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This Small, Old-School Montclair Soul Food Cafe Has Kept New Jersey Regulars Coming Back For Crispy Fried Chicken And Catfish For Years
By Samantha Russo · Nov 2
This Dockside New Jersey Cafe Serves Lobster Rolls And Sandy Hook Bay Views Worth The Drive
By Samantha Russo · Nov 2
This New Jersey Deli Draws Weekend Lines for Piled-High Pastrami Visitors Compare to Katz’s
By Samantha Russo · Nov 2
At This Family-Owned New Jersey Soul Food Mainstay, Down-Home Fried Chicken Comes With Cajun Turkey Wings
By Samantha Russo · Nov 2
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You’ll Find A 50-Ounce Porterhouse In New Jersey At This Dark, Classic Steakhouse
Fried Chicken, Smoky Collards, And Apple Cinnamon Cornbread Make Cornbread In Maplewood A New Jersey Must
Pie Cases And Counter Stools Make The Pilgrim Diner In Cedar Grove A Neighborhood Fixture
This Week's Find
When New Jersey Locals Want Ribs, They Head To This Barnlike BBQ Institution Serving All-You-Can-Eat Racks
Some dinners end when the plate is empty, but at one Matawan restaurant, an empty plate just means it is time to order another round...
By Samantha Russo · Oct 31, 2026
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This New Jersey Steakhouse Serves Cowboy Ribeyes Inside A Former Revolutionary War Hideout
Some buildings in New Jersey have been around long enough to hold a few secrets. One old structure in Bloomfield...
By Samantha Russo on Oct 29
Somerset County Still Lines Up For Breakfast At These 6 Old-Fashioned Diners
New Jersey runs on diners, and Somerset County has kept some of the best ones going strong. On Sunday mornings,...
By Samantha Russo on Oct 28
Mercer County Regulars Have Trusted These 5 Diners With Their Morning Coffee For Decades
Some people pick a diner the way they pick a barber, once and for life. In Mercer County, that loyalty...
By Samantha Russo on Oct 28
Beer, Shots, And Live Blues Still Flow At One Of New Jersey’s Last Old-School Roadhouses
Thousands of drivers race along Route 46 in Passaic County every day, and many of them never notice the small...
By Samantha Russo on Oct 28
Pork Roll, Scrapple, And Cash Only: The Tiny Old-School Glassboro, New Jersey Diner Locals Swear By
Some diners hand you a menu the size of a phone book. This one hands you a short list of...
By Samantha Russo on Oct 28
New Jersey Shoppers Pack This Lancaster-Style Amish Market In Bridgeton For Donuts And Pretzel Logs
Three days a week, a quiet corner of South Jersey turns into one of the busiest shopping stops in the...
By Samantha Russo on Oct 28