Best Restaurants in Bergen County 2019

Bagels

1. Goldberg's Bagels of Wyckoff
327 Franklin Ave.
Wyckoff
201.847.9199
gfbwyckoff.com

2. Bagel Nosh
24 E. Prospect St.
Waldwick
201.652.9746

799 Franklin Ave.
Franklin Lakes
201.847.9455

3. Bagelicious
19 N. Broad Street
Ridgewood
201.652.9421

Bakery

1. Rispoli Pastry Shop
824 Broad Ave.
Ridgefield
201.943.6002

23 Emerson Plz.
Emerson
201.265.4009
rispolipastryshop.com

2. B&W Bakery
614 Main St.
Hackensack
201.342.5577

2. Sook Pastry
24 S. Broad St.
Ridgewood
201.493.2500
sookpastry.com

3. Balthazar
214 South Dean St.
Englewood
201.503.9717
balthazarbakery.com

Barbeque

1. Fink's BBQ Smokehouse
26 W. Madison Ave.
Dumont
201.384.3210
finksbbqsmokehouse.com

2. Fire Pit BBQ
357 Essex St.
Hackensack
201.489.3473

605 Ridge Rd.
North Arlington
201.955.3473
firepitbbq.net

3. Kimchi Smoke Barbecue
301 Center Ave. 
Westwood
201.497.6333
kimchismoke.com

Beer Selection

1. Beer Spot and Grill
2027 Lemoine Ave.
Fort Lee
201.461.9740
thebeerspotandgrill.com

2. Total Wine & More
1001 Main St.
River Edge
201.968.1777
totalwine.com

3. Bottle King
95 Washington Ave.
Dumont
201.384.958

909 Prospect St.
Glen Rock
201.652.2690

381 Washington Ave.
Hillsdale
201.722.9400

476 Rt. 17
Ramsey, NJ 07446
201.934.9080

Bowls

1. Playa Bowls
305 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.639.2700

833 Franklin Lake Rd.
Franklin Lakes
201.824.2400

38 E. Palisade Ave.
Englewood
201.928.7788

82 Park Ave.
Rutherford
201.559.3339
playabowls.com

2. Samba Bowls
37 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.857.5015
sambabowls.com

3. Blended Bowls
100 E. Main St.
Ramsey
201.934.3220

Breakfast

1. Raymond's Restaurant
101 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.445.5125
raymondsnj.com

2. Ridge Diner  
125 Kinderkamack Rd.
Park Ridge
201.391.4242
ridgediner.com

3. IHOP
475 Rte. 17
Ramsey
201.236.2401

141 N. Dean St.
Englewood
201.568.8088

610 Cedar Ln.
Teaneck
201.836.6500

111 Rte. 17
Hasbrouck Heights
201.288.0355
ihop.co

3. Maywood Pancake House
92 W. Pleasant Ave.
201.880.7842
maywoodpancakehouse.com

Brunch

1.  White Maple Café
47 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.447.1953
whitemaplecafe.com

2. Park West Tavern
30 Oak St.
Ridgewood
201.445.5400
parkwesttavern.com

3. Farmhouse Café & Eatery
301 Center ave
Westwood
201.664.8424

15 E. Madison Ave.
Cresskill
201.266.8931
farmhousecafenj.com

Burgers

1. Bareburger
455 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
Woodcliff Lake
201.746.9275

129 Vervalen St.
Closter
201.660.7720

