Kimberly's Guidebook
Food scene
This location is only one block from my house. EZ place to get your favorite coffee, tea, bagel or sweet treat, and Wifi, if you arrive early and need a place to sit.
Dunkin'
226 Elizabeth AvenueThis location is only one block from my house. EZ place to get your favorite coffee, tea, bagel or sweet treat, and Wifi, if you arrive early and need a place to sit.
Delicious, authentic Spanish (Barcelona) cuisine. Excellent red and white Sangrias. Lovely service.
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Spanish Tavern
103 McWhorter StDelicious, authentic Spanish (Barcelona) cuisine. Excellent red and white Sangrias. Lovely service.
All of my guests who visit Tops, make it a point to go back at least a second time, before they go home!
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Tops Diner
500 Passaic AveAll of my guests who visit Tops, make it a point to go back at least a second time, before they go home!
Kilkenny Alehouse
27 Central AveGreat pub grub (Irish and American cuisine)
Sightseeing
Several performances spaces under one roof, diverse visual and performing arts environment with good eats too!
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I-New Jersey Performing Arts Center
1 Center StSeveral performances spaces under one roof, diverse visual and performing arts environment with good eats too!
Check out a professional game or a major artist’s concert
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I-Prudential Center
25 Lafayette StCheck out a professional game or a major artist’s concert
I-Museum ka-Newark
49 Washington StExcellent museum of visual and historic art.
Newark Symphony Hall
1020 Broad StGreat performing artist space. Historic location.
Museum dedicated to well-known Artist’s who are connected to New Jersey. Located inside the Prudential Center in Downtown Newark
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GRAMMY Museum Experience Prudential Center
165 Mulberry StMuseum dedicated to well-known Artist’s who are connected to New Jersey. Located inside the Prudential Center in Downtown Newark
Beautiful cathedral adjacent to Branch Brook Park
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IKathidrali Basilica yaseSacred Heart
89 Ridge StBeautiful cathedral adjacent to Branch Brook Park
Outdoor parks and exercise spaces
Local parks and exercise spaces
This is the closest park to my house. Lovely track, golf course, soccer field and lake (permit required to fish).
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Dayton/Weequahic Park
This is the closest park to my house. Lovely track, golf course, soccer field and lake (permit required to fish).
Iphakamisa yezwe
51 Park PlLovely park in the middle of Downtown Newark
An indoor roller rink, located inside the Branch Brook Park.
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Branch Brook Park Roller Skating Center
7th AvenueAn indoor roller rink, located inside the Branch Brook Park.
Excellent Portuguese, Spanish and Brazilian restaurants and authentic grocery stores
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Ferry Street
Ferry StreetExcellent Portuguese, Spanish and Brazilian restaurants and authentic grocery stores
Great Portuguese, Brazilian, Spanish restaurants, grocery stores, displaying history of Polish and German/Jewish heritage.
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Ironbound District
Great Portuguese, Brazilian, Spanish restaurants, grocery stores, displaying history of Polish and German/Jewish heritage.
Outdoor/Exercise spaces
Newark has several large and lovely parks. Branch Brook park hosts the largest Cherry Blossom Festival in the Nation, after Washington, DC
Excellent tracks for walking/running, separate tracks for bike riding. Wonderfully manicured and maintained. Visible security.
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Branch Brook Park
Lake StreetExcellent tracks for walking/running, separate tracks for bike riding. Wonderfully manicured and maintained. Visible security.