Old Restaurant Spot Taken Over by New Owners

Danyel Cini and Susan Michel have opened Michel's Hometown Cafe on Cinnaminson Avenue in Palmyra serving old-fashioned foodstuffs, with a little taste of German thrown in.

In their new restaurant, owners Danyel Cini and Susan Michel want you to stop in and stay awhile. The pair have set up a homey vibe at Michel’s Hometown Cafe, a 28-seater on Cinnaminson Avenue in Palmyra, originally occupied by the Mulberry Cafe.  The twosome have launched a new culinary career in the cafe, which features colorful artwork, sage-hued walls and earthy wooden floors.  “Not much needed to be done,” says Michel, a native from the area who now lives in Palmyra. “But we wanted to add our touches.” Michel, 60, and her husband, Carl, 73 have been in the restaurant business for decades. Before the arrival of Michel’s Hometown Cafe, she was at the helm of Michel’s Kitchen (these days it's called the Moore's Towne Cafe) on Chester …

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Readers' Choice

Moorestown's Favorite Place for Breakfast Is ...

Whoops! We almost forgot to include one—but you didn't.

Despite a certain inattentive local editor initially neglecting to add it to the list of Moorestown's best breakfast joints, Moore's Towne Cafe emerged as the victor in our latest Readers' Choice poll. Thanks to a handful of its loyal customers banging the drum for the downtown eatery, the omission was corrected and the cafe surged ahead to claim 41 percent of the vote for the win.  The White House Restaurant had been holding the lead before Moore's Towne Cafe was added, but came away in second place with a respectable 26 percent of the vote, while Perkins Restaurant came in third with 13 percent and The Cubby Hole—Moorestown's favorite place for coffee—trailed in fourth with 8 percent.  To read more about Moore's Towne Cafe, click here. …

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