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Masala Cafe

4.1 (744 reviews)

Indian • $

27 Academy St

Newark, NJ 07102

(973) 877-0993

Dine-in

Location

27 Academy St, Newark, NJ 07102

Hours

Monday 11 AM to 11 PM
Tuesday 11 AM to 11 PM
Wednesday 11 AM to 11 PM
Thursday 11 AM to 11 PM
Friday 11 AM to 11 PM
Saturday 11 AM to 11 PM
Sunday Closed

Photos

Masala Cafe - Restaurant photo
Masala Cafe - Restaurant photo
Masala Cafe - Restaurant photo
Masala Cafe - Restaurant photo
Masala Cafe - Restaurant photo

Reviews

Sayyid Johnson 2025-03-15

The best Indian food around! Out of all the Indian restaurants I've been to, Masala Cafe is the best. The flavor of their food is delicious!! I order from here all the time and the food is always spot on! The Chicken Takka Masala is so good!!!

Nithya 2024-11-24

The Chicken Kothu Parotta and Chicken Biryani were sooo delicious, bursting with rich flavors and spices. The generous portions left me feeling fully satisfied, and the food truly made me feel like I was dining in India. Despite a slightly unusual smell in the restaurant, I had a wonderful experience. Remarkably, even with just one person managing both orders and cleaning, the service was great!

Sushmitha Morkonda 2024-11-23

This is hands down the best Indian restaurant in Newark, NJ! Visiting after 6 years, and it still tastes just as amazing. The South Indian flavors are incredible! Kothu Parotta and Chicken 65 were my absolute favorites. Great service and amazing food!

Chamily Nafia Lourduraj 2024-11-23

If you're craving authentic South Indian cuisine in NY/Newark, look no further than Masala Cafe. This place is a must-visit for a excellent culinary experience with traditional flavors, warm hospitality, and a cozy ambiance. My personal favourite was their Egg Kothu Parotta and Goat Briyani. Their price is reasonable and have a good variety of items in their menu. Overall a must try stop in Newark.

MD Mohasin 2025-01-13

I’ll never forget you guys never forget this restaurant and trust me everytime I’ll visit NJ my lunch or dinner would be you guys I was craving South Indian food for years. And I finally found I remember as a child I used to have these dishes from my neighbors and it was amazing same Taste I’ve found here my mouth watered as they were serving bringing it in the fragrance I would say as I smelled I knew right then that this would be beyond delicious and the most important for us was that this whole entire menu is Halal😍♥️😋my wife loved it my day was best after that food fulfilled my stomach. Thank you guys for the warm welcome the staffs was friendly generous and kind had no problems and the price is affordable for anybody who wants to devour that kind of taste🤤thank you soo much guys again RECOMMENDED HIGHLY!!!

Sherley R 2023-06-30

This place has the best food in Indian street, NJ. One of the very few Indian restaurants open until 2 am on a weekday. Food is served pretty fast and has a wide variety of street style south Indian foods. The restaurant features portraits of memes all around which I found to be innovative. The cut pomfret fish served here is the best! This should definitely be on your list if you're visiting NYC NJ or surrounding areas. Highly recommended.

Vikram R 2023-10-03

Take your taste Buds to enjoy the Indian flavors, then is the one of the best restaurant in Newark. I have tried their veg and non veg meals. It's not the authentic meals combo we get in other bhavans . They will give one appetizers, one cure , one Nan and rice. Which is more than enough to full our tummy. Also I have tried chicken kothu parota, it's amazing. Little disappointing with the salna which was little sweet. Don't miss to start ur lunch or dinner with pakoda here, it's very crispy and tasty. Tea and coffee are good but not that great. They should have made tea little stronger. Coming to biryani, we ordered egg biryani. Biryani made out of basmati rice and it's not having any gravy in it. It's too dry, so better to avoid it. It's very small restaurants, so don't go with any expectations w.r.t ambience. Just for food it's must try restaurant.