Broa Cafe

Great local fresh germ, Portuguese tapas. Highly recommend to try it, they refresh their menu every day, so you should have as much as you like if you tried something you like there. Really recommend the sausage, crab cake, and shrimp.

What a find this charming little place is. Turned away from Razza by a two hour wait at 6:10 pm( and I don’t care how good it is, there’s no reason to have to wait two hours for pizza in a resto that size) we walked by this downstairs joint and decided to give it a try. The menu changes daily, and you have to take a pic of the menu to ponder what you’ll order. We chose the following: the sheep’s milk cheese with pickled onions, cornichons, honey, pumpkin jam, and rustic bread toasts, chick pea parsley and sweet onion salad, garlic shrimp with rice, and the roasted sausage with potato sticks. The cheese was magnificent- rich and meltingly creamy, perfect with the pumpkin jam and crisp toasts. The salad was delightful- flat leaf parsley in big pieces blended nicely with diced sweet onion and fat chick peas. The garlic shrimp were plump and perfectly cooked, with a squeeze of lemon for brightness. Perfectly cooked rice alongside, all grains separate. The sausage comes to the table diagonally scored and aflame. It’s interesting they call it sausage, because it’s actually like large hunks of smoked ham within a casing, not at all the ground meat combo I’ve come to expect from sausage. Salty and toothsome and really delicious. Portuguese custard tart for dessert- small discs of flaky pastry enclosing creamy vanilla scented custard, all sprinkled with cinnamon and powdered sugar. The waiters were welcoming and accommodating. The chefs were a pleasure to watch. All in all, the dining experience FAR SUPERIOR to the famous pizza place down the street, which could take a lesson in hospitality. No liquor license, so BYOB. Come here to eat- you’ll love it.

Amazing Portuguese restaurant. Had a dish that was on fire!! Some dishes have very nice presentation which is pretty cool for food that is more comfort style. They have a constantly changing menu and good atmosphere.

Broa is a cool spot that besides having tapas, also has European charm. It's a byob which is always a plus. It's great to have a place in jersey city like this, that adds some variety to your dining out options. It was a little pricy, but nothing outrageous. The biggest negative is the one chalkboard they have with menu options on it, that's located by the front door where people stand in an already dimly lit restaurant. I recommend taking a picture of it, so you can contemplate at the table. I've only been in the winter and it looks like they have a backyard, so I look forward to returning when there's nice weather!

We went to Broa after winning an escape room. The wait was only 15 minutes, and honestly I would have waited longer because this place is great! We ordered 3 dishes and it was perfect, especially the whole fish fried in some delicious sauce. The fish was so delicate and buttery. And of course the snails were tasty and fun to eat! Definitely coming back and I love the byob life in dining!

Fantastic Portuguese food, a "straight from the market" feel to the produce & dishes on offer. Super-friendly and knowledgeable service, rustic decor and a cosy atmosphere. Didn't get the chance to dine in the rear courtyard but on a summers evening, drinking cold vinho verde and gorging on a plate of fresh clams, I can't think of a nicer place to be.

The food is amazing. Menu changes every time and it's BYOB. Service is friendly and food comes out fast. Just bear in mind that you will be smoked during your stay. I only go there during the summer, because I know I can easily wash all the clothes after being there - the food smell sticks to your clothes as magnets due to the poor exhaust system. I've been once during the winter and I had to send my winter jacks to the laundry right after. Twice.

Pretty packed when we came. Menu changes daily, cost atmosphere and friendly servers. The dishes themselves we're good, particularly liked the Baccalau Bras. The sea snails was a bit bland. Good option for dinner in the area.