Luna Cafe

The Luna Cafe was EXCELLENT. I had a new breakfast experience there. I believe it was called a Busca, with spinach, meat and cheese. I had to pass on the xheese though but it was DELICIOUS. The atmosphere was wonderful and the I believe the owner or possibly the manager took my order. Oh I forgot to mention, the cafe was just opening this morning. Other workers arrived, greeted me, brought me my coffee and breakfast. It was a beautiful experience to sit and enjoy a Italian breakfast being form African American descent

Very friendly and accommodating! Lovely 3-wall, covered outdoor dining with decorative greenery. Apparently the area has a lot of Albanian and Turkish cuisine (Cakor, Çka Ka Qellu, No Fork, and Gurra Cafe to name a few with outdoor dining), so even though the place has a large assortment of food including sandwiches, pasta, and salads, I really wanted to try from their traditional Albanian section, since I've never had any before. The waitress was really nice and patiently did her best to walk me through what everything was when she saw me trying to look up pictures of the food items online 😂. After we finally decided to order (was waiting for a friend to arrive) they asked us if we each wanted a cup of traditional soup on the house! It was yummy, but I didn't catch the name. Surprisingly, I think the complimentary Samoon bread didn't arrive until the entrees did. It was great with the soup, of course :) I decided on the "Banja Luka" / "Bunja Luka" (Samoon traditional bread, pulled filet with mushrooms & onions, with sour cream) which from the waitresses description I summed up, "So it's like a sandwich?" She wasn't sure. "Uh... It's not quite like a... Philly Cheesesteak." But at the end when I had finished thinly sliced steak (actually, yeah, like in a Philly Cheesesteak) with mushrooms and onions in a giant, wide and tall, puffy, airy samoon bread sliced she asked, "So what do you think? Is it a sandwich?" I said, "Oh definitely! An Albanian Sandwich!" So if you hear it being described as such at Luna Cafe, know that I was the one who coined it! My husband had the Mixed Combo from the traditional Albanian Menu section. It included 5 kebap, 2 qoftes, 1 sausage, and 1 pc. grilled chicken. It's a bit of an appetizer sampler plate with sausages, fried patties, chicken, and a small side salad. He said it was good! My friend ordered the penne a la vodka which came with a side salad in a bowl with feta on top.

Awesome Albanian enclave of a restaurant. Between this and the coffee shop at the other end of Arthur Avenue you have the European relaxed feel along with authentic dishes such as the byrek which is pictured. This particular one is spinach and is very common to get as a breakfast and Tiranë Albania. The service is nice here but they will practice the stoicism of Eastern Europe so I do not but expect to be fawned over while you dine.

La Luna is BEST restaurant in Little Italy left!! The best customer service, fresh food and even the water w/ lemon, salad, soup and entree was delicious! The food came out in a timely manner and we had a great time without being rushed or bothered at all. I went home later to realize I left my bag there and when I called they had it and were so sweet about it. The next morning I went back and had a cappuccino with a croissant which they offered to put Nutella on 🥹 and it was delicious too!!!!!! This will be the only restaurant for me - for breakfast, brunch and definitely dinner! It’s the gem of restaurants in Little Italy!!!!!!!! Finally a great experience!!!!!!