Gulu-Gulu Cafe

Gulu Gulu Cafe is a bohemian cafe and craft beer bar in the heart of Salem, serving breakfast, gourmet sandwiches, soups, light fare, espresso, wine, craft cocktails and desserts. Its beer list focuses on hard-to-find craft brews, and the kitchen leans wholesome and vegetarian-friendly, with an expansive menu of sweet and savory crepes as a highlight. Local bands and singer-songwriters play throughout the week, and the cafe puts a focus on visual and performance art.

Owners Marie Feldmannova and her husband, Steve Feldmann, named the place for the cafe in Prague where they met. They opened the first Gulu Gulu in Lynn in 2005 and moved to Salem, a better fit, in 2007. Steve has said it is not a club, not quite a restaurant and definitely not Starbucks, and one writeup compared it to Hemingway’s Closerie des Lilas. The owners and staff can often be found sitting down with a coffee or a pint.

What to Know

• The cafe does not take reservations and cannot seat parties larger than six.
• Dogs are welcome on the patio; only ADA service animals are allowed inside.
• It closes on the first Monday of every month.
• It sits right behind the Samantha statue.