These are the best restaurants in Bergen County, New Jersey, as voted by the readers of BERGEN Magazine, in our 2021 poll.
BAGELS
1. BAGEL NOSH
799 Franklin Ave.
Franklin Lakes
201.847.9455
24 E. Prospect St.
Waldwick
201.652.9746
2. GOLDBERG’S BAGELS OF WYCKOFF
327 Franklin Ave.
Wyckoff
201.847.9199
gfbwyckoff.com
3. RONNIE’S HOT BAGELS
118 Broadway
Hillsdale
201.664.4543
ronnieshotbagelsexpress.com
BAKERY
1. B&W BAKERY
614 Main St.
Hackensack
201.342.5577
2. RISPOLI PASTRY SHOP
23 Emerson Plaza E.
Emerson
201.265.4009
824 Broad Ave.
Ridgefield
201.943.6002
rispolipastryshop.com
3. SOOK PASTRY
24 S. Broad St.
Ridgewood
201.493.2500
sookpastry.com
BARBECUE
1. FINK’S BBQ SMOKEHOUSE
26 W. Madison Ave.
Dumont
201.384.3210
finksbbqsmokehouse.com
2. KIMCHI SMOKE BARBECUE
301 Center Ave.
Westwood
201.497.6333
kimchismoke.com
3. REILLY’S RIB CAGE
126 Broadway
Hillsdale
201.497.5990
reillysribcage.com
BEER SELECTION, CRAFT BREWERY
1. HACKENSACK BREWING
78 Johnson Ave.
Hackensack
201.880.1768
hackensackbrewing.com
2. ALEMENTARY BREWING
58 Voorhis Ln.
Hackensack
201.968.1290
alementary.com
3. BRIX CITY BREWING
4 Alsan Way
Little Ferry
201.440.0865
brixcitybrewing.com
BEER SELECTION, RESTAURANT/BAR
1. THE SHANNON ROSE
1200 Rte. 17 N.
Ramsey
201.962.7602
theshannonrose.com
2. BIGGIE’S
430 Rte. 17 S.
Carlstadt
201.933.4000
biggies.com
3. MILLER’S ALE HOUSE
270 Rte. 4 E.
Paramus
201.342.4800
millersalehouse.com
BEER SELECTION, STORE
1. BOTTLE KING
Multiple locations
bottleking.com
2. TOTAL WINE & MORE
1001 Main St.
River Edge
201.968.1777
totalwine.com
3. STEW LEONARD’S
700 Paramus Park
Paramus
201.649.0888
stewleonards.com
BOWLS
1. PLAYA BOWLS
Multiple locations
playabowls.com
2. BLENDED BOWLS
100 E. Main St.
Ramsey
201.934.3220
3. WILD AND HEARTY
37 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.857.5015
wildandhearty.com
BREAKFAST
1. RAYMOND’S
101 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.445.5125
raymondsnj.com
2. STATE LINE DINER
375 Rte. 17 N.
Mahwah
201.529.3353
statelinediner.com
3. WILLOW & WHISK
319 Franklin Ave.
Wyckoff
201.425.9931
willowandwhisk.com
BRUNCH
1. FARMHOUSE CAFE & EATERY
301 Center Ave. Westwood
201.664.8424
farmhousecafenj.com
2. PARK WEST TAVERN
30 Oak St. Ridgewood
201.445.5400
parkwesttavern.com
3. WHITE MAPLE CAFÉ
47 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.447.1953
whitemaplecafe.com
BURGERS
1. SHAKE SHACK
479 Rte. 17 S.
Paramus
201.241.2381
1 Garden State Plaza Blvd.
Paramus
201.576.8096
shakeshack.com
2. BIGGIE’S
430 Rte. 17 S.
Carlstadt
201.933.4000
biggies.com
3. BAREBURGER
15 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.345.4207
455 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
Woodcliff Lake
201.746.9275
129 Vervalen St.
Closter
201.660.7720
bareburger.com
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. WYCKOFF PRIME MEATS
384 Main St.
Wyckoff
201.447.3340
waldwickprimemeats.com
BYO RESTAURANT
1. SANDUCCI’S TRATTORIA
620 Kinderkamack Rd.
River Edge