15 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.345.4207

78 The Promenade
Edgewater
201.941.2273
bareburger.com

2. Five Guys
54 Rte. 17 N.
East Rutherford
201.507.5550

45 River Rd.
Edgewater
201.482.4614

450 Hackensack Ave.
Hackensack
201.343.5489

1 Garden State Plaza Blvd.
Paramus
201.845.3333

1300 Rte. 17
Ramsey
201.962.7722
fiveguys.com

2. The Habit Burger Grill
22 Farm View Rd. 
Montvale
201.391.2407

3101 Promenade Blvd.
Fair Lawn
201.475.3800

1081 Main St.
River Edge
201.489.4400

3 Teterboro Landing Dr.
Teterboro
201.288.4629
habitburger.com

3. Burger Barn
100 Farm View Rd. 
Montvale
551.249.2165

Butcher

1. Steve's Market
41 W. Main St.
Ramsey
201.327.9466
stevesmarket.com

2. Westwood Prime Meats
190 Westwood Ave.
Westwood
201.664.0069
westwoodprimemeats.com

3. Karl Ehmer Quality Meats
120 Broadway
Hillsdale
201.664.1477
karlehmer.com

3. Anthony’s Oradell Prime Meats
302 Kinderkamack Rd.
Oradell
201.261.3196
oradellprimemeats.com

BYO Restaurant

1. Momma's Kitchen
15 W. Grand Ave.
Montvale
201.746.9777
mommaskitchennj.com

2. Sanducci's Trattoria
620 Kinderkamack Rd.
River Edge
201.599.0600
sanduccis.com

3. Fino
114 W. Allendale Ave.
Allendale
201.995.1100
finoristorantenj.com

Candy/Chocolate

1. Conrad's Confectionary
107 Westwood Ave.
Westwood
201.664.2895
conradsconfectionary.com

2. Laurie's Homemade Candy
600 Berdan Ave.
Wayne
973.696.7255
lauriescandies.com

3. Critchley's Candies
812 Kinderkamack Rd. 
River Edge
201.967.1800
critchleyschocolates.com

Cannoli

1. Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace
10 Triangle Plz.
Ramsey
201.995.6800
uncleg.com

2. Morano’s Italian Gourmet Market
1 E. Main Street
Ramsey
201.825.8020
moranos.com

3. Dante’s Italian Deli
570 Kinderkamack Rd.
River Edge
201.262.3232

Staff''s Pick

Best Causal Restaurant

Biggies
1315 Rte. 17
Ramsey
201.962.9099
biggies.com

Cheese Shop

1. Chez Cheese
10 Washington St.
Tenafly
201.568.2050
chezcheese.com

2. Jerry's Homemade
410 S. Dean St.
Englewood
201.871.7108
jerryshomemade.com

Chinese Restaurant

1. Golden Dynasty
295 Kinderkamack Rd.
Hillsdale
201.358.8685

825 Franklin Lake Rd.
Franklin Lakes
201.891.7866
goldendynastynj.com

2. T.S. Ma Chinese Cuisine
637 Wyckoff Ave.
Wyckoff
201.891.8878
tsmacc.com

3. Joyce Chinese Cuisine
478 Kinderkamack Rd.
River Edge
201.261.8858
joycechinese.com

3. Mr. Wok
1 Highwood Ave.
Tenafly
201.569.3969
mrwoksushinj.com

Coffeehouse

1. Starbucks
Multiple locations
starbucks.com

​2. American Bulldog Coffee Roasters
31 N. Broad St. 
Ridgewood
201.857.4176
americanbulldogcoffeeroasters.com

