Centre Street Cafe

Centre Street Café, a Jamaica Plain Restaurant serving brunch, lunch and dinner prides themselves on using the freshest local produce while forming relationships with many of the area farmers. What does this mean for our you? It means that during the growing season, you get the freshest, tastiest vegetables possible (usually picked that very morning). It means getting gorgeous organically grown vegetables from Ray Mong at Applefield Field in Stow. It means getting all-natural pasture-raised beef from Jon Konove out in Brimfield. It means getting beautiful fruits and vegetables and exquisite pork that has been humanely raised by Glenn and Genevieve Stillman out in New Braintree. It means getting the best heirloom apples and peaches. It means that the cider you get at Centre Street Cafe is local and delicious (mainly from Box Hill Orchards).

Centre Street Cafe has spent years scouring the New England countryside searching out small, local farmers that take pride and care in both what they do and how they do it. They have visited most of the farms they do business with learning about the farmers and their growing practices, making sure they are ecologically responsible, and in the case of the animals, that they are humane.

Why local? It is certainly fresher and tastier but the staff at Centre Street likes the idea that is means less “truck miles” to bring the food to the restaurant, and hence less pollution. They are big fans of the fast-disappearing rural environment, and feel strongly that one way to protect that environment is to support our local farmers. These are the little guys who are too small to cash in on the huge government subsidies that are doled out to giant agri-business. These are the guys that get up at 3:30 am every morning, day in and day out, to do the milking. These are the guys that never stop working as long as there is light during the growing season. Centre Street Cafe applauds and admires them for all their hard work, and urges you to search them out and support then as much as possible.

Brunch

Centre Street Cafe serves the best brunch in Jamaica Plain every Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Stop in for breakfast favorites like waffles, french toast, pancakes, breakfast burritos, and eggs any style. See the brunch menu online.

Lunch

Stop in Centre Street Cafe for lunch Monday - Friday 11:30 am - 3:00 pm where you'll find an assortment of burgers, wraps, soups, salads, burritos, and quesadillas and even a "slackers breakfast" selection served till 3:00 pm. Looking for a lunch combo in JP? Centre Street Cafe has several lunch specials to choose from like the soup & salad or half wrap combo. See the lunch menu online.

Dinner

Diner at Centre Street Cafe is served Monday - Saturday 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm. With appetizers like crab cakes and shrimp nirvana, apple walnut salads and entree's like Bombay curry stir fry and Tex Mex Chipotle Meatballs to choose from, everyone in you're party is sure to find something they'll like. See the dinner menu online.