Café Roka in Bisbee is For Sale & Plans to Remain Open

Café Roka dining room (Photo by Isaac Stockton)

Café Roka in Bisbee is For Sale & Plans to Remain Open

May 22, 20242 min read

Café Roka, a Bisbee restaurant that first opened its doors in 1992, is for sale but plans to remain open. Owner Rod Kass is going to stay on temporarily after the sale as a sort of consultant to smooth the transition process.

The three-story building is listed for $1.675 million. The building includes a restaurant and bar on the first floor, additional seating on the mezzanine level, and a loft apartment on the third floor. The sale also includes all kitchen equipment, furnishings, and the business name.

However, and as mentioned just a moment ago, Café Roka plans to stay open so they can help a new owner transition. In other words, he’s hoping to keep the restaurant running with someone else behind the wheel.

“We have no plans to close this beautiful restaurant we all have enjoyed for the past 32 years,” the Café Roka team shared. “What we have done is taken the first small step towards selling the property and business by creating a property listing. There are no potential buyers at the moment. Our expectation of the selling process is that it will take some time, and we are in no rush.”

“With that said, we are excited to offer extended hours this Memorial Day Weekend in honor of our fallen heroes,” the Café Roka team shared. “We will be open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 5 – 9 p.m. Please call for a reservation: (520) 432-5153. We look forward to seeing you and offering a wonderful dining experience. Cheers!”

Café Roka (Photo by Isaac Stockton)

Café Roka is a special place for many and, in the words of local Foodie Edie Jarolim, managed “to be unpretentious while embracing many haute cuisine trappings.”

Check out her 2017 article about the restaurant.

Café Roka is located at 35 Main St., Bisbee, Arizona 85603, and can be reached at (520) 432-5153. For more information, visit caferoka.com. Check out our interactive guide to more restaurants in the town.

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Matt Sterner

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At a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.

He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.

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