3. Ridgewood Coffee Company
90 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.493.1002
ridgewoodcoffeecompany.com

Craft Beer

1. Midland Brew House
374 N. Midland Ave.
Saddle Brook
201.797.0070
midlandbrewhouse.com

2. Alementary Brewing Co​
58 Voorhis Ln.
Hackensack
201.968.1290
alementary.com

3. Brix City Brewing
4 Alsan Way
Little Ferry
201.440.0865
brixcitybrewing.com

Cupcakes

1. Mr. Cupcakes
700 Paramus Park
Paramus
​201.265.1000

60 Passaic St. 
Garfield
973.928.6558
mrcupcakes.com

2. Cupcakes by Carousel
192 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.389.3090
cupcakesbycarousel.com

3. Kara Kakes
​799 Franklin Ave. 
Franklin Lakes
201.485.8889
kara-kakes.com

Custom Cakes

1. Brainfreeze
370 River Rd.
New Milford
201.265.5055
brainfreezeicecreamnj.com

1. Cake & Cone
306 Paterson Ave.
East Rutherford
201.933.2589
cakeandcone.com

1. Cakes of Wrath
Westwood
201.981.9307
cakesofwrath.com

2. Carlo's Bakery*
95 Washington St.
Hoboken
201.659.3671
carlosbakery.com

2. Cake Specialty and Pastry Shop*
255 Goffle Rd.
Hawthorne
973.238.0500

Diner

1. Stateline Diner
375 Rte. 17 N.
Mahwah
201.529.3353
statelinediner.com

2. Chit Chat Diner
515 Essex St. 
Hackensack
201.820.4033
chitchatdiner.com 

3. Saddle Brook Diner
30 Market Street
Saddle Brook
201.843.5929
saddlebrookdiner.com

Donuts

1. Glaze Donuts
358 River Rd.
New Milford
201.483.8634
glazeartisan.com

2. Demarest Farms
244 Wierimus Rd. 
Hillsdale
201.666.0472
demarestfarms.com

3. D'ercole Donuts
489 Tappan Rd.
Northvale
201.768.0360

Farmers' Market

1. Ramsey Farmers Market
2 W. Main St.
Ramsey
201.675.6866
ramseyfarmersmarket.org

2. Glen Rock Farmers Market
1 Harding Plz.
Glen Rock
grfarmersmarket.com

2. Oradell Farmers Market
618 Veldran Ave.
Oradell
908.605.0041

3. Paramus Farmers Market
475 Farview Ave.
Paramus
917.863.7897

Fish Market

1. Peter's Fish Market
190 Godwin Ave.
Midland Park
201.444.3331
petersfishmarket.com

2. Maywood Seafood Gourmet
103 W. Pleasant Ave.
Maywood
201.843.8558
seafood-gourmet.com

3. Anchor Seafood
10 S. Kinderkamack Rd.
Montvale
201.930.9170

Food Truck

1. Callahan's
10 Broad St.
Norwood
844.468.3641
callahanshotdogs.com

2. Sanducci's Wood Fired Pizza
620 Kinderkamack Rd.
River Edge
201.599.0600
sanduccis.com

3. Eat My Balls
Elmwood Park
eatmyballsnj.com

French Restaurant

1. Madeleine's Petit Paris
416 Tappan Rd.
Northvale
201.767.0063
madeleinespetitparis.com

2. Latour
6 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.445.5056
latourridgewood.com

3. Café Matisse
167 Park Ave.
Rutherford
201.935.2995
cafematisse.com

3. Chef’s Table
754 Franklin Ave. 
Franklin Lakes,
201.891.6644
tctnj.com

Gluten-Free Goodies

1. Alt Eats Café
622 N. Maple Ave.
Ho-Ho-Kus
201.444.1300
alteatscafe.com

2. Sweet Avenue Bake Shop
153 Park Ave.
Rutherford
201.935.2253
sweetavenuebakeshop.com

2. Whole Foods Market
44 Godwin Ave.
Ridgewood
201.670.0383
wholefoodsmarket.com

Gourmet Grocery

1. Maywood Marketplace
78 W. Pleasant Ave.
Maywood
201.843.8361
maywoodsmarketplace.com

2. Wegmans
100 Farm View
Montvale
551.249.2200
wegmans.com

2. Trader Joe’s
20 Irvington St.
Westwood
201.263.0134

404 Rte. 17 N.
Paramus
201.265.9624

715 River Rd.
Edgewater
201.945.5932
traderjoes.com

Gourmet Supermarket

1. Kings Food Markets
381 Washington Ave.
Hillsdale
201.722.4690

112 N. Maple Ave.
Ridgewood
201.493.4924

85 Godwin Ave.
Midland Park
201.251.4808

70 Union Ave.
Cresskill
201.541.4900
kingsfoodmarkets.com

Greek Restaurant

1. Varka Restaurant
30 N. Spruce St. 
Ramsey
201.995.9333
varkarestaurant.com

2. It's Greek To Me 
21 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.612.2600

487 Broadway
Westwood
201.722.3511

36 E. Palisade Ave.
Englewood
201.568.0440

1611 Palisade Ave.
Fort Lee
201.947.2050

352 Anderson Ave. B
Cliffside Park
201.945.5447
itsgreektome.com

3. Axia Taverna
18 Piermont Rd.
Tenafly
201.569.5999
axiataverna.com

Staff Pick

