{"id":308371,"date":"2026-07-29T06:13:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/308371\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T06:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:13:51","slug":"new-food-options-at-metro-cafe-opens-at-former-site-of-the-national-restaurant-coffee-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/308371\/","title":{"rendered":"New Food Options at Metro Caf\u00e9 Opens at Former Site of The National Restaurant & Coffee Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBy MIRIAM QUI\u00d1ONES <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>OUTSIDE THE METRO Caf\u00e9 on its\u00a0Grand\u00a0Opening on July 13, 2026 at 8 Bedford Park Boulevard and Jerome Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, it was a busy day as people walk by.
Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n

Patrons of the former National Restaurant & Coffee Shop which, as reported<\/a>, used to be located at 8 Bedford Park Boulevard and Jerome Avenue for 43 years prior to its closure<\/a> some time around May 2025, have some new eatery options following the Grand Opening of the Metro Caf\u00e9 at the same location on July 13.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>MARIA VEGA AND co-owner, Ale Coronel, of the new Metro Caf\u00e9, located at 8 Bedford Park Boulevard and Jerome Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, greet customers at the Caf\u00e9\u2019s Grand\u00a0Opening on July 13, 2026.
Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n

Described by co-owner, Ale Coronel, as a \u201cfantastic addition to Bedford Park Boulevard,\u201d the location is right across from a major transit hub at Bedford Park subway station serving the 4 train, and a short distance from Lehman College. Coronel added, \u201cThe corridor gets a lot of foot traffic from students, commuters, and\u00a0the community who are always looking for quick, fresh options.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>A CUSTOMER BUYS the Acai Bowl (with Acai, strawberries, bananas, granola, blueberries and coconut flakes) at the new Metro Caf\u00e9 on its Grand\u00a0Opening day on July 13, 2026 at 8 Bedford Park Boulevard and Jerome Avenue in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx.\u00a0
Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n

Coronel went on to say that the Caf\u00e9\u2019s 24\/7 schedule is \u201ca total game-changer\u201d for the neighborhood, especially for anyone catching an early train or heading home from a late shift. \u201cBalancing out the super healthy acai bowls and smoothies with a classic burger-and-fries option means there\u2019s actually something for whatever mood you\u2019re in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>MARIA VEGA AND a staff member hand out free samples of food outside the Metro Caf\u00e9 on its Grand\u00a0Opening day on July 13, 2026 at 8 Bedford Park Boulevard and Jerome Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx.\u00a0
Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n

There is currently no seating at the Cafe but one of the other co-owners told Norwood News on July 28 that the management team are considering this for the future.<\/p>\n

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Free samples were handed out to the public at the Grand Opening.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>INSIDE METRO CAFE, a wide range of food items are available on the Cafe\u2019s Grand\u00a0Opening day on July 13, 2026 at 8 Bedford Park Boulevard and Jerome Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx.\u00a0
Photo by Miriam Qui\u00f1ones<\/p>\n

Depending on their respective locations, new and existing local small businesses in Norwood and Bedford Park may be eligible to receive small business support and resources from the Jerome Gun Hill Business Improvement District<\/a> (BID) and \/ or Mosholu Preservation Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(MPC).<\/p>\n

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Additionally, NYC Department of Small Business Services<\/a> offers a wide range of services and supports to small businesses across the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By MIRIAM QUI\u00d1ONES OUTSIDE THE METRO Caf\u00e9 on its\u00a0Grand\u00a0Opening on July 13, 2026 at 8 Bedford Park…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":308372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-308371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/308372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}