Café Jalu
Cafe · Financial District ·
Haitian-influenced pastries, juices, and coffee with gluten-free options
Haitian-influenced pastries, juices, and coffee with gluten-free options
"Also at Printemps, this café covers the lighter side with pastries, tea, and coffee, part of a multi-venue lineup guided by Gregory Gourdet." - Alexis Benveniste
"Think of Café Jalu as the Auntie Anne’s of Printemps. It’s right at the entrance of the fancy French department store in FiDi, and open all day for whenever your blood sugar plummets after staring at beautiful things. The standard-issue coffee will get the job done, but the pastries might make you a repeat customer. They’re all made on-site and most hover around $6—a steal after you’ve come face-to-face with a ruffly red blouse that costs $2,000. Grab a crisp-on-the-outside, gooey-on-the-inside chocolate chip cookie, and a pain au goyave with coconut cream and guava jam before you continue shopping. (Or, well, window-shopping.)" - Willa Moore
"A casual offering inside a high-end French department store, forming part of a cluster of dining concepts that also includes a raw bar and cocktail bar; designed to be approachable and complement the store's retail experience." - Nadia Chaudhury
"A pastry shop inside the retail space that sells Haitian hot chocolate and is staged with theatrical design flourishes: a green-pleated ceiling that feels like a fancy big top and other circus-like, confectionary touches consistent with the store’s overall maximalist aesthetic." - Melissa McCart
"A ground-floor coffee-and-breakfast counter beneath a green tented canopy where all baking is done in-house daily — highlights include a guava danish and a pain au chocolat topped with a thick layer of vanilla cream and Haitian dark chocolate — and all coffee drinks are portable so shoppers can wander the store with a cup in hand." - Matthew Schneier