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jem
Citizen
Username: Jem
Post Number: 1461
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 1:52 pm: |     |
We've got tickets for a Friday night performance and we haven't eaten in the Iron Bound section too recently, so we're looking for recommendations, either there or even closer to NJ PAC.
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Brett
Citizen
Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 1979
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 2:06 pm: | |
Just around the corner from NJPAC. Safe to walk to.
Savoy Grill, The 60 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102, 973-286-1700, This fine restaurant offers exquisite contemporary American cuisine that calls to mind the elegant 1930s, and also offers an upscale upstairs lounge in which one may relax, as well as offering catering services.
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LilLB
Citizen
Username: Lillb
Post Number: 998
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 2:19 pm: | |
Maize - right across the street from NJPAC in the Robert Treat Hotel
http://www.maizerestaurant.com/ |
jem
Citizen
Username: Jem
Post Number: 1462
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 2:54 pm: | |
Thanks. These look interesting, and I'll check them out. Still interested in Iron Bound recs, too, though, so if anyone has one, please chime in. |
The Man
Citizen
Username: Bumboklaat
Post Number: 81
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 3:03 pm: | |
I've said once and I'll continue to preach - Forno's is the bomb!!!
Right off Ferry St. not far of a walk but recommend driving, parking in the back is free. |
amandacat
Citizen
Username: Amandacat
Post Number: 917
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 4:34 pm: | |
We hade a lame-o pre-concert dinner at Maize a couple years ago; we ordered off their price-fix menu and the food was cold and seemed pre-made, like what you'd be served at a big wedding, definitely not made with love. The service was inattentive, unfriendly, & slow too. It wasn't cheap either. We really wanted to love the experience, but it was comically bad. |
LilLB
Citizen
Username: Lillb
Post Number: 1000
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 4:39 pm: | |
That's too bad amanda - doesn't sound good at all. I've eaten there twice and the food and service was very good (I can't remember what I had, but I can never remember what I had at a restaurant unless it was bad...). |
Ink
Citizen
Username: Pageturner
Post Number: 35
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 8:30 pm: | |
The restaurant that's in NYPAC (name escapes me) is very pleasant. High ceilings, formal service, food hasn't disappointed me. |
Lou
Citizen
Username: Flf
Post Number: 14
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 9:09 am: | |
In the Ironbound section I recommend Iberia - right at the beginning of Ferry Street, past Penn Station.
But if you want to eat REAL portuguese food, I recommend Seabras - a great small restaurant off Ferry Street, on Madison Street. This is where all the local Portuguese eat - the food is the best on Ironbound (and I tried many restaurants around there), they serve big quantities and they have really good prices.
Iberia Peninsula
63-69 Ferry Street
973.344.5611
Seabra's Marisqueira
87 Madison Street
973.465.1250 |
Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 7723
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 9:26 am: | |
Calcada @ NJPAC
1 Center St. | (973) 642-1226 |
Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 7724
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 9:29 am: | |
Other restaurants in downtown area
http://www.downtownnewark.com/p-dining.php?q=5
Map of area
http://www.downtownnewark.com/p-map.php?x=6&y=6 |
Hank Zona
Supporter
Username: Hankzona
Post Number: 4741
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 9:33 am: | |
Dave,
I heard there is a relatively new Spanish wine and tapas bar in Newark that may be owned in part by someone from Maplewood...any idea what and where it is? I have done some searches but to no avail...thought it might be on your radar.
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Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 7725
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 9:41 am: | |
Haven't been, but if it's in the downtown area I think it may be:
27 Mix
27 Halsey St. | 973-648-0643
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jem
Citizen
Username: Jem
Post Number: 1463
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 10:08 am: | |
Thanks, everyone! Now I have to figure out which one to choose... |
Hank Zona
Supporter
Username: Hankzona
Post Number: 4742
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 1:09 pm: | |
it is 27 Mix...I couldnt remember the name..will have to check it out. One of the owners lives in Maplewood I was told. |
tulip
Citizen
Username: Braveheart
Post Number: 2833
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 2:26 pm: | |
Has anyone tried Don Pepe's? It's right across the street from NJPAC, also across from Robert Treat Hotel, toward the river. The Mariachi Band starts playing sometimes around eight o'clock on the weekends.
The paiella's pretty good. The service is very nice. It's nice at holiday time. Great murals!! Nice atmosphere...unless it's changed in one year or so. |
Yarmouth blue
Citizen
Username: Yarmouth_blue
Post Number: 4
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 - 7:38 pm: | |
I work really close to 27 Mix and have eaten many, many lunches and one dinner there in the short time since they've opened- nice bar and atmosphere, attentive waitstaff and consistantly tasty food. I don't feel like I'm in Newark there. But it's probably more of a hike from the PAC than your looking for though (it's close to the NEwark Museum). Calcada, the outside and less expensive restaurant at the PAC, is probably closed now (it's only opened during the milder months). Sebra's is great and The Savoy does a really nice job too. If you're in the mood for Italian, there's Pronto Cena at the Riverfront legal Plaza - it's been a while since I've eaten there, but I recall that the pasta was quiet fresh and the service was good too. |
jem
Citizen
Username: Jem
Post Number: 1464
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 5:14 pm: | |
We actually ended out having dinner at Don Pepe's. It was an easy walk from the parking lots near NJPAC, we were happy with our meal - and the price was right - with a pitcher of Sangria, four of us ate for under $70. I'll keep all the other recommendations for future reference. |
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