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Restaurant Revue HILLSBOROUGH

El Wadi Grill

Lovable Middle Eastern staples deserve top billing at a modest storefront where hospitality reigns. Shopping at nearby Duke Farmers’ Market on a Sunday? Check off your list there, then take a hop 5 minutes south and catch juicy kofta kebabs – and more.

Restaurant Revue COLLINGSWOOD

Haddon Culinary and Dulce

Saturday morning in Collingswood, and where it’s happening from May till Thanksgiving is at the borough’s Disney World of a farmers’ market. Once you’ve secured a parking spot, filled your bags and baskets with market wares, and planned your meals for the week, no sense in leaving town without stopping for lunch and a sweetie pie of a snack.

Restaurant Revue STATEWIDE

An Eating Holiday

North of the border, Cinco de Mayo is the day we go all-in for Mexican fare. Where to do just that? We offer tips today to some of the best. Review them in our Restaurant Revues.

Restaurant Revue SOMERVILLE

Boulevard Seafood Company

The marquee ingredient at this downtown mainstay shows up in many forms to suit many moods of dining.

Restaurant Revue PARSIPPANY

Shan Shan Noodles and Sweet Shansations

First came the hand-pulled noodles and then the bakery that also uses flour and water in ways magical and majestic. Two for sensational eating.

Restaurant Revue FRENCHTOWN

Fiona’s

New in this river town is an Irish-accented BYOB where classics from the Emerald Isle star.

Restaurant Revue TUCKERTON

Kostas Grill

Going Greek in Southern Ocean County is the aim of this storefront with a loyal local following. Does the BYOB take you there?

Donkey’s Place

Get the best cheesesteaks here, at this 80-year-young bar with a broad range of beers that suits its home-grown of way of bringing together beef, cheese, roll, onions and a just-right hit of seasonings.

Restaurant Revue HAMILTON TOWNSHIP

Roti Plus

Trinidad takes its rightful place as the inspiration for fare that concurrently thrills and comforts at a family-run strip mall storefront. A few dishes into a meal also may have you wondering if there’s a new breadstuffs sheriff in town.

Restaurant Revue COLLINGSWOOD

Kiko’s Peruvian Kitchen

All is homey and bright at a new cubby-size spot that brings an underrepresented cuisine and its riveting eats to a restaurant-rich town.

Cultivate

Dishes that cut to the chase of plant-based eating and reveal unassailable splendors is what this revelation in Union County is about. For many, it will be an unforgettable introduction to a chef who nails, and hails, vegan cookery.

Restaurant Revue NORTHFIELD

The Spot

Times are a-changing at this day café with a casual, globe-trotting menu. But chances are you still will be able to find that dish that brings you back.


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