Second Street Bakery

This is what I would call a community bakery. Delicious, seasonally-updated menus, and surprisingly cheap. Vegan or not, their eggplant mozzarella breads are their must-try. The perfect combination of sauce and eggplant is pure majestic.

Hands down the best sandwich shop in JC. The bread is damn good and anything they make with it makes it complete. Be sure to bring cash as it is cash only. The prices are all reasonable with good portion sizes to guarantee you’ll be full. From the sandwiches to the platter to the pastries, you can’t go wrong here. They all hit home. Feel free to close your eyes, point at anything on the menu and be impressed. It may not look appealing but delicious they are. Highly recommended!

I drive up from Middletown to come here because I got addicted to the lasagna while living in JC a few years ago. Best lasagna ever with tons of ricotta. I get it with one meatball and one sausage, which are also fantastic and so is the sauce. Their pepperoni rolls are also not to be missed. And I snagged the last chocolate bread today! Lucky me, it was my first time having it and it did not disappoint! The prices are also great, they could probably charge more and people would still pay it. ????????????

What a place. As good as any deli in Jersey City, a city plentiful with high quality deli options. From what I’ve gathered, getting there early is the move as they quickly run out of fresh breads and other menu items. I stopped in around 1-2pm, and, despite the limited options, I knew I came to the right place. I ordered a hot pastrami and Swiss sandwich as well as a hot roast beef w/ mutz and gravy. $6 sandwiches! Unreal value. The sandwiches were incredible. I cannot wait to go back in the morning for the full experience. And the woman working behind the counter was a true delight. Older Italian woman, writing down orders with a dull pencil on a ripped piece of loose leaf paper. A perfect, timeless system. LOVE it.

Appearances can be deceptive, and there can be no better example of this than Second Street Bakery! From the outside, it looks pretty inconspicuous, but the food here is so good! I had the chicken cutlet parmigiana hero. It was very tasty, the chicken cutlet being layered with roasted peppers and fresh mozzarella, balsamic vinegar and olive oil. The regular size is more than enough for one person and costs only $4.50. But the star of the show was the St. Joe’s Sweet Ricotta Pastry. I had a taste of it while my hero was being prepared and promptly asked the sweet old lady behind the counter for one more( last one remaining).It was the perfect combination of not-overly-sweet ricotta cheese with bread. Just thinking of it makes me want to go there for more. I highly recommend this place. Also, note that this is a cash only place and it closes at 3 pm. Get there before they run out of the good stuff.