Guidebook for Jersey City

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Guidebook for Jersey City

Food Scene

They have a little area for kids so you can take a break and enjoy good coffee, ice cream (vegan options available), or delicious toast. Best time to go is anytime before 3pm when kids get out of school and swarm the place.
10 locals recommend
Crema
1 Duncan Ave
10 locals recommend
They have a little area for kids so you can take a break and enjoy good coffee, ice cream (vegan options available), or delicious toast. Best time to go is anytime before 3pm when kids get out of school and swarm the place.
You don't come across Uzbeki food everyday. They also have live jazz on Sundays during the summer. Try their cottage cheese cookies and lamb pilaf.
24 locals recommend
Honey Bakery and Kitchen
24 locals recommend
You don't come across Uzbeki food everyday. They also have live jazz on Sundays during the summer. Try their cottage cheese cookies and lamb pilaf.
Portuguese BBQ with lots of seating and a full bar. Try their shrimp in garlic. They have specials like karaoke night and ladies night.
42 locals recommend
Carvao BBQ
686 Bergen Ave
42 locals recommend
Portuguese BBQ with lots of seating and a full bar. Try their shrimp in garlic. They have specials like karaoke night and ladies night.
Their hummus platter is amazing. Coffee and cakes are also delicious. Owner is very warm and welcoming.
City Cafe & Bakery
2800 John F. Kennedy Blvd
Their hummus platter is amazing. Coffee and cakes are also delicious. Owner is very warm and welcoming.
Healthy soups and sandwiches along with great coffee and pastries. Tucked away behind the tall residential building.
8 locals recommend
Whealth
615 Pavonia Ave
8 locals recommend
Healthy soups and sandwiches along with great coffee and pastries. Tucked away behind the tall residential building.
Hole in the wall Indian style egg joint.
7 locals recommend
EggMania
14 Liberty Ave
7 locals recommend
Hole in the wall Indian style egg joint.
Favorite Indian restaurant. They have lunch buffets all week so you can try it all. Try the tandoori tiger prawns.
9 locals recommend
VaibhaV Indian Spice Journey
737 Newark Avenue
9 locals recommend
Favorite Indian restaurant. They have lunch buffets all week so you can try it all. Try the tandoori tiger prawns.
Relaxing space tucked away next to Mana Art Gallery. They know their coffee well and always do it right. You can also work from here in peace.
modcup coffee roastery
25 Senate Place
Relaxing space tucked away next to Mana Art Gallery. They know their coffee well and always do it right. You can also work from here in peace.
Fresh fish. Cozy, local restaurant.
33 locals recommend
Hooked JC
467 Communipaw Ave
33 locals recommend
Fresh fish. Cozy, local restaurant.
Caribbean food with excellent drinks. Swing seats in the front. Friendly owners who make you feel at home.
49 locals recommend
Harrys Daughter
4072 339 Communipaw Ave
49 locals recommend
Caribbean food with excellent drinks. Swing seats in the front. Friendly owners who make you feel at home.
Quick stop for a good sandwich after a walk in Lincoln Park.
Super Hero Sub Shop
266 Duncan Ave
Quick stop for a good sandwich after a walk in Lincoln Park.
For breakfast. They have the best bagels. Try their NY style if you like lox. Their tiramisu is also good. And their orange juice is freshly squeezed.
122 locals recommend
Wonder Bagels
517 Jersey Ave
122 locals recommend
For breakfast. They have the best bagels. Try their NY style if you like lox. Their tiramisu is also good. And their orange juice is freshly squeezed.
Family run pizza joint. The classic NY/NJ pizza.
Larry & Joe's Pizzeria
533 Newark Ave
Family run pizza joint. The classic NY/NJ pizza.
Italian food market. Their sandwiches are fresh and delicious. Super friendly.
7 locals recommend
Salumeria Ercolano
1072 West Side Ave
7 locals recommend
Italian food market. Their sandwiches are fresh and delicious. Super friendly.
Try the magic bar. And the earl grey ice cream.
28 locals recommend
Milk Sugar Love Creamery & Bakeshop
19 McWilliams Pl
28 locals recommend
Try the magic bar. And the earl grey ice cream.
Best cakes and ice cream sandwiches.
17 locals recommend
Cocoa Bakery
475 Central Ave
17 locals recommend
Best cakes and ice cream sandwiches.
Best donuts (from Doughnut Plant) and coffee (La Colombe). Another good place to work from.
47 locals recommend
The Grind Shop
360 Communipaw Ave
47 locals recommend
Best donuts (from Doughnut Plant) and coffee (La Colombe). Another good place to work from.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local bar with games, a fireplace in the back, and a projector for game nights. Always fun to try all their craft beers.
33 locals recommend
McGinley Square Pub
755 Montgomery St
33 locals recommend
Local bar with games, a fireplace in the back, and a projector for game nights. Always fun to try all their craft beers.
Restaurant and bar. Games downstairs in the basement. There are bars and restaurants all along this street. They have rocking chairs out in front in the summertime.
72 locals recommend
South House
149 Newark Ave
72 locals recommend
Restaurant and bar. Games downstairs in the basement. There are bars and restaurants all along this street. They have rocking chairs out in front in the summertime.
Local brewery. They offer a flight of beers on a skateboard. Attached to a fantastic gelato shop.
11 locals recommend
Departed Soles Brewing Company
150 Bay St
11 locals recommend
Local brewery. They offer a flight of beers on a skateboard. Attached to a fantastic gelato shop.

