New Jersey

By the time most people are debating beach fries versus boardwalk pizza, somebody in New Jersey is already…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 28

The first thing that hits you at Jimmy’s is not some carefully engineered “vibe.” It is the feeling…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 28

At some point, every steak lover in New Jersey learns the same lesson: the places serving the most…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 28

The first thing that gets you is the window. Not the whole cathedral, not even the twin towers,…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 28

At some New Jersey hotels, the creakiest thing in the room is not the radiator, the oldest thing…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 28

A plate of pancakes lands on the table, and a propeller plane starts rolling past the patio like…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 27

There is a very specific kind of New Jersey summer dinner that starts with sandy ankles, a parking…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 27

There’s a particular kind of confidence in a pizza shop that sits inside a farmers market, keeps a…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 27

A ghost village where cranberries once ruled. A glacial lake without the whine of jet skis. A mountain…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 27

A cannonball came through this house nearly 250 years ago, and the wall still tells on it. Not…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 27

A train station parking lot is not where most people expect to find one of Central Jersey’s most…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 27

The first clue that New Jersey does cozy better than it gets credit for is this: in one…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 27

The first thing that gets you is the machinery. Not a replica, not a tidy “inspired by” setup,…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 26

There is a particular kind of confidence in a Chinese restaurant that has no need to reinvent itself…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 26

The first thing you notice is how little room there is. Summit Diner is not one of those…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 26

Somewhere between your first spoonful of arroz rojo and the moment you realize you are absolutely going back…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 26

You know a town is doing something right when the main drag looks like it was arranged by…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 26

A proper New Jersey cheesesteak crawl can take you from a century-old city bar with a poppy-seed roll…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 26

The first clue is the smell. Before you’re even thinking about parking, there’s that unmistakable barbecue signal in…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 26

May in New Jersey is when dinner plans start feeling a little more ambitious. You want the table…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 26

At 9200 Atlantic Avenue in Margate, there’s a 90-ton elephant staring out toward the ocean with painted toenails,…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 25

At Maurice River Bluffs, the trail suddenly lifts, the pine flats fall away, and you get one of…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 25

The first thing that gets you is the contrast. One minute you are in Fort Lee, with traffic…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 25

One table is lit by a crystal chandelier in Tenafly. Another sits a few blocks from the New…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 25

On most beach vacations, you pick your water and commit. You spread your towel by the Atlantic, or…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 25

The burger that wrecks your plans is usually not the one with a ring light and a PR…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 25

The first clue that Windy Brow Farms is not your average roadside market is the ice cream case.…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 25

The funny thing about a truly calming trail is that it usually does not announce itself with some…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 25

The road in gets narrow, the trees start closing in, and then suddenly there it is: an Olympic-sized…

By Duncan Edwards · Apr 24