Places to eat in New Jersey

New Jersey is where we call home now and here are places we would recommend you to go if you are in this Garden State.

Tenafly

  • Baumgart's Café - International
    (201) 569-6267
    45 East Palisade Avenue
    Englewood, NJ 07631

    This place offers very good food with creative desserts.


  • Beijing Duck House - Chinese
    (201) 385-2234
    359 South Washington Avenue
    Bergenfield, NJ 07621

    The food here is superb, but you have to like authentic Chinese food. Because of the size of the dishes, it is best for a party of at least 4 people.


  • The Palisadium - Mixed Asian
    (201) 224-2211
    700 Palisadium Drive
    Cliffside Park, NJ 07010

    You get to have Chinese, Japanese, Korean and American dishes during the weekend buffet time at this Korean-owned restaurant.


  • So Kong Dong - Korean Tofu
    (201) 585-1122
    130 Main Street
    Fort Lee, NJ 07024

    This place sells tofu and the ONLY non-tofu item on the menu is the BBQ rib dish. Yet people still crowd this tiny restaurant. Want to know why? Go have some tofu and you will get your answer.


  • So Moon Nan Jib - Korean BBQ
    (201) 944-3998
    238 Broad Avenue
    Palisades Park, NJ 07650

    Korean BBQ & pancake here are excellent. Eat fast if you cannot stand the stare from the people at the wait line.


  • Shaburang - Shabu Shabu
    (201) 585-9598
    520 Bergen Boulevard
    Palisades Park, NJ 07650

    Shabu shabu with a Korean twist. The rice porridge after the meal is the best in our opinion.


Princeton

  • Ajihei - Japanese
    (609) 252-1158
    11 Chambers Street
    Princeton, NJ 08542

    This is a little place run by a Japanese family. Even though it is a bit pricier than the nearby Japanese restaurants, you will find it all worthwhile after tasting the food.


  • Americana Diner
    (609) 448-4477
    359 Route 130 North
    East Windsor, NJ 08520

    Upscale diner food with casual atmosphere.


  • Lotus Garden – Chinese
    (609) 799-8888
    10 Schalks Crossing Road
    Plainsboro, NJ 08536

    When we have no energy to cook and want to have Chinese, this is the default place for us to go.


  • Sakura Express
    (609) 430-1180
    43 Witherspoon Street
    Princeton, NJ 08542

    You will always find people in this casual sushi joint. Price is decent considering the quality and amount of sushi you will get. Customers are mostly students from nearby Princeton University.


  • Thomas Sweet Ice Cream
    (609) 683-8720
    179 Nassau Street
    Princeton, NJ 08542

    We were told this is where Einstein had his ice creams when doing research in Princeton. Ice Cream here is really creamy and don’t forget to try the new flavors which change from time to time.


Others

  • Arthur’s Tavern
    (201) 656-5009
    237 Washington Street
    Hoboken, NJ 07030

    Want to have steaks yet got no reservation or $ for Peter Luger? This place will serve as a good alternative.


  • China Bowl Seafood Restaurant - Chinese
    (732) 572-7275
    1765-1767 Tops Plaza
    Route 27
    Edison, NJ 08817

    Do you know many Chinese restaurants that give you really good complimentary soup? This is the only one we know of. If not because it takes us a while to get there, we would opt to have dinner here every night.


  • Penang – Malaysian
    (732) 287-3038
    505 Old Post Road
    Edison, NJ 08817

    This restaurant got sibling stores in Manhattan, Queens, and Philadelphia. That should tell you how many good eats you can find here.


  • Sagami - Japanese
    (856) 854-9773
    37 Crescent Boulevard
    Route 130
    Collingswood, NJ 08108

    A Japanese owned restaurant that will make you forget you are actually not in Japan…