A Walk Down Erie St.

It seems like new restaurants are being announced by the day in Jersey City and Erie Street in particular is the recipient of a lot of new development.

Beginning on Erie and Newark, I took a walk going north towards Hamilton Park and saw a space in development every couple of blocks. While most of the spaces being worked on had papered-up windows, progress is definitely being made.

First up, of course, is the much-anticipated and long-awaited Talde and Carrino Provisions. They've been estimating an opening sometime in November which seems possible, but not guaranteed. But looking around, the space has definitely come a long way. All the construction areas blocking the sidewalk are gone and most of the renovation work seems to be done. While the windows are covered up now, on a previous walk-by, there was furniture and shelving in place and signs were up.

Down the block, in what used to be Balance Hair Salon, there will be a new coffeehouse called 9 Bar Cafe and per WiredJC, they're hoping to be open in approximately 5 weeks, around mid-December. I tried googling the name and didn't come up with much besides a coffeehouse in London, so that's still a bit of mystery.

Next up, across from Torico's on the corner of Erie and 1st Street, the rumors are that this former deli will be turning into a burger counter. The permit in the window states nothing more specific than renovations, but I was able to peek into the space this weekend and I did see a grill area and an exhaust that I hadn't seen before as well as some modifications to the entrance.

A couple blocks further down, a new Tuscan bakery is moving into 61 Erie. They seem to be an offshoot of Il Cantuccio which has locations in Italy and another location being built in Paramus. They've had their logo up in the window for several weeks and it seems like work is coming to a finish so hopefully we can count on an opening before the end of the year.

Finally, on the corner of Erie and 7th, Ahri's Kitchen is making steady progress towards their anticipated Dec. 1st opening. Again, most of the store is still papered up and taped off, but by staring intensely into the windows like a creep, I was able to see what looked like light fixtures, pots and pans, and cleaning supplies so hopefully, Korean food is not far behind.

If you have any other information on any of these places, I'd love to hear it. Otherwise, get ready to start spending a lot of time on Erie Street!