PrintHoboken, NJ - great town, getting tired of the food.
Any reco's for Jersey City or neighboring areas?
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Well don't come up to the Heights where I live. There's not a single restaurant we frequent...we go down to Hoboken or into the city. There are some good markets though. Have you tried Ox on Newark Ave in Jersey City near Grove? We've had several really good meals there though the service is a bit slow. They got a good write up in the Times recently. Also LightHorse Tavern by Exchange place is pretty damn good.
Hell2Heights at 5:35PM on 03/12/08
Totally understand that! Hoboken is great but it is, after all, only a mile square! :-) Ox in Jersey City is getting great reviews...it's high on my list to try! Are you looking for a specific type of food/atmosphere? Do you ever go in to North Bergen to the Latin restaurants there? Give us a few more details...
Curlz at 5:35PM on 03/12/08
Have you tried Anthony David's in Hoboken? The food there is great. Also, there is a place in Teaneck (about 15 min drive) called Bistro-En which is an asian-french bistro with great sushi and bistro dishes. Ox is on my list as well.
klaxgate at 10:53AM on 03/13/08
Jersey City is full of delights. Ox, Marco and Pepe, Light Horse Tavern, Madame Claude, Taqueria, Soul Flavors, Saigon Cafe are at the top of my list. I have written a bit about most of them. Ox was the lastest and it is definitely worth the trip to JC.
http://izzyeats.blogspot.com/2008/02/venison-sliders-most-brilliant.html
izzy's mama at 11:35AM on 03/13/08
Wow...thanks so much for the good feedback and enlightening me to Jersey City finds. Having been born and raised in SF, I miss good Chinese good, mexican, and well, Indian on the Hudson is good for Hudson, but I'm sure there are other options out there...
cherflair at 12:29PM on 03/13/08
I agree, I couldn't be more disappointed by the restaurants in Hoboken.
In Hoboken, Anthony Davids is wonderful as is Cucharamama
http://cucharamama.com/ - that's about it.
Jersey City: I agree with Lighthorse Tavern, Marco and Pepe and Saigon Cafe is fantastic (and cheap!).
Try La Gloria de Mexico on Palisades in Union City for incredibly authentic Mexican - note it's BYOB.
For North Bergen - there are many options, Tapas de Espana is excellent with a killer sangria by the glass (not as good for the pitcher), as are Di Palma Brothers and Trattoria Sorrentina.
23cupcakes at 12:39PM on 03/13/08
Oh and I failed to mention that there is a Little India in Jersey City. I have only had takeout from Rasoi which has been decent but another wonderful place was reviewed by the Voice and highlighted on Serious Eats I believe.
http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0801,sietsema,78762,15.html
I haven't been yet but sounds promising.
izzy's mama at 12:56PM on 03/13/08
Ibby's Falafel! My coworker raves about Sushi Tango (never been). And I always liked Bar Majestic.
K at 1:01PM on 03/13/08
2 votes for Ibby's falafel! Its near the Grove PATH station... been 10 years since Ive lived there. Things have changes a lot since then, I hear. Knowing Ibby's is still open, I highly recommend their falafel and baklava. Their falafel as I remember is super yummy albeit a little small in size compared to other falafel joints Ive been to. That being said, their price is also lower than most places. You can sit down in there, but I always felt as if it were more of a take out place. I liked their falafel offerings much better than Mahmoud's (I THINK thats the name) in the NYC West Village, a place that the kids rave about constantly. Jersey City is a TRULY diverse and wonderful city that one can find almost any type of regional food in. Go there. Thanks "Bar Majestic"....I'll taking the PATH over to Grove street to see the old 'hood and get an Ibby's falafel real soon!
cosmic charlie at 1:42AM on 03/14/08
Ibby's was renovated quite recently so you can definitely eat-in.
izzy's mama at 9:40AM on 03/14/08
If you're looking for Chinese, Grand Sichuan which has several doors in Manhattan is opening this week in JC near the Grove St. station I believe. I used to go to the one in Hell's Kitchen where they offered up some really good food with a touch of shady service. GS tends to really offer just Sichuan style though. Still hoping to see a good Hong Kong style noodle shop around here.
There's also a good Vietnamese place on Newark Ave. called Nah Trang Palace. It's not at all fancy but it's pretty damn good.
If you've got a car take a look at Jason Perlow's blog http://offthebroiler.wordpress.com/. He's one of the founders of egullet.com and covers a variety of places in the area.
Hell2Heights at 11:02AM on 03/14/08
I love Ibby's too! I love Hoboken's bakeries though, I must say.
cakespy at 12:16PM on 03/14/08
La Isla is pretty great, and the Mongolian place on S1st is good too. I also love Di Palma in n bergen.
LIRC at 4:21PM on 03/14/08
Cakespy: I love Carlo's bakery so much! Their M&M cookies are to die for, and the cakes are just out of this world!
K at 9:50PM on 03/14/08
Who knew there were so many Hobokenites on SE?
I used to eat at Charrito's, La Isla, and Zack's with some regularity, but Zack's switched chefs and went totally downhill and I got tired of all of the food at Charrito's tasting basically the same, and La Isla, well, La Isla is still pretty great if you're in the mood for it.
Margherita's is also pretty fantastic.
There are still many restaurants I haven't tried in Hoboken and I was hoping there were some hidden gems out there that I don't know about, but it doesn't sound like it. Interesting idea to try JC (will have to check out Ox!); I always just go to the city for eating out when I'm too lazy or I'm too tired of the places in town.
jbeach at 3:24PM on 04/17/08