Bello’s Pub & Grill March 23, 2024I don’t generally make a habit of hanging out in Newark. I’ve been called for jury duty there...
The Pit Portuguese BBQ March 7, 2024I’m wondering if The Pit is the best name for a joint that serves food. It’s like when...
Le Souk January 6, 2024Is this a restaurant or an antique / tchotchke store? Or maybe it’s both? One will never know...
Hot Bagels Abroad Montclair October 31, 2023If you’ve ever been to a bagel joint in New Jersey, you kind of know what you’re in...
Pilgrim Diner September 27, 2023Maybe we should call this the Pilgrim Diner II (Electric Boogaloo). Revamped and refreshed after a pretty long...
Turtle + the Wolf September 6, 2023Ms. Hipster and I celebrated a joint birthday some time ago. A few folks were kind enough to...
Livingston Diner August 7, 2023I’m not sure what circumstances brought us this low. I believe it was after a very late doctor’s...
The Cast Iron Pot Signature July 23, 2023Hipster Jr. Jr. is pretty much into anything and everything Korean. Thus our day trip to Fort Lee,...
Benny Tudino’s Pizzeria June 21, 2023I once ate at Benny Tudino’s in 1995. It was some time after midnight. But it might have...
Butter & Jam June 1, 2023Hipster Jr. Jr. thinks brunch is stupid. We had a whole discussion about it the other day, and...
Urban Chicken – Montclair April 20, 2023Look, man, I don’t want to besmirch the help at Urban Chicken. Mostly because the chicken they produce...
Egan & Sons February 27, 2023I’m still a little at a loss as to what a gastropub is. I guess it’s like a...
Scala del Nonna February 15, 2023I’ve walked by this joint a million times. I think perhaps it was Japanese at one point. It...
Casa Don Manuel January 18, 2023Have you ever been to a wedding factory? That’s a term Ms. Hipster came up with. I think...
Tick Tock Diner NJ January 3, 2023This used to be considered a “classic” NJ diner. In fact, Tick Tock was probably one of the...
Obal’s Inn November 28, 2022Everywhere you look online Obal’s Inn is classified as a dive bar. I think that assessment is a...
Riverside Inn November 6, 2022There’s nothing better than a serendipitous find. Though I suppose Riverside Inn is less something that we stumbled...
Verona Inn October 5, 2022There is something in American cuisine that used to be called a bar and grill. Or maybe a...