Best Homemade Pasta

Pearl Restaurant
17 S. Broad St.
Ridgewood
201.857.5100
pearlridgewod.com

Ice Cream

1. Van Dyk’s
145 Ackerman Ave.
Ridgewood
201.444.1429
vandyksicecream.com

2. Bischoff's Confectionery
468 Cedar Ln.
Teaneck
201.836.0333
bischoffsicecream.com

3. Carvel Ice Cream
116 E Main St. 
Ramsey
201.825.1638

175 Rte. 17
Paramus
201.262.0591

12-72 River Rd.
Fair Lawn
201.791.664

450 Hackensack Ave.
Hackensack
201.487.7600

240 S. Summit Ave.
Hackensack
201.489.4488
carvel.com

3. Emerson Dairy Queen
13 Kinderkamack Rd.
Emerson
201.262.1350
dairyqueen.com

Indian Restaurant

1. ​Bombay Hut
8 W. Prospect St.
Waldwick
201.857.3266
bombayhut.com

2. Downtown Dhaba
266 Center Ave.
Westwood
201.664.0123
dhabadowntown.com

3. Nirvana Indian Kitchen
29 W. Allendale Ave.
Allendale
201.818.2300
nirvanaindiankitchen.com

Italian Deli

1. Casa Del Sole
115 Broadway
Hillsdale
201.391.5671
casadelsole.biz

2. Amato Bread
202 Livingston St. 
Northvale
201.767.3990

2. Petrillo’s Deli and Pizzeria
208 Livingston St.
Northvale
201.768.3590
petrillosdeli.com

Italian Restaurant

1. Savini Restaurant
168 W. Crescent Ave.
Allendale
201.760.3700
savinirestaurant.com

2. River Edge Pizza Kitchen
830 Kinderkamack Rd.
River Edge
201.265.4900

3. Andiamo Restaurant
23 Hardenburgh Ave.
Haworth
201.384.1551
andiamorestaurant.net

Japanese Restaurant

1. Kiku Restaurant
358 Rte. 9 W.
Alpine
201.767.6322
    
365 Rte. 17
Paramus
201.265.7200

2. Hanami
​41 Union Ave. 
Cresskill
201.567.8508

301 Center Ave
Westwood
201.666.8508
hanamirestaurant.com

3. Sakura-Bana
43 Franklin Ave.
Ridgewood
201.848.6988

Jewish Deli

1. Kosher Nosh
894 Prospect St.
Glen Rock
201.445.1186
koshernosh.com

2. Foster Village Kosher Delicatessen 
469 S. Washington Ave.
Bergenfield
201.384.7100
fostervillagekosherdeli.com

3. Tenafly Kosher Deli & Caterers
22 Washington St. 
Tenafly
201.567.3033

Korean Restaurant

1. Spring Restaurant
221 Closter Dock Rd.
Closter
201.767.8830

2. Dong Bang Grill
1616 Palisades Ave.
Fort Lee
201.242.4485
dongbanggrill.com

2. Organic Tofu House
88 Godwin Ave.
Ridgewood 
201.251.7734
organictofuhouse.com

2. Wich-One
529 Anderson Ave.
Cliffside Park 
201.840.8111
wich-one.com

Mediterranean Restaurant

1. Mezza Mediterranean
20 Jefferson Ave. 
Westwood
201.722.8822
mezzawestwood.com

2. Sofia’s Mediterranean Grill
220 Boulevard
Hasbrouck Heights 
201.462.0123
sofiasmediterraneangrill.com

3. Samdan Restaurant
178 Piermont Rd.
Cresskill
201.816.7343
samdanrestaurant.com

Mexican Restaurant

1. Riviera Maya 
252 E. Fort Lee Rd. 
Bogota
201.996.1380
rivieramayamcuisine.com

2. Zapata Mexican Restaurant
779 Ret. 340 
Palisades, NY 
845.359.8700 
zapatapalisades.com

3. El Azteca Mexican Restaurant
91 Park Ave
Park Ridge
201.391.4422
elaztecaparkridge.com

Mozzarella

1. A&S Fine Foods
525 Cedar Hill Ave.
Wyckoff
201.447.0800
asfinefoodsnj.com

New Restaurant

1. The Hill Closter
252 Schraalenburgh Rd. 
Closter
201.899.4700
thehillcloster.com

2. Tony Lip’s Italian Restaurant & Pizza
829 Franklin Road
Franklin Lakes 
201.904.2166
tonylips.com

3. Ammata Thai Kitchen
184 Rivervale Rd., Suite 2
River Vale
201.664.2499
ammata.com

3. BJ’s Brewhouse
21 Teterboro Landing Dr.
Teterboro
551.313.7450
bjsrestaurants.com

3. Circolo
53 Franklin Tpk.
Waldwick 
201.882.1818
circolo.info

3. Greek Flame
147 Terrace Street
Haworth
201.244.6635
thegreekflame.com

Outdoor Dining

1. Locale Café & Bar
208 Piermont Rd.
Closter
201.750.3233
cafematisse.com

2. Classic Quiche Café
330 Queen Anne Rd. 
Teaneck
201.692.0150
classicquiche.com

3. Pier 115 Bar & Grill
115 River Rd. 
Edgewater
201.313.2155
pier115barandgrill.com

Pancakes

1. Brownstone Pancake Factory
860 River Rd.
Edgewater
201.945.4800

717 E. Palisade Avenue
Englewood Cliffs
201.945.4800
brownstonepancakefactory.com

2. Country Pancake House and Restaurant
140 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.444.8395
countrypancakehouse.net

