What’s Dinner?
Change is good. We need it. We may fear it, but it’s healthy. So what’s the deal these days with what we eat? Are you falling back on your same-olds? Or have these times fostered new loves?
The Little Hen
Chef Alan Lichtenstein nails the French bistro concept six ways from Sunday at this chic, yet casual storefront in Camden County that empowers classics with panache.
Point Lobster Co.
Sitting outside, salt-scented air revving up our appetites, we find more to the menu at this market-cum-restaurant in a popular Shore town than its namesake food.
Exit Zero Filling Station
Indian spiced foods and cocktails share a home with diner staples – as well as reading materials, art and (working) gas pumps. Fill ’er up, in every way, at a one-stop with an unusual interplay of indispensables.
Allen’s Clam Bar
Local, venerable, beloved: This seafood shack with strong ties to South Shore waters makes even non-fisherfolk do a “clam dance.”
The Sizzle BBQ
Sitting pretty in one of the Garden State’s new downtown dining destinations is an Argentinian barbecue specialist that stands apart from the you-getta-lot palaces with lighter, updated options.
Pokok
There’s tradition and invention, serious cooking and fanciful presentations at a wide-ranging Southeast Asian BYOB that spins the wheel of spice with mindful abandon.
Dashen Ethiopian Cuisine
A veritable primer of essential foods from a country located in the Horn of Africa is found in the heart of a culinary hub.
2nd Jetty
Catty-corner from the entrance to Sandy Hook is a seafood shack with a modern, high-toned menu that belies its indoor-outdoor, smell-the-salt-air style. No matter when you’re here, it’s the start of summer.
Lil Saigon
The spawn of a Garden State legend is doing crazy-good Vietnamese in a food hall. Praise be culinary genes.
De Martino
A season-tipping menu, reimagined standards and broad scope of ingredients elevate a second-generation Latin-leaning restaurant to destination-dining stature.
Smitty’s
The Clam Bar at Smith’s Marina, widely known and loved as its nickname, Smitty’s, is the definition of a summertime seafood shack. May it serve clams and “Pink” and fried fish eternally and never, ever run out of the Thursday special.