MilkShake Factory, the Pittsburgh dessert shop founded in 1914, opens its first Bergen County location today, October 10, at 63 E. Ridgewood Ave in downtown Ridgewood, with a grand opening party from noon to 4 PM.

La Campessina Coffee Shop is now open at 424 Teaneck Road in Ridgefield Park, serving single origin coffee from Juncalito in the Dominican Republic alongside brunch and cafe fare, seven days a week.

Ramen season is here. Seven New Jersey ramen shops worth the drive, from the burnt garlic tonkotsu at Ramen Nagomi in New Brunswick to the volcano miso at Muteki in Hoboken and Jersey City.

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.

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.

Trader Joe's will open new stores in West Orange (457 Mount Pleasant Ave) and Jersey City (55 Hudson St) this fall or winter, joining 22 existing New Jersey locations.

Kings Food Markets will close its Hillsdale and Whitehouse Station stores by January 2, 2027, as parent company Albertsons lets the leases expire. 168 employees are affected.

Mexicali Rose, the Montclair Tex Mex staple that closed in 2011, is returning to downtown at 428 Bloomfield Ave under the same Restaino family. No opening date announced yet.

Canton Rodeo just opened its flagship at Bergen Town Center in Paramus, serving slow roasted honey roast duck, char siu pork, and build your own Canto Boxes from a team with Eleven Madison Park and Hillstone roots.

Pig & Butter, the Lower East Side all day brunch spot from chef owner Sherry Grimes, opened August 7 at 401 Orange Road in Montclair with dinner Wednesday through Sunday and brunch Friday through Sunday.

Cafe Arirang quietly grand opened September 12 on the lower level of Galaxy Mall in Guttenberg, serving gimbap, bibimbap, bulgogi rice bowls, japchae, coffee, and desserts.