201.599.0600
sanduccis.com
2. CAFÉ MATISSE
167 Park Ave.
Rutherford
201.935.2995
cafematisse.com
3. FINO RISTORANTE
114 W. Allendale Ave.
Allendale
201.995.1100
finoristorantenj.com
CANDY/CHOCOLATE
1. CONRAD’S CONFECTIONERY
107 Westwood Ave.
Westwood
201.664.2895
conrads1928.com
2. MRS. HANNA KRAUSE
CANDY
89 Westview Ave.
Paramus
201.843.0337
hannakrausecandy.com
3. CRITCHLEY’S CANDIES
812 Kinderkamack Rd.
River Edge
201.967.1800
critchleyschocolates.com
CANNOLI
1. RISPOLI PASTRY SHOP
23 Emerson Plaza E.
Emerson
201.265.4009
824 Broad Ave.
Ridgefield
201.943.6002
rispolipastryshop.com
2. UNCLE GIUSEPPE’S
MARKETPLACE
10 Triangle Plaza
Ramsey
201.995.6800
uncleg.com
3. MORANO’S ITALIAN GOURMET
1 E. Main St.
Ramsey
201.825.8020
moranos.com
CHEESE SHOP
1. MARKET BASKET
813 Franklin Lake Rd.
Franklin Lakes
201.891.2000
marketbasket.com
2. JERRY’S GOURMET AND MORE
410 S. Dean St.
Englewood
201.871.7108
jerryshomemade.com
3. CHEZ CHEEZE
10 Washington St.
Tenafly
201.568.2050
chezcheeze.com
CHINESE RESTAURANT
1. T.S. MA CHINESE CUISINE
637 Wyckoff Ave.
Wyckoff
201.891.8878
tsmachinesecuisine.com
2. HANAMI
41 Union Ave.
Cresskill
201.567.8508
301 Center Ave.
Westwood 2
01.666.8508
hanamirestaurant.com
3. HOT FISH
450 Hackensack Ave.
Hackensack
201.881.0180
hotfishhackensack.com
COFFEEHOUSE
1. RIDGEWOOD COFFEE
COMPANY
90 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.493.1002
ridgewoodcoffeecompany.com
2. AMERICAN BULLDOG
COFFEE ROASTERS
4 N. Spruce St.
Ramsey
201.574.8070
31 N. Broad St.
Ridgewood
201.857.4176
americanbulldogcoffeeroasters.com
3. CAFFEINE
360 Kinderkamack Rd.
Oradell
201.599.8149
CUPCAKES
1. MR. CUPCAKES*
684 Lafayette Ave.
Hawthorne
973.949.5300
mrcupcakes.com
2. KARA KAKES
799 Franklin Ave.
Franklin Lakes
201.485.8889
kara-kakes.com
3. CUPCAKES BY CAROUSEL
31 N. Dean St.
Englewood
201.608.5092
192 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.389.3090
cupcakesbycarousel.com
CUSTOM CAKES
1. PALERMO’S BAKERY
399 Liberty St.
Little Ferry
201.641.1654
187 Main St.
Ridgefield Park
201.641.1654
palermobakery.com
2. CAROUSEL CAKES*
5 Seeger Dr.
Nanuet
845.627.2323
carouselcakes.com
3. CARLO’S BAKERY*
95 Washington St.
Hoboken
201.659.3671
carlosbakery.com
DINER
1. STATE LINE DINER
375 Rte. 17 N.
Mahwah
201.529.3353
statelinediner.com
2. RIVER EDGE DINER
516 Kinderkamack Rd.
River Edge
201.262.4976
riveredgediner.com
3. CHIT CHAT DINER
515 Essex St.
Hackensack
201.820.4033
chitchatdiner.com
DONUTS
1. GLAZE DONUTS
2151 Lemoine Ave.
Fort Lee
201.585.6085
358 River Rd.
New Milford
201.483.8634
glazedonuts.com
2. DEMAREST FARMS
244 Wierimus Rd.
Hillsdale
201.666.0472
demarestfarms.com
3. ABMA’S FARM
700 Lawlins Rd.
Wyckoff
201.891.0278
abmasfarm.com
FARMERS MARKET
1. RAMSEY FARMERS MARKET
2 W. Main St.
Ramsey
201.675.6866
ramseyfarmersmarket.org
2. WESTWOOD FARMERS
MARKET
40 Crest St.
Westwood
201.723.8807
3. GLEN ROCK FARMERS
MARKET (TIE)
1 Harding Plaza
Glen Rock
grfarmersmarket.com
3. PARAMUS FARMERS
MARKET (TIE)
