New Friends in Montclair - Cafe Amici!

This just in from Church Street!  The ideally located, and strikingly cavernous space  at 32 Church Street will be the new home of Café Amici Montclair. 

The restaurant is owned by Carmine Franco, and operated by his son Albert Franco, who has been in the restaurant business for ten years.  If the name Café Amici rings a bell, that’s because the Franco family also operates the thriving, Italian influenced, Café Amici in Ho-Ho-Kus. 

Albert Franco also owned and operated Café Amici in Wycoff since 2002, but has recently sold the restaurant to his nephew, in order to open the new Montclair location.  Albert is confident and optimistic about opening shop in Montclair.  According to Albert,  “We look forward to the cultural diversity that Montclair has to offer, and I think our menu appeals to many tastes.”

Café Amici Montclair is due to open the week before Labor Day, and will essentially be a duplicate of the Ho-Ho-Kus location, offering an eclectic menu in a sleek, contemporary, urban atmosphere.

The kitchen will be headed up by Montclair resident, Chef Marco Damico.

Cafe Amici will be the latest restaurant to open in the Church Street area, fast becoming known for business closings and openings.  A recent casualty was Market, formerly the Church Street Cafe; it is now Tapastry.  The Asian restaurant Taro closed in 2010 when 32 Church Street moved in.  

In July 2010, Patch reported on the local business turnaround in a article entitled,   

Linda Federico-O'Murchu contributed to this article