Guidebook for Jersey City
Food Scene
They have a little area for kids so you can take a break and enjoy good coffee, ice cream (vegan options available), or delicious toast. Best time to go is anytime before 3pm when kids get out of school and swarm the place.
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Crema
1 Duncan AveThey have a little area for kids so you can take a break and enjoy good coffee, ice cream (vegan options available), or delicious toast. Best time to go is anytime before 3pm when kids get out of school and swarm the place.
You don't come across Uzbeki food everyday. They also have live jazz on Sundays during the summer. Try their cottage cheese cookies and lamb pilaf.
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Honey Bakery and Kitchen
You don't come across Uzbeki food everyday. They also have live jazz on Sundays during the summer. Try their cottage cheese cookies and lamb pilaf.
Portuguese BBQ with lots of seating and a full bar. Try their shrimp in garlic. They have specials like karaoke night and ladies night.
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Carvao BBQ
686 Bergen AvePortuguese BBQ with lots of seating and a full bar. Try their shrimp in garlic. They have specials like karaoke night and ladies night.
Their hummus platter is amazing. Coffee and cakes are also delicious. Owner is very warm and welcoming.
City Cafe & Bakery
2800 John F. Kennedy BlvdTheir hummus platter is amazing. Coffee and cakes are also delicious. Owner is very warm and welcoming.
Healthy soups and sandwiches along with great coffee and pastries. Tucked away behind the tall residential building.
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Whealth
615 Pavonia AveHealthy soups and sandwiches along with great coffee and pastries. Tucked away behind the tall residential building.
EggMania
14 Liberty AveHole in the wall Indian style egg joint.
Favorite Indian restaurant. They have lunch buffets all week so you can try it all. Try the tandoori tiger prawns.
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VaibhaV Indian Spice Journey
737 Newark AvenueFavorite Indian restaurant. They have lunch buffets all week so you can try it all. Try the tandoori tiger prawns.
Relaxing space tucked away next to Mana Art Gallery. They know their coffee well and always do it right. You can also work from here in peace.
modcup coffee roastery
25 Senate PlaceRelaxing space tucked away next to Mana Art Gallery. They know their coffee well and always do it right. You can also work from here in peace.
Hooked JC
467 Communipaw AveFresh fish. Cozy, local restaurant.
Caribbean food with excellent drinks. Swing seats in the front. Friendly owners who make you feel at home.
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Harrys Daughter
4072 339 Communipaw AveCaribbean food with excellent drinks. Swing seats in the front. Friendly owners who make you feel at home.
Super Hero Sub Shop
266 Duncan AveQuick stop for a good sandwich after a walk in Lincoln Park.
For breakfast. They have the best bagels. Try their NY style if you like lox. Their tiramisu is also good. And their orange juice is freshly squeezed.
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Wonder Bagels
517 Jersey AveFor breakfast. They have the best bagels. Try their NY style if you like lox. Their tiramisu is also good. And their orange juice is freshly squeezed.
Larry & Joe's Pizzeria
533 Newark AveFamily run pizza joint. The classic NY/NJ pizza.
Italian food market. Their sandwiches are fresh and delicious. Super friendly.
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Salumeria Ercolano
1072 West Side AveItalian food market. Their sandwiches are fresh and delicious. Super friendly.
Try the magic bar. And the earl grey ice cream.
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Milk Sugar Love Creamery & Bakeshop
19 McWilliams PlTry the magic bar. And the earl grey ice cream.
Cocoa Bakery
475 Central AveBest cakes and ice cream sandwiches.
Best donuts (from Doughnut Plant) and coffee (La Colombe). Another good place to work from.
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The Grind Shop
360 Communipaw AveBest donuts (from Doughnut Plant) and coffee (La Colombe). Another good place to work from.
Drinks & Nightlife
Local bar with games, a fireplace in the back, and a projector for game nights. Always fun to try all their craft beers.
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McGinley Square Pub
755 Montgomery StLocal bar with games, a fireplace in the back, and a projector for game nights. Always fun to try all their craft beers.
Restaurant and bar. Games downstairs in the basement. There are bars and restaurants all along this street.
They have rocking chairs out in front in the summertime.
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South House
149 Newark AveRestaurant and bar. Games downstairs in the basement. There are bars and restaurants all along this street.
They have rocking chairs out in front in the summertime.
Local brewery. They offer a flight of beers on a skateboard. Attached to a fantastic gelato shop.
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Departed Soles Brewing Company
150 Bay StLocal brewery. They offer a flight of beers on a skateboard. Attached to a fantastic gelato shop.
Essentials
2709 John Fitzgerald Kennedy Blvd
2709 John F. Kennedy BoulevardThis is a pharmacy, but also they specialize in alkaline water.
Chin Chin Laundromat & Cleaners
759 Montgomery StRight around the corner. Reasonable prices.
New Horizon Pharmacy
711 Bergen AvePharmacy and other essentials.
ShopRite Wines and Spirits
400 Marin BlvdLarger grocery store with a liquor store attached.
Stuyvesant Liquors Inc
2718 John F. Kennedy BlvdLiquor store. Friendly, good prices.
Boulevard Liquors
2844 John F. Kennedy BlvdLiquor store. Good selection of wines.
Sightseeing
Statue of Liberty Museum Shop
1 Liberty Island - Ellis IslandBecause that's what America is about.
Entertainment & Activities
Educational and fun. They have adult nights with different themes every third Thursday of the month (see LSC After Dark).
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Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City BlvdEducational and fun. They have adult nights with different themes every third Thursday of the month (see LSC After Dark).
I-White Eagle Hall
337 Newark AveConcert hall, performing arts. Great sound.
Newly re-done golf course. This is where Bush, Clinton, and Obama met up recently for the President's Cup.
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Skyway Golf Course
515 Duncan AveNewly re-done golf course. This is where Bush, Clinton, and Obama met up recently for the President's Cup.
Monty Hall
43 Montgomery StConcert venue.
WORD
29 Newark AveBookstore mostly for kids. Also has a coffee shop inside.
Parks & Nature
Tennis courts, basketball courts, a track, free yoga on Wednesdays at 6pm and Saturdays at 9am at the Gallo Center.
Also, nice to just to walk the loop to see the huge fountain, the pond (chess tables nearby), Abe Lincoln, etc.
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Lincoln Park
1 County Rd 605Tennis courts, basketball courts, a track, free yoga on Wednesdays at 6pm and Saturdays at 9am at the Gallo Center.
Also, nice to just to walk the loop to see the huge fountain, the pond (chess tables nearby), Abe Lincoln, etc.
Fun spot for kids. They can bring their bathing suits for the water portion in the summers. No shade unfortunately.
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Berry Lane Park
1000 Garfield AveFun spot for kids. They can bring their bathing suits for the water portion in the summers. No shade unfortunately.
Arts & Culture
They have concerts and shows here. Very beautiful inside.
Check here for the schedule: http://loewsjersey.org/
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Loew's Jersey Theatre
54 Journal Square PlazaThey have concerts and shows here. Very beautiful inside.
Check here for the schedule: http://loewsjersey.org/
Large art studios and exhibitions. Cafe is nice too. About an hour is enough time here.
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Mana Fine Arts
10 Senate PlLarge art studios and exhibitions. Cafe is nice too. About an hour is enough time here.
They have performances here regularly. Intimate setting often with drinks and refreshments.
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Art House Productions
345 Marin BoulevardThey have performances here regularly. Intimate setting often with drinks and refreshments.