AQ Kafé

In further Marcus Samuelsson news, the second outpost of the casual AQ Cafe is looking closer to opening just off Columbus Circle at 1800 Broadway, where the windows are papered with photos and names of Scandinavian goodies. Interestingly, the sign outside spells the restaurant’s name as “Kafé” (rather than the original's “cafe”), and the otherwise similar menu presents one glaring omission: the popular Nordic Cuban sandwich. Fingers are crossed that the missing sandwich (which is made of grilled Swedish ham, Jarlsberg cheese, pickled cucumbers and whole grain mustard) is just an oversight and not the work of some Swedish purist organization. UPDATE: The opening is  projected for mid-to-late September.