Zagat Top New Jersey Italian Restaurants
Last weekend we celebrated our son’s birthday at one of our favorite Italian restaurants in New York City: Piccolo Angolo. They are known for their home-style cooking , generous portions and friendly staff. Before we left, Renato Migliorini, the owner, gave us the new Zagat “America’s 1,000 Top Italian Restaurants (2008.) Of course they were in it. www.piccoloangolo.com. 621 Hudson Street (Jane St.) 212.229.9177.
We perused the book on the way home and were delighted that most of our favorite New Jersey Italian restaurants made it to Zagat’s Top 1000 list.
I thought I’d share them with you:
Our personal favorites are highlighted in red
Acquaviva delle fonti
Westfield
115 Elm St. (Broad St.)
908.301.0700
www.acquaviva-dellefonti.com
Basilico
Millburn
324 Millburn Ave (Main St)
973.379.7020
www.basilicomillburn.com/
Belmont Tavern
Belleville
12 Bloomfield Ave (Heckel St.)
973.759.9609
Fascino
Montclair
331 Bloomfield Ave. (bet. Growve & Willow Sts.)
973.233.0350
www.fascinorestaurant.com
Fiorino
Summit
38 Maple St. (Springfield Ave.)
908.277.1900
www.fiorinoristorante.com
Il Forno Trattoria
Montclair
18 S. Fullerton Ave. (bet. Bloomfield Ave. & The Crescent)
973.233.0800
Il Mondo Vecchio
Madison
72 Main St. (Central Ave.)
973.301.0024
www.scalinifedeli.com
Il Tulipano
Cedar Grove
1131 Pompton Ave (bet. Lindsley Rd. & Stevens Ave.)
973.256.9300
www.iltulipano.com
La Campagna
Millburn
194 Essex St. (Main St.)
973.379.8989
Morristown
5 Elm St. (South St.)
973.644.4943
www.lacampagnaristorante.com
La Focaccia
Summit
523 Morris Ave. (Aubrey St.)
908.277.4006
www.lafocaccianj.com
Osteria Giotto
Montclair
21-23 Midland Ave. (Bloomfield Ave.)
973.746.0111
www.osteria-giotto.com
Ristorante da Benito
Union
222 Galloping Hill Rd. (Walton Ave.)
908.964.5850
www.dabenito.com
Scalini Fedeli
Chatham
63 Main St. (bet Parrott Mill Rd. & Tallmadge Ave.)
973.701.9200
www.scalinifedeli.com
So, the next time someone asks you “if there are any good restaurants in New Jersey?” You can answer “Absolutely. If you want a Great Italian meal anywhere along the Midtown Direct Train line…do I have a restaurant for you…”
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