if you are interested in going to the Mitsuwa Marketplace (I don't think Trader Joe's and whole foods is worth the trip) there is a shuttle bus that goes there from the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Yeah it may seem strange to take the path into NYC and then take the shuttle to edgewater but it'll do in a pinch.
Also if you are going up to edgewater check out the Mitsuwa Marketplace. Besides being good for Japanese ingredients they have a good Japanese food court (i love their raman)
I live right by Tonnele ave and Newark ave so i know that area really well.
That block on Newark av is great for Indian food (the Thai place isn't bad either) and groceries. A block north of JFK has a good Filipino market and a few Filipino restaurants around it (and a bakery). Bolo curry never has a crowd (and i suspect won't be open very long) but it's good (i get delivery from there all the time).
on 1&9 before Tonnele circle there is a Chinese/Korean market called the 555 Asian market with really good fish and a good hot food bar. 1 & 9 also has the White Manna diner which is supposedly famous for it's burgers.
As for Grocery shopping i usually go to path mark or shoprite for 'normal' things and hit the various ethnic places for 'other things' there is also the Twin City supermarket on Sip ave that isn't bad and has a lot of south American ingredients.
i'm not sure if WD-50 is worth it if you don't go for the tasteing menu. However the lunch tasteing menu might be a good idea.
I would recomend The Gotham bar and Grill for lunch. It fits in your money range easily.
anyone else think it's a bit unfair that Richard Blais is competing? he's already a pretty well known chef even before he was on Iron Chef America.
Guy Fieri restaurants all seem like chain restaurants in the making (with names like Johnny Garlic's and Tex Wasabi's ) so the TGIF spokesrole is hardly a shock...
their is a fillipino dish called Dinuguan which is a spicy pigs blood stew that really skives me out (even if the one time i actually mustered up the strength to taste it it wasn't bad i just can't get over the pigs blood in the dish)
if you are interested in going to the Mitsuwa Marketplace (I don't think Trader Joe's and whole foods is worth the trip) there is a shuttle bus that goes there from the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Yeah it may seem strange to take the path into NYC and then take the shuttle to edgewater but it'll do in a pinch.
Sadly, Edgewater isn't served by the light rail (it turns west near Lincoln Harbor and goes underground until Tonnelle Ave). Check with NJTransit.com for bus service.
If you have a sweet tooth, don't miss Torico's (Erie and 1st). Over fifty flavors of homemade ice cream. Try the avocado. :-)
Also if you are going up to edgewater check out the Mitsuwa Marketplace. Besides being good for Japanese ingredients they have a good Japanese food court (i love their raman)
Dosa Hut in Little India is the best!
In the downtown area, Ox is my favorite restaurant and the owners/waiters are really nice and the food is fantastic. There is also Sava for homemade Polish food and Buon Appetito - they have the best Italian sandwiches. On grove street.
If you have a car, I would just go to Trader Joes in Edgewater or the Whole Foods there, though A&P is definitely a step up from the Shoprite.
You have to go to Little India by the Journal Square PATH and also check out all the Filipino food just around the corner. There's also this great little place called G Bakery & Restaurant on Newark Avenue that has yummy Colombian food. I've been living in Journal Square for the summer with my grandma, and I spend most of my time eating in Hoboken and Manhattan, but I have found a few things. Good luck!
Thanks everyone! As the mothership approaches, I think for new (to me) restaurants we'll be doing Prune and Little Owl, plus I'll take her to some of my old favorites, like Fette Sau BBQ in Williamsburg and Momofuku Noodle Bar (this is turning out to be the Weekend of Pork). I showed her some reviews of wd-50, and she sadly decided it sounded "a little too weird." Maybe next time...
Otto is over-rated. Better to try the bar at Babbo for those beef cheek ravioli. Prune is definitely a great choice. What about Little Owl or August in West Village? How about a lobster sandwich at Pearl Oyster bar or Mary's Fish Camp. An excursion over the Brooklyn Bridge could be a fun outing and a trip to Noodle Pudding never disappoints. While there you could check out the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory. Happy Eating wherever you go.
I had dinner at wd-50 recently, we didn't have the tasting menu. As long as you order different items and taste each other's, you'll get a good selection of the food.
Lunetta in Brooklyn is also really good, or Saul.
Have fun with your mum!
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