New Egypt
A pound cake can still be warm when it lands in your shopping bag. That alone should tell you what kind of place this is. The pretzels get twisted by hand and brushed with butter right in front of the counter. The line for them can stretch long, and nobody seems to mind.
Peanut butter, bananas, and crispy bacon all show up together on one plate of French toast. That combo once belonged to a famous rock and roll legend’s snack habits. The dish is served inside a stainless steel railcar diner built around 1953 by the O’Mahony company. The breakfast has a backstory, and so does the building around it.
COMING SOON: Smash N' Dash Burger planning a grand opening soon in Freehold, NJ
New Jersey has never been shy about its food opinions. Say “pork roll” or “Taylor ham” at a Garden State party, and you’ll quickly learn which end of the state everyone grew up in. Thanksgiving is no different. If you fill your plate here, you’ll likely find apple pie or apple crumble for dessert and […]
Nearly 200 years ago, horse owners and racing enthusiasts traveled hundreds of miles to Trenton, where they gathered at the Eagle Tavern for food, drinks and a place to spend the night. The horses were stabled behind the building, while their owners mingled with travelers, politicians and local residents inside...
Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26, 2026, and if you’re not looking forward to spending the entire day cooking and cleaning, you’re in luck! Several Ocean County restaurants are preparing special Thanksgiving meals, giving local families the opportunity to enjoy a traditional holiday dinner without all the work. Whether...
A diner in this lineup shows up in the original 1980 Friday the 13th movie. Fans still make trips to see it, especially when the calendar lands on Friday the 13th. Another one keeps a dining car from 1927 and has model trains as part of the scenery. A third sits in a railroad-style car built in 1938, and it’s called the oldest operating diner in New Jersey.
Chili crisp, cheese, and honey on one pizza. Yeah, I’m definitely looking twice at that combo, and it’s one of the most unusual creations on the menu. The spot behind it landed on Food & Wine’s list of the nine hottest new pizzerias in the country. It was the only New Jersey pick on that list.
Thanksgiving means a break from the kitchen for plenty of Jersey Shore families this year. Twenty local restaurants are open and ready to do the cooking for you.
Good barbecue runs on a clock, and in New Jersey that clock often stops well before dinnertime. Pulled pork takes hours of slow smoking, so once the day’s batch is gone, the kitchen can’t just whip up more. That’s why some of the best smokehouses in the Garden...
This is an inside peek at the new restaurant in Monroe Township.
Necessity is the mother of invention. And in this New Jersey pizzeria’s case, the mother of a glorious, carb-loaded Frankenstein. You have probably seen gimmicky pizzas before. Toppings piled high. Crusts stuffed with cheese. Fun, but nothing that makes you stop and stare. This place serves the Triple Threat....
Every roll on the all-you-can-eat menu gets made only after you ask for it. No buffet trays here, and no sushi sitting under a heat lamp waiting for a brave soul. The menu runs deep, too. Sashimi, special rolls, gyoza, tempura, udon, and even green tea ice cream all fall under one flat price.
The New Monmouth Diner in Middletown, NJ captures the charm of the 1950s while serving up some delicious burgers, classic breakfasts, and more.
Peruvian food has a funny way of putting French fries where you least expect them. Order lomo saltado and they arrive tossed alongside seared beef, tomatoes, and onions, with white rice waiting on the same plate. Then there is ceviche sharpened with lime, rotisserie chicken darkened over charcoal, fried rice...
Some people take a number and wait in line for crumb cake before most of the shore town is even awake. The doors open at 6:30 in the morning, and the line forms anyway. The shop itself is small. Yet the display cases hold crumb buns, jelly donuts, turnovers, pudding cakes, and a blueberry scone that keeps popping up in conversations about this place.
Allen Walski, a Surf City native and owner of Clemmy’s in Waretown, has been named New Jersey’s Chef of the Year. Walski was announced as the winner at the New Jersey Restaurant and Hospitality Association’s 41st annual awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 5. He was one of eight chefs from across the state nominated for the title, and the only one representing Ocean County. After the nomination, voting was open to the public; a total of more than 5,000 votes came in for the competition, according to the NJRHA, and Walski secured the most.
In New Jersey, Christmas Eve dinner often starts at the fish counter, not the kitchen. Families who keep the Feast of the Seven Fishes tradition know that the best shrimp, clams, scallops, and whole fish go fast once December hits. The smart move is calling in your order early at...
A bacon, egg and cheese fried rice sounds like something dreamed up after midnight, not the sort of dish you expect to find sharing a menu with pristine sashimi and roasted Peking duck. At Xina in Bradley Beach, though, that combination makes perfect sense. The restaurant at 415 Main Street...
