The Guide: Cafés & Bakeries in High Bridge, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Lebanon Borough and Bloomsbury, NJ
Part of the Hunterdon County cafés guide
How We Selected These Businesses
This guide covers High Bridge, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Lebanon Borough and Bloomsbury.
A business is listed here if it sells coffee (or tea, for a boba or tea shop), something baked, and has a seat to enjoy them: a café, coffee shop, bakery, boba shop or roaster. National chains are on this page on the same terms as anyone else; the test is the transaction, not the size of the company behind it.
Every business below was checked against its own website or own published profile (own Facebook page or own Google Business listing where a business has no website), and each row shows the month we last checked it ourselves.
Where fewer than five cafés and bakeries in these towns passed that test, the nearest cafés and bakeries that pass the same test are listed in a separate table, each with the town it is based in.
About This Guide
This guide is produced by Garden State Circle. Cafés, coffee shops and bakeries appear here because they meet the test described above — coffee (or tea), something baked, and a seat — and a location in High Bridge, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Lebanon Borough and Bloomsbury, NJ. That is a test, not a judgment, and it is the only route onto this page. No business can pay to be included in this guide, to be listed higher, or to change what the comparison table says about it. Businesses are listed alphabetically, and every detail in the table was checked against each business’s own website or own published profile in October 2026.
Everything under the heading that begins this guide is governed by the rules above, on every guide we publish. Where a sponsor’s message appears above that heading, it is paid for and labelled, and it buys nothing in the guide. Garden State Circle is supported by the businesses that participate in it. Participation pays for our ongoing work: keeping a business’s entry accurate, re-checking its record, and publishing a page of its own details that the business maintains. There is no paid placement in this guide. Participation does not buy a place here, a position here, or anything the comparison table says. Where a row carries a verification date, that is when we last checked that business’s record ourselves. A row without one has not been checked recently — that is a fact about our work, not about the business. Ingredients, preparation and allergen handling change, and we record what each business publishes rather than inspecting kitchens. If you have a food allergy, confirm directly with the business before you order. Hours, menus and seasonal openings change often. Every detail here was checked on the date shown above.
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Cafés and Bakeries in High Bridge, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Lebanon Borough and Bloomsbury — Compared
| Business | Type | Leads with, as published | Open Sunday, as published | Hours, as published | Seating, as published | Ownership, as published | Record checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polka Dot Cafe NJ High Bridge | Café | coffee, hot tea; scones, homebaked beer bread (own site) | Yes, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM | Thu–Sun 10:00 AM–4:00 PM | Indoor and outdoor seating (own site) | Not stated | Oct 2026 |
| Scout’s Coffee Bar + Mercantile High Bridge | Coffee shop | in-house roasted coffee; a bakery space with pastries created in-house (own site) | Yes, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM | Mon–Fri 7:30 AM–4:00 PM; Sat–Sun 8:00 AM–4:00 PM | The Parlor dining area; dine-in (own site and own Google listing) | Not stated | Oct 2026 |
Nearby Cafés and Bakeries — Compared
| Business | Type | Leads with, as published | Open Sunday, as published | Hours, as published | Seating, as published | Ownership, as published | Record checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Bagel Company Clinton | Bagel shop | fresh bagels and coffee; bagels baked daily, cookies (own site) | Not published | 6:00 AM–2:00 PM, as shown on own site | Dine-in (own Google listing) | Small chain (2 locations, both in NJ) | Oct 2026 |
| Jimmy’s Coffeehouse Clinton | Coffee shop | specialty coffee and matcha drinks; pastries and desserts in the display case (own site) | Yes, 6:00 AM–8:00 PM | Sun–Thu 6:00 AM–8:00 PM; Fri–Sat 6:00 AM–9:30 PM | Dine-in (own Google listing) | Not stated | Oct 2026 |
| Riverside Coffee & Tea (The Stone Bean at Riverside) Clinton | Coffee shop | organic coffee, bubble teas; scones, pastries, panini, cinnamon rolls (own Facebook) | Yes, closes 8:00 PM (own Google listing) | Not published | Dine-in and outdoor seating (own Facebook) | Same owner as The Stone Bean, Basking Ridge | Oct 2026 |
| Sweet Melissa Patisserie Lebanon (Clinton Township) | Bakery | French and American pastries, breads, desserts; lattes, cappuccino, coffee (own Google listing and the site it names) | Yes, closes 6:00 PM (own Google listing) | Not published | Dine-in (own Google listing) | Not stated | Oct 2026 |
The Cafés and Bakeries
Polka Dot Cafe NJ — High Bridge
Coffee, hot tea; scones, homebaked beer bread (own site). Hours: Thu–Sun 10:00 AM–4:00 PM. Seating: Indoor and outdoor seating (own site).
Scout’s Coffee Bar + Mercantile — High Bridge
In-house roasted coffee; a bakery space with pastries created in-house (own site). Hours: Mon–Fri 7:30 AM–4:00 PM; Sat–Sun 8:00 AM–4:00 PM. Seating: The Parlor dining area; dine-in (own site and own Google listing).
Nearby Cafés and Bakeries
Clinton Bagel Company — Clinton
Fresh bagels and coffee; bagels baked daily, cookies (own site). Hours: 6:00 AM–2:00 PM, as shown on own site. Seating: Dine-in (own Google listing). Ownership: Small chain (2 locations, both in NJ).
Jimmy’s Coffeehouse — Clinton
Specialty coffee and matcha drinks; pastries and desserts in the display case (own site). Hours: Sun–Thu 6:00 AM–8:00 PM; Fri–Sat 6:00 AM–9:30 PM. Seating: Dine-in (own Google listing).
Riverside Coffee & Tea (The Stone Bean at Riverside) — Clinton
Organic coffee, bubble teas; scones, pastries, panini, cinnamon rolls (own Facebook). Seating: Dine-in and outdoor seating (own Facebook). Ownership: Same owner as The Stone Bean, Basking Ridge.
Sweet Melissa Patisserie — Lebanon (Clinton Township)
French and American pastries, breads, desserts; lattes, cappuccino, coffee (own Google listing and the site it names). Seating: Dine-in (own Google listing).
Common questions
Is this every café and bakery in High Bridge, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Lebanon Borough and Bloomsbury? No list like this is ever complete or permanent. This page reflects what each business’s own website or own published profile said as of October 2026, and it is checked periodically. If you know of a business that should be here, use the correction note at the bottom of the page.
Does “Not stated” mean the café has no seating? No. It means the business does not publish that fact where we could read it.
Are national chains included? Yes, on the same terms as anyone else.
Does a business have to pay to be listed? No. Every business on this page qualified by meeting the same test — see the note above the table.
Every detail on this page was checked in October 2026.
More Garden State Circle Guides
Coffee Shops and Cafés in Hunterdon County, NJ · Cafés & Bakeries in Clinton, NJ · Every guide we publish is listed at Garden State Circle Guides.
Additional resources
Also see our field piece on North Hunterdon cafés: where to grab coffee, get some work done or catch up.
Something out of date?
This guide is maintained. If anything here is wrong or has changed — a name, an address, hours, seating or ownership — tell us and we will check it. Businesses listed here are welcome to write in directly.
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Know a café, coffee shop or bakery in High Bridge, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Lebanon Borough and Bloomsbury that we missed? Write to the address above and tell us what proves it sells coffee (or tea), something baked, and has a seat — its own website or own published profile naming them — and we will add it.
This is not a ranking.