
For more on where to dine and drink, please subscribe today and sign up for our North Jersey Eats newsletter. Sadly, our last day of being open at that location and being able to receive our guests was December 15, 2021. Traditional dishes are plenty, such as ropa vieja (slow-cooked shredded flank steak) and Mofongo Al Pilon (plantains mashed with fresh garlic and olive oil, and topped with meat or seafood of choice). Cocina Candela Cocina Candela Restaurant Montclair NJ Dear Patrons and Friends of Cocina Candela, Regrettably, despite our best efforts toward a different outcome, we lost our lease at our Montclair location. He notes that his is the only Puerto Rican restaurant in Montclair.Ĭocina Candela is at 706 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair 97, .Įsther Davidowitz is the food editor for . The elegantly decorated restaurant serves vibrant Puerto Rican fare. They're dishes you can’t find anywhere else." He named Chuleta Cancan as one dish you can't get elsewhere, a 32-ounce Berkshire pork with chicharron and rib meat served with sweet plaintains.Ĭandelaria said he is looking for a spot in Montclair or towns surrounding it. But I recently discovered the Trifongo at Cocina Candela, and I’m in LOVE What’s on your nightstand My old skool 2 nd edition Kindle with the Seven Wives of Evelyn Hugo (loved it), and Pachinko (just getting started), also a bunch of print outs of exercise routines I never actually do. "We have a small menu," he said, "but the dishes are very traditional. Mish Mish, La Salbuen and Red Eye are my go-tos. He sold the Hackensack location, which he said went out of business after six months, and in 2015 rebranded his Montclair restaurant into an authentic Puerto Rican restaurant. cocinacandela madewithlove madefresh tasty yummy foodgasm treatyourself. However, this is not the end of Cocina Candela! We hope to be back soon bigger and better."Ĭocina Candela began as an empanada joint called Fusion Empanada, which Candelaria first opened in Hackensack. Brunch is Back Every Saturday & Sunday 11am-3pm for outdoor seating only.



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Due to unforeseen difficulties and circumstances, we will be closing our Montclair location as of December 12. Expeditor at Cocina Candela Report Report Experience Looking for career advice Others named Kiara Torres View Kiaras full profile Sign in to view. /rebates/&.com252fRestaurantReview-g46637-d12485173-Reviews-CocinaCandela-MontclairNewJersey. We have poured every ounce of ourselves into it. In an Instagram post, Candelaria said, "Cocina Candela has been a labor of love.
