Guidebook for Jersey City
Food Scene
Great bistro fare in elegant yet casual atmosphere; super friendly staff.
21 locals recommend
Bistro La Source
85 Morris StGreat bistro fare in elegant yet casual atmosphere; super friendly staff.
Go on a Tuesday or Thursday night to hear live gypsy jazz - it's wonderful! If you're a fan of the film Triplets of Belleville you will recognize some of this music.
Best to make a reservation.
90 locals recommend
Madame Claude Bis
390 4th StGo on a Tuesday or Thursday night to hear live gypsy jazz - it's wonderful! If you're a fan of the film Triplets of Belleville you will recognize some of this music.
Best to make a reservation.
Great pizza from a wood-fired oven; specially grown/ground grains and other ingredients - real foodie-lovers pizza.
125 locals recommend
Razza
275/277 Grove StGreat pizza from a wood-fired oven; specially grown/ground grains and other ingredients - real foodie-lovers pizza.
The food is great here, so is the atmosphere and they have a lovely garden you can dine in - really nice! Also, they often have live music - check the schedule.
42 locals recommend
The Hutton Bar & Grill
225 Hutton StThe food is great here, so is the atmosphere and they have a lovely garden you can dine in - really nice! Also, they often have live music - check the schedule.
This tiny little restaurant has the best food! You can take away if there are no seats available.
19 locals recommend
OZU FOODS
106 Hutton StThis tiny little restaurant has the best food! You can take away if there are no seats available.
Great italian food with modern sensibilities. This was the first time I ever had anchovies (fresh and delicious!) with butter (local) and the most amazing fresh bread. Ok, a little decadent but great eating experience.
63 locals recommend
Corto
507 Palisade AveGreat italian food with modern sensibilities. This was the first time I ever had anchovies (fresh and delicious!) with butter (local) and the most amazing fresh bread. Ok, a little decadent but great eating experience.
Wonderful bakery with really nice (simple) lunch options, great pastries, fresh juices, and good coffee!
92 locals recommend
Dulce de Leche Bakery
376 Central AveWonderful bakery with really nice (simple) lunch options, great pastries, fresh juices, and good coffee!
Fox & Crow
594 Palisade AveSimple food, really well done. Great music scene in the back room!
Next to Renato's Pizza Master is Renato's the italian restaurant...older style american italian at a very good quality. This restaurant has no signage from the front on Central Avenue, but you can access it by going through the side door (left side of Pizza Master), or through the back from Cambridge Avenue (look for their small parking lot - they do have a sign on the back).
82 locals recommend
Anthony David's
953 Bloomfield StNext to Renato's Pizza Master is Renato's the italian restaurant...older style american italian at a very good quality. This restaurant has no signage from the front on Central Avenue, but you can access it by going through the side door (left side of Pizza Master), or through the back from Cambridge Avenue (look for their small parking lot - they do have a sign on the back).
Local Parks
A wonderful oasis spanning between West Side Avenue and the Hackensack River. There is a nature walk near the river (Lincoln Park West) - part of the wetlands restoration project - and a community golf course. Lincoln Park East has running trails and wide bike lanes on the road that goes around the park, also a drop-dead gorgeous, elegant, and recently restored fountain as centerpiece on entering the park from West Side Avenue. There is a lovely pond you can walk around, or sit next to on one of the benches.
7 locals recommend
Lincoln Park
A wonderful oasis spanning between West Side Avenue and the Hackensack River. There is a nature walk near the river (Lincoln Park West) - part of the wetlands restoration project - and a community golf course. Lincoln Park East has running trails and wide bike lanes on the road that goes around the park, also a drop-dead gorgeous, elegant, and recently restored fountain as centerpiece on entering the park from West Side Avenue. There is a lovely pond you can walk around, or sit next to on one of the benches.
This park sits right on top of the famous cliff structure known as the palisade that starts here in Jersey City and goes many miles north along the Hudson River. The views of Hoboken and NYC are spectacular! The surrounding area along Ogden Ave has some lovely homes - a nice street to walk along. There is a farmers market in the park on Sundays during the season.
Check out their website here: http://www.riverviewfarmersmarket.org/
57 locals recommend
Riverview-Fisk Park
498 Palisade AveThis park sits right on top of the famous cliff structure known as the palisade that starts here in Jersey City and goes many miles north along the Hudson River. The views of Hoboken and NYC are spectacular! The surrounding area along Ogden Ave has some lovely homes - a nice street to walk along. There is a farmers market in the park on Sundays during the season.
Check out their website here: http://www.riverviewfarmersmarket.org/