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. EMPANADA MANIA
201.374.2150
empanadamania.com
2. EAT MY BALLS
201.852.2534
eatmyballsnj.com
3. MEL’S BUTCHER BLOCK
917.855.4890
FRENCH RESTAURANT
1. CAFÉ PANACHE
130 E. Main St. Ramsey
201.934.0030
cafepanachenj.com
2. LATOUR
6 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood 201.445.5056
latourridgewood.com
3. MADELEINE’S PETIT PARIS
416 Tappan Rd.
Northvale
201.767.0063
madeleinespetitparis.com
GLUTEN-FREE GOODIES
1. WHOLE FOODS MARKET
Multiple locations
wholefoodsmarket.com
2. SWEET AVENUE BAKE SHOP
153 Park Ave.
Rutherford
201.935.2253
sweetavenuebakeshop.com
3. ALT EATS CAFÉ
622 N. Maple Ave.
Ho-Ho-Kus
201.444.1300
GOURMET GROCERY
1. MARKET BASKET
813 Franklin Lake Rd.
Franklin Lakes
201.891.2000
marketbasket.com
2. STEVE’S MARKET
41 W. Main St.
Ramsey
201.327.9466
stevesmarket.com
3. MAYWOOD MARKETPLACE
78 W. Pleasant Ave.
Maywood
201.843.8361
maywoodsmarketplace.com
GOURMET SUPERMARKET
1. UNCLE GUISEPPE’S
MARKETPLACE
10 Triangle Plaza Ramsey
201.995.6800
uncleg.com
2. TRADER JOE’S
715 River Rd.
Edgewater
201.945.5932
404 Rte. 17 N.
Paramus
201.265.9624
20 Irvington St.
Westwood
201.263.0134
traderjoes.com
3. WEGMANS
100 Farm View
Montvale
551.249.2200
GREEK RESTERAUNT
1. VARKA ESTIATORIO
30 N. Spruce St.
Ramsey
201.995.9333
varkarestaurant.com
2. IT’S GREEK TO ME
36 E. Palisade Ave.
Englewood
201.568.0440
1611 Palisade Ave.
Fort Lee
201.947.2050
21 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.612.2600
itsgreektome.com
3. A TASTE OF GREECE
935 C Kinderkamack Rd.
River Edge
201.967.0029
atasteofgreecenj.com
ICE CREAM
1. VAN DYK’S
145 Ackerman Ave.
Ridgewood
201.444.1429
vandyksicecream.com
2. CONRAD’S CONFECTIONERY
107 Westwood Ave.
Westwood
201.664.2895
conrads1928.com
3. BRAIN FREEZE
370 River Rd.
New Milford
201.265.5055
brainfreezeicecreamnj.com
INDIAN RESTAURANT
1. NIRVANA INDIAN KITCHEN
29 W. Allendale Ave.
Allendale
201.818.2300
nirvanaindiankitchen.com
2. DOWNTOWN DHABA
266 Center Ave.
Westwood
201.664.0123
dhabadowntown.com
3. TABLA
16 S. Broad St.
Ridgewood
201.444.4055
tablafinedineindian.com
ITALIAN DELI
1. A&S FINE FOODS
OF WYCKOFF
525 Cedar Hill Ave.
Wyckoff
201.447.0800
aandsitalianmarket.com
2. JERRY’S GOURMET AND MORE
410 S. Dean St.
Englewood
201.871.7108
jerryshomemade.com
3. CASA DEL SOLE
115 Broadway
Woodcliff Lake
201.391.5671
casadelsole.biz
ITALIAN RESTAURANT
1. SAVINI RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
168 W. Crescent Ave. Allendale
201.760.3700
savinirestaurant.com
2. SANDUCCI’S TRATTORIA
620 Kinderkamack Rd.
River Edge
201.599.0600
sanduccis.com
3. ANDIAMO RESTAURANT
23 Hardenburgh Ave.
Haworth
201.384.1551
andiamorestaurant.net
JAPANESE RESTAURANT
1. KIKU RESTAURANT
365 Rte. 17 S.
Paramus
201.265.7200
2. SAKURA BANA