Essentials

This is a pharmacy, but also they specialize in alkaline water.
2709 John Fitzgerald Kennedy Blvd
2709 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
This is a pharmacy, but also they specialize in alkaline water.
Right around the corner. Reasonable prices.
Chin Chin Laundromat & Cleaners
759 Montgomery St
Right around the corner. Reasonable prices.
Pharmacy and other essentials.
New Horizon Pharmacy
711 Bergen Ave
Pharmacy and other essentials.
Larger grocery store with a liquor store attached.
8 locals recommend
ShopRite Wines and Spirits
400 Marin Blvd
8 locals recommend
Larger grocery store with a liquor store attached.
Liquor store. Friendly, good prices.
Stuyvesant Liquors Inc
2718 John F. Kennedy Blvd
Liquor store. Friendly, good prices.
Liquor store. Good selection of wines.
Boulevard Liquors
2844 John F. Kennedy Blvd
Liquor store. Good selection of wines.

Sightseeing

Because that's what America is about.
1303 locals recommend
Statue of Liberty Museum Shop
1 Liberty Island - Ellis Island
1303 locals recommend
Because that's what America is about.

Entertainment & Activities

Educational and fun. They have adult nights with different themes every third Thursday of the month (see LSC After Dark).
350 locals recommend
Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City Blvd
350 locals recommend
Educational and fun. They have adult nights with different themes every third Thursday of the month (see LSC After Dark).
Concert hall, performing arts. Great sound.
59 locals recommend
White Eagle Hall
337 Newark Ave
59 locals recommend
Concert hall, performing arts. Great sound.
Newly re-done golf course. This is where Bush, Clinton, and Obama met up recently for the President's Cup.
9 locals recommend
Skyway Golf Course
515 Duncan Ave
9 locals recommend
Newly re-done golf course. This is where Bush, Clinton, and Obama met up recently for the President's Cup.
Concert venue.
Monty Hall
43 Montgomery St
Concert venue.
Bookstore mostly for kids. Also has a coffee shop inside.
105 locals recommend
WORD
29 Newark Ave
105 locals recommend
Bookstore mostly for kids. Also has a coffee shop inside.

Parks & Nature

Tennis courts, basketball courts, a track, free yoga on Wednesdays at 6pm and Saturdays at 9am at the Gallo Center. Also, nice to just to walk the loop to see the huge fountain, the pond (chess tables nearby), Abe Lincoln, etc.
82 locals recommend
Lincoln Park
1 County Rd 605
82 locals recommend
Tennis courts, basketball courts, a track, free yoga on Wednesdays at 6pm and Saturdays at 9am at the Gallo Center. Also, nice to just to walk the loop to see the huge fountain, the pond (chess tables nearby), Abe Lincoln, etc.
Fun spot for kids. They can bring their bathing suits for the water portion in the summers. No shade unfortunately.
26 locals recommend
Berry Lane Park
1000 Garfield Ave
26 locals recommend
Fun spot for kids. They can bring their bathing suits for the water portion in the summers. No shade unfortunately.

Arts & Culture

They have concerts and shows here. Very beautiful inside. Check here for the schedule: http://loewsjersey.org/
30 locals recommend
Loew's Jersey Theatre
54 Journal Square Plaza
30 locals recommend
They have concerts and shows here. Very beautiful inside. Check here for the schedule: http://loewsjersey.org/
Large art studios and exhibitions. Cafe is nice too. About an hour is enough time here.
16 locals recommend
Mana Fine Arts
10 Senate Pl
16 locals recommend
Large art studios and exhibitions. Cafe is nice too. About an hour is enough time here.
They have performances here regularly. Intimate setting often with drinks and refreshments.
23 locals recommend
Art House Productions
345 Marin Boulevard
23 locals recommend
They have performances here regularly. Intimate setting often with drinks and refreshments.