’s choice of tempeh or turkey bacon, and oven-baked frittatas, among other items.
The ‘Toast + Things’ section of the menu includes smashed avocado on fresh sourdough, fresh made-to-order acai bowls, and steel-cut oats made with chia seeds, granola, and fresh berry compote.
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Brunch and lunch options on Nûrish’s menu include organic wraps and sandwiches, such as the ‘Hummuna Hummuna’ made with hummus, oven-roasted cherry tomatoes, shiitake mushrooms, house-made pickled onions or the ‘Rude Boi’ made with avocado, fresh mixed greens, tomato, honey mustard with the option of jerk chicken or jerk portobello. All options can be made as a sandwich or wrap.
Diners can also find a selection of fresh signature salads and warm bowls made with grain options such as quinoa, farro, savory oats, roasted veggies, lentils, amaranth, with protein options such as pan-seared shrimp, salmon, pan-seared tofu, grilled chicken, tuna, turkey bacon or hard-boiled eggs.
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There are various create-your-own bowl or salad options as well, which allow patrons to customize meals with a choice of arugula, spinach, kale or mixed greens, brown rice, quinoa, barley, choice of a protein, cheese and add toppings such as microgreens, roasted Brussel sprouts, red kidney bean hummus, roasted corn, and much more.
Nourish aims to nourish its customers with healthy options and a warm, friendly and comfortable environment to feel rejuvenated and have a satisfying meal.
