Restaurant Reviews
A lively sports bar with a deep roster of specials, combos and dishes.
The staff of the Cheese Cave will help you pick out a cheese platter, and there are creative, cheese-enhanced sandwiches as well.
Salugo Bistro is part pizza parlor, part Tuscan-inspired BYO bistro in a Best Buy strip mall in East Hanover.
Raval
September 10, 2015
Inspired by the famous Raval neighborhood of Barcelona, Jersey City's Michael Garcia and chef Michael Fiorianti (of Sátis fame) opened Raval in J.C.
Summer's over, but Upstream Grille is worth the drive to northernmost Morris County for chef Ken Salmon's delicious, imaginative and affordable food.
Farm and Fisherman Tavern + Market
September 1, 2015
Two Philly chefs (each married, with kids, and living in Jersey) create an eatery with an urban vibe yet plenty of free parking.
Seagrass Restaurant is an upscale yet casual café just three blocks from the beach in Ocean Grove.
Wolfgang Zwiener spent 40 years at the venerable Peter Luger steakhouse in Brooklyn and began opening his own steakhouses in 2004. This is Jersey's first Wolfgang's Steakhouse, in Somerville.
Anthony David’s
August 20, 2015
A Hoboken institution since 1998, Anthony David's recent revamp reflects Italian trattorias' mix of change and tradition.
Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten
August 6, 2015
A hip evocation of an Old World beer hall brings the Shore a two-fisted festival of wursts, schnitzels, strudel and 90 beers.
Tiffin
July 23, 2015
A Philly-based chain of casual restaurants serving Indian food that can be surprisingly good. The vegetarian dishes at the Cherry Hill location get the thumbs up.
Chef Dale Talde, a first-gen Filipino-American from Chicago, made his name with Asian fusion in Brooklyn, serving mashups like the McBao. Does his Jersey City post hold up?
A no-frills Italian joint serving creatively prepared, home-style specialties.
Get your fill of all the Mediterranean staples, including hummus, baba ganouj, tabouli and falafel.
A Latin American spot offering terrific, hand-cut potato chips with a trio of Peruvian sauces, complimentary with every meal.
Novo Mediterranean
July 2, 2015
An Israeli chef brings a modern sensibility to the foods and flavors of his homeland, the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
Blue Marlin
June 11, 2015
Chef/owner Roy Reid is known for his stories of growing up in Jamaica and for his cooking, which he calls "Caribbean authentic Jamaican food with my twist."
When chef James DeSisto bought the space last September, he changed everything but the name. The changes, including a New American menu, are for the better.
Mossuto’s Market & Cafe
May 27, 2015
Two siblings expand their father’s Italian market, add a bakery, wood-burning oven, kitchen and bar—and it’s tutto delizioso.
The Kaffee Korner in Barrington not only makes its own curly fries, it does a heck of a job with paninis, salads and burgers.