My Favorite Food Picks in New Jersey

As someone who eats out all the time, I wanted to share my favorite dishes, places, and food in my surrounding areas of Jersey.

BEST BURGER:  Don's is Back!! Next to the Community Theatre in Morristown. Pizza burger is yum!
                             Serenade: for a more upscale burger, sit at the bar at Serenade in Chatham. Super.

BEST HOT DOG: My favorite: Costco with the relish,onion, sauerkraut, and mustard. I eat two!!
                              Don's: always a delicious hot dog
                              Jimmy Buff's: For a real Italian dog with peppers,onions and potatoes and grease!
                                                     Rt. 10 West East Hanover

BEST STEAK:     Sammy's in Mendham. Still a favorite. Fun place to wait for your table and play
                              games and drink until your steak order is ready.
                              River Palm in Edgewater. Always good.
                              Roots in Summit. Although a good steak, I am not a fan of the ambience.

                             
BEST CHICKEN:  Belmont Tavern in Belleville. Their chicken savoy is beyond amazing. Your car
                               may not be there when you get back!

BEST PIZZA:        Star Tavern in Orange. Hands down, the best thin crust pizza anywhere in the world.
                               If you like pesto, try theirs!
                              Landmark Tavern: their bruschetta pizza gives Star a run for their money. It rocks!
                             
BEST GREEK:     Stamna in Bloomfield. Try their whole wheat pasta with feta and their giganti beans.

BEST FANCY
  ITALIAN       :    Lunello's in Little Falls.

BEST FUN
 ITALIAN        :    Queen Margarita in Nutley. BYO
                              La Sicilia in Belleville.  BYO  (really good pizza)
BEST VEAL
MEATBALLS :    American Bistro in Nutley.

BEST FROZEN
YOGURT        :    Cups in East Hanover. clean, many flavors, free samples.

BEST DRINK :    Julio's in West Orange. The food is really good too. But the drink is lots of bang for
                            the buck! Julio (the chef/owner) is the best host ever.
                            Nero's in Livingston.  Drinks are generous pour. Staff is amazing! Food consistently
                            good.

BEST APPLE
PIE                 :   Ritz diner in Livingston.

BEST DINER:   Tops in East Newark. I have been to lots of diners. None compare to this. open 24
                           hours.

BEST ICE
CREAM/
CANDY       :   Holsten's in Bloomfield. Last scene of Sopranos was shot here.

BEST
BAKERY     :   I haven't found any in my area. I like Shop Rite's baked goods, believe it or not!

BEST
FLAGEL      :  Livingston Bagel's whole wheat. Try it with their diet tuna-it's fabulous.

BEST
BAGEL       :  Bagels 4 U in Springfield on Morris Ave. Fresh, doughy,chewy......

BEST
SLOPPY
JOE             :  Nana's Deli in Livingston. great sour cream chicken too, and loads of wonderful deli.
                       known for their tuna, but it's too sweet for me!

BEST
CHINESE   :  Bill and Harry's in East Hanover. Rt. 10 East. no great chinese in jersey.

BEST
THAI         :   Thai Chef in Montclair.

BEST
NEWCOMERS:    Fin in Montclair.
                              La Cucina di Clemenza in Millburn.

BEST
RELIABLE
ITALIAN  :    Davinia in Caldwell. fresh food, nice staff, great owner/chef. BYO.


BEST CHEAP
FISH
DINNER:      Ritz diner. Includes soup, salad, veggie, potato. And the balsamic salmon with beans
                      and spinach is really awesome. my favorite fish in jersey.