43 Franklin Ave.
Ridgewood
201.447.6525
sakurabana.com
3. HANAMI
41 Union Ave.
Cresskill
201.567.8508
301 Center Ave.
Westwood
201.666.8508
hanamirestaurant.com
JEWISH DELI
1. KOSHER NOSH
894 Prospect St.
Glen Rock
201.445.1186
koshernosh.com
2. TENAFLY KOSHER DELI & CATERERS
22 Washington St.
Tenafly
201.567.3033
3. FOSTER VILLAGE KOSHER
DELICATESSEN
469 S. Washington Ave.
Bergenfield
201.384.7100
fostervillagekosherdeli.com
KOREAN RESTAURANT
1. DONG BANG GRILL
1616 Palisade Ave.
Fort Lee
201.242.4485
dongbanggrill.com
2. ORGANIC TOFU HOUSE (TIE)
88 Godwin Ave.
Ridgewood
201.251.7734
organictofuhouseus.com
2. SPRING RESTAURANT (TIE)
221 Closter Dock Rd.
Closter
201.767.8830
springrestaurantcloster.com
3. SO GOOD
190 Closter Dock Rd.
Closter
201.750.5190
sogoodkbbq.com
MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT
1. MEZZA MEDITERRANEAN
22 Jefferson Ave.
Westwood
201.722.8822
mezzawestwood.com
2. SOFIA’S MEDITERRANEAN GRILL
220 Boulevard
Hasbrouck Heights
201.462.0123
sofiasmediterraneangrill.com
3. SAMDAN
178 Piermont Rd.
Cresskill
201.816.7343
samdanrestaurant.com
MEXICAN RESTAURANT
1. BLUE MOON MEXICAN CAFÉ
23 E. Palisade Ave.
Englewood
201.541.0600
327 Franklin Ave.
Wyckoff
201.891.1331
bluemoonmexicancafe.com
2. EL AZTECA MEXICAN
RESTAURANT
91 Park Ave.
Park Ridge
201.391.4422
elaztecaparkridgenj.com
115 Franklin Tpke.
Mahwah
201.252.8875
elaztecamahwah.com
3. PANCHO’S BURRITOS
214 Main St.
New Milford
201.225.2554
panchosburritostogo.com
MOZZARELLA
1. ANNABELLA’S HOUSE OF
MOZZARELLA
900 Paterson Plank Rd.
East Rutherford
201.804.0303
annabellasmozz.com
2. JERRY’S GOURMET AND MORE
410 S. Dean St.
Englewood
201.871.7108
jerryshomemade.com
3. UNCLE GIUSEPPE’S
10 Triangle Plaza
Ramsey
201.995.6800
uncleg.com
NEW RESTAURANT
1. CORK & CRUST
90 La Roche Ave.
Harrington Park
201.367.1550
corkandcrustrestaurant.com
2. SUSHI KAI
206 Main St.
Fort Lee
201.429.2820
sushikainj.com
3. THE YACHT CLUB
541 River Rd.
Edgewater
201.945.3300
yachtclubnj.com
OUTDOOR DINING
1. HAVEN RIVERFRONT
RESTAURANT & BAR
2 Main St.
Edgewater
201.943.1900
havenedgewater.com
2. PIER 115 BAR & GRILL
115 River Rd.
Edgewater
201.313.2155
pier115barandgrill.com
3. CAFÉ MATISSE
167 Park Ave.
Rutherford
201.935.2995
cafematisse.com
PANCAKES
1. BROWNSTONE PANCAKE FACTORY
860 River Rd.
Edgewater
201.945.4800
717 E. Palisade Ave.
Englewood Cliffs
201.945.4800
brownstonepancakefactory.com
2. MAYWOOD PANCAKE HOUSE
92 W. Pleasant Ave.
Maywood
201.880.7842
maywoodpancakehouse.com
3. RUTHERFORD PANCAKE HOUSE
40 Park Ave.
Rutherford
201.340.4171
rutherfordpancakehouse.com
PIZZA
1. KINCHLEY’S TAVERN
586 Franklin Tpke.
Ramsey
201.934.7777
kinchleyspizza.com
2. BROOKLYN’S COAL BRICK
OVEN PIZZA
15 Oak St.
Ridgewood
201.493.7600
brooklynspizza.net
3. RAY’S PIZZA
6-02 Berdan Ave.
