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HOPSSCOTCH – Jersey City’s financial district has a new kid in town with decidedly adult tastes of craft beer, craft scotch, and craft food.
‘Where recess meets happy hour’
Gastro-pub Hops Scotch opens doors in Jersey City financial district

“All I wanted was to go into a bar to see my favorite team play, enjoy classic, quality beer, and have a good bite to eat,” HopsScotch co-owner Luke Gomez said. “I’d either go into a sports bar w...
Aug 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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HAVANA DAYS AND NIGHTS – Hoboken’s Havana Café and Lounge opened in November and provides patrons with authentic Cuban cuisine and outdoor seating in a hip, modern setting. Photo by Tristan Pope.
Cuba: just around the corner
Hoboken’s Havana Café and Lounge delivers authentic cuisine and modern, artsy ambience

Hoboken’s Havana Café and Lounge fills patrons’ bellies with old-fashioned, passed-through-the-generations Cuban fare “like Grandma used to make,” manager Alan Fox said. Well, sure, if Grandma l...
Aug 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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JERSEY SHORE IN HOBOKEN – Grab a taste of old school Jersey Shore fare at the WindMill in Hoboken.
Hot dog!
Former Wall Street exec brings classic shore fare to Hoboken

One morning earlier this year, a woman walked past 79 Hudson St. in Hoboken and saw the “Coming Soon: WindMill” sign in the window. She began to cry, franchise owner Roger Corrado recalled. She s...
Jul 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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TWENTY GERMAN DRAFTS – Hoboken’s Pilsener Haus and Biergarten offers 20 German draft beers.
Garten of eatin’ (and drinkin’)
Hoboken’s Pilsener Haus brings the beer gardens of yore into the new millennium

Traditional European biergartens are large, open air, high-ceilinged halls filled with row upon row of picnic tables and benches where all classes of people bring their own lunches and buy, well,...
Apr 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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INSIDE – San Giuseppe is surprisingly elegant and has 40 tables.
That’s Italian
San Giuseppe in Hoboken boasts creative, extensive menu and elegant atmosphere
San Giuseppe Italian restaurant, located uptown in Hoboken near the city’s only movie theater, goes far beyond what you might expect from a place describing itself as “coal-fired pizza and cucina”...
Mar 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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A CHEERY UPTOWN PLACE – Goodfella’s Bayonne ads another quality place to uptown food choices, but at very affordable prices.
More than just pizza
Goodfella’s has good eats
Walking into any place that can boast of having won national recognition for its pizza, it’s hard to not sample some. The brick-oven pizzas are made with their signature semolina dough, fresh moz...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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SPACIOUS AND TASTEFUL – One of the two rooms at India on the Hudson.
Sweet or spicy, it’s delicious
Large array of buffet and menu items at India on the Hudson

When I was young and foolish, I thought I didn’t like Indian food, because I hadn’t eaten the majority of sweet and diverse dishes that dominate most American Indian restaurants, and I thought it ...
Jan 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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IT’S FRESH – The quesadillas were fresh and delicious, not greasy like at some bars.
Maple-glazed chops, prime rib…and nachos
Mikie Squared offers serious entrees as well as bar food

If you think the bar Mikie Squared Bar and Grill on Hoboken’s Washington Street mainly serves bar food, you might miss out on entrees such as citrus maple pork chops, vodka shrimp, prime rib, and...
Jan 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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VEAL CHOP PARMIGIANO – A large portion served with gravy and fresh melted mozzarella.
Just like grandma used to make
Filomena’s at Zach’s: Traditional Italian with variety

Patrons of Filomena’s Italian Deli in Secaucus who have enjoyed years of freshly-prepared mozzarella, home-cooked Italian dishes, and delicious desserts can now sit down to a cozy, comfortable di...
Nov 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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ELEGANT – Leo’s is perfect for both the casual and the elegant diner.
The true taste of Hoboken
Leo’s serves gourmet entrees, wine, bar pies – and a Sinatra jukebox

Want to bring family and friends to a true Hoboken establishment, or find a romantic place for a date? Leo’s Grandevous – the Italian restaurant that’s been around since 1939 – fits the bill in b...
Nov 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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PRIVATE CORNERS – The wine barrel room, which is available for private parties at Sammy’s Roadhouse.
Western flair
Freshly made American comfort food at Sammy’s Roadhouse

The southwest end of Hoboken has a new outpost serving up Americana-style cooking and freshly-prepared comfort foods tucked away at the end of First Street at the Sky Club. “A roadhouse is a plac...
Oct 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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INSIDE – Zack’s is elegant yet casual.
For brunch, dinner, and drinks
Zack’s serves top-notch dishes in cozy tavern/restaurant

Don’t let Zack’s Oak Bar, an elegant yet casual tavern at Third Street and Willow Avenue, fool you. Sure, it’s got an extensive beer and wine list, as well as a bar made of oak that goes back to ...
Oct 02, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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