Hmm, i dont know strictly the boundaries of mercer/middlesex, but here's a brief list of my favorites within 30 min from princeton: In Princeton: Ajihei (Japanese. Great yellowtail jalapeno, chef trained at Nobu NY I think. He has good knife technique and sometimes serves uni, which is hard to find around here. For monkfish liver i always go to Banzai) Happy City (Cantonese. Fantastic crab w/ scallion ginger, singwa melon with shrimp, steamed fish, duck, etc. BUT watch out - sometimes on weekends, when the main chef is not there, they can get overwhelmed and the results are tragic. otherwise, my favorite. also, great lunch specials with english translations, despite the ominous presence of the buffet. the chinese menu is translated into english, which is really nice. but i think there also another, 'white people' menu to avoid) 3495 US HIGHWAY 1, PRINCETON, NJ 08540 (609) 919-9881 Of course Conte's pizza, Hoagie Haven, and Downtown Deluxe are such classics, they hardly need mentioning... A little north on Rt 27, aka food route: Schechuan Ace (Obviously, Schechuanese. fantastic hot soup dumplings, hot tendon, three soy sauce chiken. beware of white people menu, ask for chinese translated one, it has most of the real things on it) Udipi Cafe (South Indian Vegetarian. the only vegetarian restaurant ever liked - great okra curry and a variety of dosa. this is actually closer to Princeton than Schechuan Ace, only ~20 minutes) Shanghai Park (yummy crab soup dumplings, scallion pancakes and fresh spicy soy milk with little shrimps - curdles as you eat!!) What am i missing here? Any more suggestions in the area?