Blue Angel in Hoboken, NJ
Replacing the regretted Hidden Grounds, Blue Angel Cafe & Bakery, a Korean coffee shop, opened a couple of weeks ago and we had to check that out. Of course, I cannot not comment about the fact that there are many coffee shops in Hoboken, but at least, this one is a bit different, competing a bit with Paris Baguette, but, fortunately located far from it, Paris Baguette being uptown and Blue Angel downtown, close to the path. The place is nice, very bright, with a large table in the middle of the room where lots of unusual products are displayed, and, next to the cashier, refrigerated items such as cakes and macaroons. So, let me start with the latter: they have a good variety of macarons, some good like the chocolate, sprinkles or birthday cake, but I found the vanilla one to have a weird taste. For $2.95 a pop, that is a bit pricey, I would expect something better. In the same refrigerated section, we tried their 3 star choco mousse (milk, dark and white) that was very good, the perfect treat if you love chocolate. We also tried their pecan stick ($5.50) that was...sticky for sure, but a nice option with a coffee or tea to balance a bit the sweetness, and their custard bun ($3.25) that was a bit on the heavy side, with a filling that was a bit too thick for my taste. With all that, we tried their chai ($4.75) that was really not good and the caramel macchiato ($5.25) that was too sweet.
Pecan bar at Blue Angel in Hoboken, NJ
Custard bun at Blue Angel in Hoboken, NJ
3 star chocolate mousse at Blue Angel in Hoboken, NJ
Sprinkles macaroni at Blue Angel in Hoboken, NJ
Raspberry macaron at Blue Angel in Hoboken, NJ
Birthday cake macaron at Blue Angel in Hoboken, NJ
So, overall, I was a bit disappointed. I'll give it some time before coming back...
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Blue Angel Cafe & Bakery - 79 Hudson St 1st Floor, Hoboken, NJ 07030