29th Annual Jersey Choice Restaurant Poll

It's your turn to rate the best eating in the state.

Nonna Knows Best

Breathes there an Italian chef who didn’t learn to love food and cooking at the knee of mamma or nonna (grandmother)? Assolutamente no!

Photo by Laura Moss.

Masters of "Mutz"

Fresh, hand-made mozzarella is a treasure, and Jersey does it best.

By Josh Ozersky

Photo by Jason Varney.

Miracle Cure

Letting air and nature do most of the work, Salumeria Biellese in Hackensack produces acclaimed sausages and hams just like in the Old Country.

By Mary Ann Castronovo Fusco

Photo by Eric Levin.

Pass the Pasta

Jersey is blessed with many compelling Italian restaurants. Here are 16 of our favorites.

AP Photo/Richard Drew.

Where Real Italians Eat

We find out where prominent New Jersey Italian celebrities like to eat.

By Tammy La Gorce

Photo by Dan Engongoro.

Top 25 Restaurants

Long gone are the days when New Jersey, sandwiched between two imposing cities, could only look outward for its best food. Now the top restaurants in the state stand shoulder to shoulder with the finest in the region.

By Eric Levin

Photo by Laura Moss.

28th Annual Readers' and Critics' Choice Restaurant Poll

Our annual Readers' and Critics' Choice Restaurant Poll takes you all over the state to some of our favorite restaurants.

Photo by Marc Steiner/Agency New Jersey.

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.