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Best Restaurants

Tortilla Press Cantina

Panico's

Can eating at a particular establishment in New Brunswick be considered a gamble? One of our dining critics certainly thinks so. more

Vine

Vine, a eclectic-menu establishment with a spacious and upscale ambience in Basking Ridge, offers a refreshing Southern Mediterranean option for jaded foodies. more

So Long, "Stringent" Process

Looking back with Ruth Cousineau, test-kitchen director for the late, lamented Gourmet. more

Eno Terra

After earning his stripes with restaurant royalty, chef Chris Albrecht triumphs at home. more

Bona Vita Osteria

This traditional Italian restaurant, which occupies a handsome storefront in downtown Summit, is run by culinary veterans. more

Oceanos

Oceanos, a Greek-accented seafood restaurant in Fair Lawn with a luxury yacht-esque ambience, aims for loftier standards. more

Fascino

Nearly seven years on, the DePersio family’s pride and joy continues to sparkle. more

Why Cupid Has Chopsticks in His Quiver

The Chinese Year of the Tiger (4707, not Woods) begins on Valentine’s Day. Here’s a guide to dumplings and other festive fare. (Photos by Brian Yarvin) more

Food: Iron Bounty

There are many fine Spanish and Portuguese restaurants in Newark’s Ironbound section, so inevitably when you select one to write about, there is dissension.

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Dough Boy

For our restaurant maven, making pizza is not easy as pie. more

The Original

A century ago, after crossing the Atlantic, pizza crossed the Hudson and established itself in Trenton as the tomato pie—and you can still get the real deal. more

Searching For The Soul of Jersey Pizza

This month, we attempted to answer a question that has befuddled philosophers for centuries—does pizza have a soul? Laura Schenone believes it might. more

Celebrity Pizza Picks

New Jersey-based celebrities dish about they favorite pizza joints around the state. more

25 Perfect Pizzas

We asked for your suggestions, then we started to eat—and eat. We logged more than a thousand miles, and concluded that these are the pies to pine for. more

Speak Quickly, And Carry a Big Spoon

Whether cooking at her Hoboken restaurants (or at the White House), hunting edible lizards in Peru or hairy chayotes in Weehawken, Maricel Presilla is an ebullient culinary force. more

Big Wing Wah

Can a Chinese and Japanese restaurant in Hillsborough, whose name translates to "big success," make a splash on the dining scene? more

Day Trip: Edgewater

A shopping and cultural center along the Hudson. more

Cookbook as Cliffhanger

Restaurant Nicholas’s handsome tome is for kitchens as well as coffee tables. more

The Dosa

South India's favorite finger food arrives in New Jersey. more

Doc's

Builder Don Luisi bids to make his hometown of Sparta synonymous with superb steaks and seafood. more

Za

An ambitious New American-style restaurant settles in Pennington. more

2010 Best Of Poll

It’s your turn! For the first time ever, New Jersey Monthly readers will determine the BEST OF NEW JERSEY. more

2009 Readers' and Critics' Restaurant Poll

The results of our 26th Annual Readers’ Choice Restaurant Poll. more

Treno

Wasabi Asian Plates and Sushi Bar

Painted Cottage Cafe

Food

Olive and Fig

Bellisimo Ristorante

The Treehouse

State Street Grill

Peaches Are Here

Jersey tomato. Georgia peach. Jersey peach?

There are 88,000 acres of peach orchards in the state, says the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council. August is the height of the season.

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The 25 Best Restaurants 2008

Looking for a great restaurant? Check out our critics' top restaurant picks. With fine dining ever finer, our critics and dining editor tackle the difficult task of choosing the 25 best restaurants in NJ. more

Readers' and Critics' Choice - Restaurant Poll Winners 2008

Our critics do a lot of eating, and every August we look back and share the best of the best with you. And you do the same by voting in our Annual Readers' Choice Restaurant Poll. Discover which restaurants we honored and which are your favorites. more

Readers' and Critic's Picks 2006

These are the readers' and critics' picks for best restaurants of 2006. more