Hoboken now has its very own supper club, thanks to Executive Chef and Owner Greer Lou. The Supper Club Hoboken focuses on friendliness and community pride. As the name implies the eatery only serves supper, and uses local ingredients when possible.
During the day, the location is where you’ll find the bwè kafe coffee shop. However, once the café closes mid-day, The Supper Club Hoboken opens at 5:00 pm. “It’s small businesses helping one another,” says Lou.
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Indoors, the two-story, 2,500-square foot space can seat about 80 at full capacity. They even rearrange the tables so the space gives off more of a restaurant vibe once the café closes. They also have four tables outside with four heat lamps for the winter. (Come spring, the large outdoor space can seat more diners.)
Among the local produce The Supper Club Hoboken uses, “Dairy is so good right now,” Lou says. In fact, you’ll find buttermilk and eggs, as well as broccoli, raw honey, and sweet potatoes from local vendors.
What’s for Dinner
Starters include a shaved Brussels sprout salad served with anchovy-lemon vinaigrette, chopped egg, and toasted breadcrumbs. For entrees, the chicken al mattone is a hit at The Supper Club Hoboken. They cook the chicken under a weight, which Lou says is a traditional Italian cooking technique; the end result creates a crispy skin while the meat stays juicy.
Don’t forget to save room for dessert, because folks can’t get enough of their unique options. “One customer says we should open a dessert-only spot,” Lou explains. For instance, they serve Buttermilk panna cotta with cherries and biscotti. They also have orange-almond olive oil cake with poached mandarins. In a nod to their coffee-shop companion, they also plan to soon serve affogato—espresso over homemade ice cream.
About the Chef
Greer Lou graduated from The Culinary Institute of America 20 years ago. She then worked at Alice Waters’ Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California, a restaurant known for pioneering California cuisine. She went on to cook at the American Academy Rome, and was a head chef at another spot in Berkeley. Then she headed east, giving private cooking lessons to celebrity clients in the Hamptons; as well as teaching at the Institute for Culinary Education in New York City. Now, she owns “a restaurant highlighting dishes I love in my career and personal life.”
You can join The Supper Club Hoboken for dinner at 1401 Adams Street in Hoboken. To see their full menu and more, look for them online.
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