Havenly Cafe Closes, Nonprofit Services to Persist

WHO:

NH Register - Havenly Cafe, a nonprofit organization focused on helping refugee and immigrant women.

New Haven Independent - Refugee and immigrant women who have been trained as chefs at Havenly Cafe.

WHAT:

NH Register - Havenly Cafe is closing, but its nonprofit programs will continue.

New Haven Independent - The cafe has spent six years training refugee and immigrant women to become chefs and is known for serving some of the best falafel in town.

WHERE:

NH Register - Havenly Cafe is located on Temple Street in New Haven.

WHEN:

New Haven Independent - The cafe will close on Friday.

WHY:

NH Register - The article does not specify the reasons for the cafe's closure.

HOW:

New Haven Independent - The cafe has been involved in training programs for refugee and immigrant women to help them build careers in the culinary field.

(UPDATED July 17, 2026 16:26 UTC)

Havenly Cafe, a nonprofit organization in New Haven dedicated to training refugee and immigrant women as chefs, will be closing its doors on Friday, but its programs will continue. Over the past six years, the cafe has gained a reputation for serving some of the best falafel in town while empowering women to build careers in the culinary field. Although the reasons for the closure have not been specified, the impact of its training programs will persist beyond the cafe's operation.