Fair Lawn
201.797.7117
rayspizzafairlawn.com
RESTAURANT AMBIENCE
1. SADDLE RIVER INN
2 Barnstable Ct.
Saddle River
201.825.4016
saddleriverinn.com
2. BACARI GRILL
800 Ridgewood Rd.
Township of Washington
201.358.6330
bacarigrill.com
3. CAFÉ PANACHE
130 E. Main St.
Ramsey
201.934.0030
cafepanachenj.com
ROMANTIC RESTAURANT
1. SADDLE RIVER INN
2 Barnstable Ct.
Saddle River
201.825.4016
saddleriverinn.com
2. CAFÉ PANACHE
130 E. Main St.
Ramsey
201.934.0030
cafepanachenj.com
3. ESTY STREET
86 Spring Valley Rd.
Park Ridge
201.307.1515
estystreet.com
SEAFOOD
1. VARKA ESTIATORIO
30 N. Spruce St.
Ramsey
201.995.9333
varkarestaurant.com
2. OCEANOS
2-27 Saddle River Rd.
Fair Lawn
201.796.0546
3. SEGOVIA RESTAURANT
150 Moonachie Rd.
Moonachie
201.641.4266
segoviarestaurant.com
STEAKHOUSE
1. RIVER PALM TERRACE
1416 River Rd.
Edgewater
201.224.2013
41-11 Rte. 4 W.
Fair Lawn
201.703.3500
riverpalm.com
2. ALLENDALE STEAKHOUSE
95 W. Allendale Ave.
Allendale
201.962.9797
allendalesteakhousenj.com
3. PARK STEAKHOUSE
151 Kinderkamack Rd.
Park Ridge
201.930.1300
theparksteakhouse.com
SUSHI
1. MASA SUSHI & GRILL
81 W. Allendale Ave.
Allendale
201.934.6616
masasushiandgrill.com
2. HANAMI
41 Union Ave.
Cresskill
201.567.8508
301 Center Ave.
Westwood
201.666.8508
hanamirestaurant.com
3. MATSU
140 Broadway
Hillsdale
201.722.9388
matsunj.com
TAPAS
1. SANGRIA TAPAS
RESTAURANT
1033 MacArthur Blvd.
Mahwah
201.962.3310
sangriamahwah.com
2. FINCA
20 E. Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood
201.444.1199
3. CRAVINGS TAPAS BISTRO
8 Wilsey Square
Ridgewood
201.857.8533
cravingstapas.com
TEA SHOP
1. ROLLING PIN CAFÉ
341 Broadway
Westwood
201.666.4660
therollingpincafe.com
2. HARMONY TEA ROOM
224 Fairview Ave.
Westwood
201.664.2608
harmonytearoom.com
3. VILLAGE TEA SHOP
2 S. Maple Ave.
Ridgewood
201.857.0230
villageteashop.net
VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT
1. VEGGIE HEAVEN
473 Cedar Ln.
Teaneck
201.836.0887
veggieheaventeaneck.com
2. SIMPLY GREEN CAFÉ
25 N. Spruce St.
Ramsey
201.661.8905
3. GREEN FUSION
22 Oak St.
Ridgewood
201.670.7502
greenfusionnj.com
VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT
1. TC’S LITTLE TASTE OF SAIGON
419 Goffle Rd.
Ridgewood
201.445.5509
2. SIMPLY VIETNAMESE
1 Highwood Ave.
Tenafly
201.568.7770
simplyvietnamese.info
3. MA MI EATERY
546 Durie Ave.
Closter
201.660.7826
mamieatery.com
WATERFRONT DINING
1. CHART HOUSE*
1700 Harbor Blvd.
Weehawken
201.348.6628
chart-house.com
2. HAVEN RIVERFRONT
RESTAURANT & BAR
2 Main St.
Edgewater
201.943.1900
havenedgewater.com
3. WATERSIDE RESTAURANT & CATERING*
7800 B River Rd.
North Bergen
201.861.7767
watersiderestaurantandcatering.com
WINGS
1. ANTHONY’S COAL FIRED
PIZZA
2101 Promenade Blvd.
Fair Lawn
201.796.2625
984 Rte. 17 N.
Ramsey
201.818.2625
acfp.com
2. PECK PECK CHICKEN
250 Degraw Ave.
Teaneck
201.530.5858
peckpeckchicken.com
3. BIGGIE’S
430 Rte. 17 S.
Carlstadt
201.933.4000
biggies.com
* — Not located in Bergen County
