• Where can I find parking by the café?

    There is a parking lot between 2nd and 3rd Avenue off Raritan Avenue (Route 27).

 

• Where is the entrance located?

     There are two entrances. One is on South 2^nd  Avenue  and the other is on Raritan Avenue. Look

      for the Quilt Room of the Reformed Church of Highland Park.      

• How can I get to the café from the Rutgers New Brunswick campus?

     Take the L Rutgers shuttle to Harrison Avenue. At Harrison Avenue walk up towards Route

     27/Raritan Ave. At Raritan Ave. turn left and stay on Raritan until you reach 2nd Ave. and follow the

     directions listed above.

• What are the cafe hours?

    A Better World Café is open from 11am to 3pm on Monday through Friday.

• Who can eat at the cafe?

    Everyone is welcome to dine at the café!

• Is the food wallet-friendly?

    We offer many options for diners as to how you can select your portions and pay a fair price through  

    one of the following options:

1. You may pay the suggested price or something different. If you  pay more, you will assist someone else who has more limited resources.
2. You may volunteer an hour of time in exchange for a meal.
3. You may have the complimentary dish of the day if you cannot pay or volunteer.
4. You may include the complimentary dish as one of your selections to help keep your total cost at a minimum.
   

• What kind of food does A Better World Café offer?

    We make use of seasonal foods--grown, cooked, and served  in ways that benefit both you and the

      environment.  A Better World Café’s selections change daily as our chefs implement the products

     from local farms and markets and seasonal items.

 

• How does the cafe maintain an environment friendly atmosphere?

    A Better World Café reduces food waste, since customers choose their own portion sizes. It reduces 

    trash because it does not use Styrofoam cups, plastic utensils, or paper plates. All of the coffee and 

    teas available are fair-trade. Food waste and teabags are composted instead of being thrown away.

   

Community Cafes

A Better World Cafe follows a community cafe model pioneered by Denise Cerreta of One World Everybody Eats in Salt Lake City, Utah. The cafe is a great way to strengthen the bonds of community by providing nutritious meals based on affordability rather than price. A Better World Cafe is proud to belong to a family of community cafes around the nation that share the same principles.

Visitors

Though new, the cafe has already motivated and inspired people with its sustainability model.