537 W. Side Ave. : Jersey City, NJ 07304 : 201-433-8502
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This is the sixth seafood restaurant coming out of Alexandria, Egypt to appear in the metropolitan area, slinging whole fish blackened over charcoal (called "barbecue" here ?? you must remove the skin before eating), or by deep-frying, the latter with a kooky spice coating that includes salt,... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Egyptian, Seafood |
Takeout |
$ |
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777 Newark Ave. : Jersey City, NJ 07306 : 201-420-6660
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 Not to be confused with establishments featuring various spellings of the same name, Jersey's Dosa Hut is a yellow-hued greasy spoon with cheap, excellent, and strictly vegetarian South Indian fare. The list of 30 different dosas makes for interesting reading, but the butter masala dosa is a... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Indian, Pakistani |
Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$ |
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472 W. Side Ave. : Jersey City, NJ 07304 : 201-309-0557
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Go on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon when this sunny storefront is hopping with customers, and the steam table is groaning with the full range of Philippine standards. First, grab one of the smoky beef satays, each morsel shaped like the blade of a shovel and annealed with a sweet marinade, then... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Filipino, Grocery |
Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$ |
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303 Grove St. : Jersey City, NJ 07302 : 201-432-2400
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 We're afraid this humble Middle Eastern café puts our own Mamoun's to shame, serving exceptionally fresh-tasting mezze, whipping up the lightest baba ghanoush on the planet, and twirling an amazing shawarma, which shatters into salty, smoky fragments as it's heaped over rice. A further... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Middle Eastern |
Vegetarian Friendly |
$ |
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795 Newark Ave. : Jersey City, NJ 07306 : 201-659-8700
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 This strictly vegetarian?and mainly vegan?restaurant in Jersey City?s Little India is one of the first to offer a pan-Indian vegetarian menu. South Indian standards like dosas, iddlies, and uthappams are rendered with panache (in particular, check out the massive ?family dosa? if you?re eating... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Indian |
Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$$ |
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2801 Kennedy Blvd. : Jersey City, NJ 07306 : 201-792-2400
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 Just a few blocks south of Journal Square, Morgan is an Egyptian seafood restaurant in the style of the ancient port of Alexandria, home to a flock of literary figures that includes Constantin Cavafy, Lawrence Durrell, E.M. Forster, and Naguib Mahfouz. And while there might not be much literary... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Egyptian, Seafood |
Delivery |
$ |
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804 Newark Ave. : Jersey City, NJ 07306 : 201-533-8400
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 The name means ?Seven Hills,? and this India Square spot mounts the most diverse and tasty vegetarian menu anywhere in the metropolitan area. The dosas are top notch, and encompass a range of oddities rarely seen elsewhere. An example is pesarattu upma, boasting a fermented mung-bean wrapper,... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Indian, Vegetarian |
Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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809 Newark Ave. : Jersey City, NJ 07306 : 201-222-3883
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 While most southern Indian spots offer only a handful of dosas, at Sri Ganesh's-named after the handsome Hindu elephant god-the roster runs to 66. That means you can freak out and order pessaratu, its wrapper turned verdant green with herbs, or spring dosa, filled with sautéed onions and peppers b... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Indian, Pakistani |
Delivery, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$ |
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117 Tonnele Ave. : Jersey City, NJ 07306 : 201-333-5305
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 This Egyptian old-timer specializes, somewhat obsessively, in fish. Whole fish (sea bass, red mullet, and porgy) are dusted with whole wheat flour, grill-blackened, then doused with salt water—you must peel off the skin to get at the succulent flesh. Then there are red-sauced stews of squid... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Diner, Egyptian |
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$ |
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48 Journal Square Plaza : Jersey City, NJ 07306 : 201-656-1855
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| Jersey City |
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Takeout |
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737 Newark Ave. : Jersey City, NJ 07306 : 201-795-2750
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 Anomalously located just down the street from Jersey's most hopping Indian neighborhood and only a few blocks north of Journal Square, Casa Dante is a staid, well lit, wood-paneled room populated with scurrying waiters in tuxedos. The restaurant has elevated Italian-American cuisine to some of... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Italian |
Takeout |
$$$ |
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839 Newark Ave. : Jersey City, NJ 07306 : 201-653-7742
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 Who'd have thought restaurants in Jersey City's Little India would go this upscale? Located so far down the hill it’s almost in the Meadowlands, China Spice specializes in the Indo-Chinese cookery currently so popular in Calcutta, Jackson Heights, and Lexington Avenue’s Curry Hill. In... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Chinese |
Delivery, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$$$ |
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286 Washington St. : Jersey City, NJ 07302 : 201-332-2244
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 Billing itself as athe last great hamburger stand,a the L.A. chain Fatburger offers 1/3-pound burgers that are big, lushly topped, and a zillion times better than McDonaldas. Shakes made from real ice cream, and much thicker than the New York prototype, are worth a trip in themselves, as are the... More >> |
| Jersey City |
American, Burgers, Fast Food |
Takeout |
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502 Washington Blvd. : Jersey City, NJ 07310 : 201-798-1798
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| Jersey City |
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530 Newark Ave. : Jersey City, NJ 07306 : 201-659-1753
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142 Broadway : Jersey City, NJ 07306 : 201-451-3606
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 Featured in the opening credits of The Sopranos and visible from the route that takes you to Newark airport, Rita and Joe’s is an old-school Italian restaurant with an expansive menu of antipasti, pastas, veal, seafood, and chicken. Start your meal with an order of baked clams that... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Italian |
Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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236 Grove St. : Jersey City, NJ 07302 : 201-333-3220
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 An antique corner bar has been transformed into a comfy Mexican taquería with a rather quirky menu, from which guacamole, fajitas, nachos, and burritos have been banished from the menu, and reviled as "not authentic." Never mind, the red or green enchiladas are well made and not badly... More >> |
| Jersey City |
Mexican |
Catering, Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$ |
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30 Mall Drive W. : Jersey City, NJ 07302 : 201-626-2025
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470 Tonnele Ave. : Jersey City, NJ 07307 : 201-963-1441
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 Boasting an unusual circular counter that is reflected in the exterior architecture, this unique diner was a feature of the 1939 New York World's Fair. It was reinstalled in 1946 at a hardscrabble corner down below the Jersey City Heights. The starting point of the quirky menu is breakfasts and... More >> |
| Jersey City |
American, Fast Food |
Takeout |
$ |
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