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The ShopRite of Hudson Exchange Place opened October 14 on the second floor of Everton, a 60 story tower at 99 Provost St in Jersey City, replacing the Metro Plaza store with 20,000 more square feet.
Serafina, the NYC Italian favorite with 10 Manhattan locations, opens its first New Jersey restaurant Wednesday at 5pm at 25 Highwood Avenue in Tenafly.
Ramen Nagomi announced October 10 that its Freehold and Quakerbridge Mall locations will permanently close October 15, while New Brunswick and Easton Ave stay open.
The Budd Lake Diner at 120 Route 46 West in Budd Lake abruptly closed on October 6, ending a run that stretches back to 1987 as one of Morris County's beloved highway diners.
The Soda Shop opens Saturday, October 10 at 304 Bloomfield Ave in Verona, the town's first dedicated dirty soda shop, serving customizable dirty sodas, ice cream, shakes, and floats.
Mambo Cuban Restaurant + Lounge celebrated its grand opening Friday at 412 Bloomfield Avenue — the group's third New Jersey location.
Sushi BBY Omakase is a 12-seat, no-menu counter in Scotch Plains with $80 and $120 tastings — and it's already booked through October.
A 56-year-old Toms River woman was killed and seven others injured Saturday morning when an SUV plowed into the outdoor dining area at Meg's Grill in Lavallette.
Eight slices worth driving across the state for — from Jersey City wood-fired pies to Trenton tomato pie country. The ultimate NJ pizza guide.
Bobby Flay says Razza Pizza Artigianale makes “some of the best pizza in the world” — and owner Dan Richer taught him the dough recipe.
The ShopRite of Hudson Exchange Place opened October 14 on the second floor of Everton, a 60 story tower at 99 Provost St in Jersey City, replacing the Metro Plaza store with 20,000 more square feet.
Serafina, the NYC Italian favorite with 10 Manhattan locations, opens its first New Jersey restaurant Wednesday at 5pm at 25 Highwood Avenue in Tenafly.
Ramen Nagomi announced October 10 that its Freehold and Quakerbridge Mall locations will permanently close October 15, while New Brunswick and Easton Ave stay open.
The Budd Lake Diner at 120 Route 46 West in Budd Lake abruptly closed on October 6, ending a run that stretches back to 1987 as one of Morris County's beloved highway diners.
The Soda Shop opens Saturday, October 10 at 304 Bloomfield Ave in Verona, the town's first dedicated dirty soda shop, serving customizable dirty sodas, ice cream, shakes, and floats.
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Mambo Cuban Restaurant + Lounge celebrated its grand opening Friday at 412 Bloomfield Avenue — the group's third New Jersey location.
Sushi BBY Omakase is a 12-seat, no-menu counter in Scotch Plains with $80 and $120 tastings — and it's already booked through October.
A 56-year-old Toms River woman was killed and seven others injured Saturday morning when an SUV plowed into the outdoor dining area at Meg's Grill in Lavallette.
Eight slices worth driving across the state for — from Jersey City wood-fired pies to Trenton tomato pie country. The ultimate NJ pizza guide.
Bobby Flay says Razza Pizza Artigianale makes “some of the best pizza in the world” — and owner Dan Richer taught him the dough recipe.
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Eight slices worth driving across the state for — from Jersey City wood-fired pies to Trenton tomato pie country. The ultimate NJ pizza guide.
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Two new concepts just opened inside the old Better Days space at 143 Newark Avenue in Jersey City: Bembe, a casual steak and raw bar, and Chef D. Harmon's Steaks Shakes + Harmony — cheesesteaks and poundshakes.
Mambo Cuban Restaurant + Lounge celebrated its grand opening Friday at 412 Bloomfield Avenue — the group's third New Jersey location.
Bobby Flay says Razza Pizza Artigianale makes “some of the best pizza in the world” — and owner Dan Richer taught him the dough recipe.
North Jersey
Central Jersey
Sweetgreen just opened its 10th NJ location at MarketFair in Princeton — with a Fall Harvest Menu, free entrées for the first 50 students in line, and a meal donated to Share My Meals for every meal sold on opening day.
Sushi BBY Omakase is a 12-seat, no-menu counter in Scotch Plains with $80 and $120 tastings — and it's already booked through October.
A 56-year-old Toms River woman was killed and seven others injured Saturday morning when an SUV plowed into the outdoor dining area at Meg's Grill in Lavallette.
Red Bank's first omakase counter opens this fall at Anderson Market, plus a new lobby bar and vinyl listening room.
Jersey Shore
South Jersey
The Collingswood Italian restaurant filed Chapter 11 — but it’s open, the staff is there, and gift cards are still good.
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