Prix Fixe Menu

1. Il Mulino
132 Veterans Plz.
Dumont
201.384.7767
ilmulinodumont.com

Pizza

1. Kinchley's Tavern
586 Franklin Tpk.
Ramsey
201.934.7777
kinchleyspizza.com

2. Ray’s Pizza
6-02 Berdan Ave. 
Fair Lawn
201.797.7117
rayspizzafairlawn.com

3. Basile’s Pizza
265 Valley Blvd.
Wood Ridge
201.939.3399
basilespizza.com

3. Brooklyn’s Coal Oven Pizza
443 River Rd. 
Edgewater
201.945.8182

161 Hackensack Ave. 
Hackensack
201.342.2727

15 Oak St.
Ridgewood
201.493.7600
brooklynspizza.net

3. Natale’s Pizza
14 Prospect St. 
Waldwick
201.445.2860
natalespizzeria.com

3. Rudy’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria
55 Vervalen St. 
Closter
201.768.8444
rudysitalianrestaurant.com

Restaurant Ambience

1. Chakra
144 Rte. 4
Paramus
201.556.1530
chakrarestaurant.com

2. Bacari Grill
800 Ridgewood Rd. 
Township of Washington
201.358.6330
bacarigrill.com

2. Ivy Inn
268 Terrace Ave.
Hasbrouck Heights
201.393.7699
ivyinn.com

Romantic Restaurant

1. Esty Street
86 Spring Valley Rd. 
Park Ridge
201.307.1515
estystreet.com

Seafood

1. Oceanos
27 Saddle River Rd.
Fair Lawn
201.796.0546
oceanosrestaurant.com

2. Segovia Restaurant
150 Moonachie Rd. 
Moonachie
201.641.4266
segoviarestaurant.com

Staff Pick

Best Speciality Market

Market Basket
813 Franklin Lake Rd.
Franklin Lakes
201.891.2000

Steakhouse

1. Allendale Steakhouse
95 W. Allendale Ave. 
Allendale
201.962.9797
allendalesteakhousenj.com

2. Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
83 W. Spring Valley Ave.
Maywood
551.258.0013
ruthschris.com

3. Park Steakhouse 
151 Kinderkamack Rd.
Park Ridge
201.930.1300
theparksteakhouse.com

Sushi

1. Moshi Moshi
137 Franklin Tpke.
Waldwick
201.444.1130
sushimoshi.com

2. Masa Sushi & Grill
81 W Allendale Ave.
Allendale
201.934.6616
masasushiandgrill.com

3. Yuki Hana
131 Kinderkamack Rd. 
Park Ridge
201.391.3230
yukihanaparkridge.net

Tapas

1. Sangria Tapas Restaurant
1033 MacArthur Blvd.
 Mahwah
 201.962.3310
 sangriamahwah.com

2. Finca
20 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.444.1199
fincanj.com

3. Cravings Tapas Bistro
8 Wilsey Sq.
Ridgewood
201.857.8533
cravingstapas.com

Tea Shop

1. Harmony Tea Room
224 Fairview Ave.
Westwood
201.664.2608
harmonytearoom.com

2. Mambo Tea House
98 Park Ave.
Rutherford
201.933.1262
mamboteahousenj.com

3. Village Tea Shop
10 S. Maple Ave.
Ridgewood
201.857.0230

Vegetarian Restaurant

1. Veggie Heaven
437 Cedar Ln.
Teaneck
201.836.0887
veggieheaventeaneck.com

Vietnamese Restaurant

1. Simply Vietnamese
1 Highwood Ave.
Tenafly
201.568.7770

546 Duri Ave. 
Closter
201.660.7826
simplyvietnamese.info

2. Mekong Grill
24 Chestnut Street
Ridgewood
201.445.0011

3. TC's Little Taste of Saigon 
419 Goffle Rd. 
Ridgewood
201.445.5509

Waterfront Dining

1. Waterside Restaurant & Catering*
7800B River Rd.
North Bergen
201.861.7767
watersiderestaurantandcatering.com

2. Haven Riverfront Restaurant & Bar
2 Main St.
Edgewater
201.943.1900
havenedgewater.com

3. Chart House*
1700 Harbor Blvd.
Weehawken
201.348.6628
chart-house.com

Wings

1. Peck Peck Chicken
250 Degraw Ave. 
Teaneck
201.530.5858
peckpeckchicken.com

2. New York Wing Factory
1642 Schlosser St.
Fort Lee
201.482.8456
nywingfactory.com

3. Planet Wings
93 River Rd.
Garfield
973.778.7787
planetwings.com