28 EAST ENOTECA
Pizza Napoletana and small plates with a modern twist are featured at has newly opened restaurant at 28 E Front Street, Keyport (732-497-0900); full bar. Some items to consider are braised pork belly served over cilantro-lime black beans; flaming figs, goat cheese crostini with flamed honey figs; jumbo shrimp in a chili salsa; pasta with jumbo lump crab and seasonal vegetables; skirt steak churrasco; braised lollipop lamb chops; paninis; and salads. Open daily from 11 AM; Sunday from 5 PM.
OTHER OPENINGS
900 Degree Pizza, a Neapolitan pizza restaurant, has opened at 626 Main Road (Rt 202), Towaco (973-335-2555). Along with pizza, salads, antipasto, mussels, fried calamari pizza frite, pastas and entrees are on the menu. Open daily for lunch and dinner; BYO.
Aroy-D, which means “very yummy” in Thai, has opened at 18 Grove St, Verona (973-559-3033); take out only.
The Big Straw has opened at 276 1st St, Jersey City (201-676-0474), serving bubble tea, variations of tea based beverages, fruit slushies, smoothies and Asian Snacks.
Blaze Pizza, 65 E Route 4 West, Paramus (201-843-2845), has opened offering pizzas with made-from-scratch dough that is cooked in 180 seconds, plus salads, drinks and desserts.
Blue 42 Restaurant and Bar, offering Italian cuisine in a sports-bar venue, has opened at 158 Market St, Elmwood Park (201-773-0970).
Pizza and pasta are featured at the newly opened Bravo Bar & Grill, 190 Passaic Ave, Belleville (973-759-1030).
After extensive renovations the Essex House, 525 Northfield Ave, West Orange has reopened for lunch and dinner (973-731-2222).
Fasil, offering Mediterranean/Turkish food, has opened at 308 Wootton St, Boonton (973-917-3334); BYO.
Houlihan’s, 1753 Rt 46, Parsippany (973-334-4900).
Hudson Table, offering hands-on and demonstration cooking classes, has opened at 1405 Clinton St, Hoboken. This new 1,300-square-foot venue is also available for multipurpose, private use such as photo shoots, film production, recipe development and catering. For information, visit the website.
Luna Wood Fire Tavern, featuring pizza, salads, paninis, burgers, and pastas, has opened at 223 Franklin Ave, Nutley (973-320-5935); full bar.
Food, wine and whiskies are offered at Pub 1850, 1850 Hooper Ave, Toms River (732-279-1850).
Smashburger, 440 Rt 130, East Windsor (609-308-2200).
Spiga Ristorante, formerly of Wayne, has opened at 331 Union Blvd, Totowa (973-389-0200); BYO.
Taphouse Grille, 1930 Rt 57, Hackettstown (908-651-5995).
CLOSINGS
Affinage Gourmet Cheese Shop, Fairfield
Dinallo’s, River Edge
Fuzion, Elmwood Park
Mulligans, Toms River
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