Mishmish Cafe is a cozy little eatery and artisanal food shop that serves healthy Mediterranean-style cuisine made with seasonal and locally sourced ingredients. Owned by Chef Meny Vaknin, who neatly weaves his family’s Moroccan Jewish tradition with the influence of having grown up in Israel into all of his food, Mishmish (apricot in Arabic) serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner to a crowd of regular diners.

Flavors are clean and crisp at Mishmish – think 48-hour cured salmon marinated in olive oil and served with labne and wedges of green olive or the delicious Shakshuka, which consists of Moroccan-style runny egg yolks, stewed tomatoes, soft feta cheese, and za'atar, all mixed together and served in a cast iron pan. Lunch and dinner menus boast delights such as Marrakesh mussels with dried shatta peppers, garlic, cilantro, and oven dried tomatoes and local shishito peppers with fleur de sel, olive oil, and a hint of fresh lemon.

631 1/2 Valley Rd, Montclair, NJ 07043, 973-337-5648

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