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Good Italian places in NJ

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porkpa

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I've said it here before and been put down for doing so. Nevertheless, my favorite Italian eating place in New Jersey is Il Villaggio on rte 17N in Carlstadt. I would estimarte that I've eaten here a couple of hundred times in the last 25 years. I've never had a meal that I've found to be disappointing.

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Rich Pawlak

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Any good suggestions for CENTRAL New Jersey Italian? Newark, Elizabeth areas?

Thanks!

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Curlz

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Any good threads for CENTRAL New Jersey Italian?  Newark, Elizabeth areas?

Thanks!

I guess I'll be the one to tell you, Rich...Newark and Elizabeth are NOT considered Central NJ! New Brunswick and below normally qualifies as Central (but those of us up north think it's all SOUTH after that!) :laugh:

That said, I know lots of people who love Assagini di Roma as well as Tony De Caneca's, both of which are in Newark.

"I'm not eating it...my tongue is just looking at it!" --My then-3.5 year-old niece, who was NOT eating a piece of gum

"Wow--this is a fancy restaurant! They keep bringing us more water and we didn't even ask for it!" --My 5.75 year-old niece, about Bread Bar

"He's jumped the flounder, as you might say."

Rich Pawlak

Rich Pawlak

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Yeah, that IS a problem with you North Jersey types!

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  • 4 weeks later...
MJP

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jpr: I haven't really seen any impressive Italian places in NA/Lyndhurst... I'm sure they're good, but not the greatest, and unless I've missed it, none are really chef-driven places.  I'm open to be persuaded otherwise, though.

I need to correct myself: Fortunato is far more than an "Italian place" to me, and having talked with Jeff (Is it Jeff? I never did the proper introduction-shpiel ;-;) just tonight after another landmark meal, he mentioned what I'd posted here.

Fortunato is not an "Italian place." It is an all-around Italian restaurant that leads in terms of, oh, just about everything they do.

I retract anything stating that Lyndhurst is without good restaurants, and in perpetuity hope that Fortunato will need no special mention, instead being entirely THE best restaurant in town.

E&V trip is being planned. Stay tuned.

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gia

gia

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Well, it may be a "red sauce" place, but I like La Riviera in Clifton. Never eat red sauce there though.

Thanks for mentioning Fortunato. I've heard good things about it, but haven't gotten there yet.

Jeff L

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Any good threads for CENTRAL New Jersey Italian?  Newark, Elizabeth areas?

Thanks!

I guess I'll be the one to tell you, Rich...Newark and Elizabeth are NOT considered Central NJ! New Brunswick and below normally qualifies as Central (but those of us up north think it's all SOUTH after that!) :laugh:

That said, I know lots of people who love Assagini di Roma as well as Tony De Caneca's, both of which are in Newark.

I always thought Tony De Caneca's was Portugese not Italian. It was Portugese when I ate there last :biggrin:

Curlz

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I always thought Tony De Caneca's was Portugese not Italian. It was Portugese when I ate there last :biggrin:

HYSTERICAL. I (obviously) had no idea, as I've never been! :laugh:

"I'm not eating it...my tongue is just looking at it!" --My then-3.5 year-old niece, who was NOT eating a piece of gum

"Wow--this is a fancy restaurant! They keep bringing us more water and we didn't even ask for it!" --My 5.75 year-old niece, about Bread Bar

"He's jumped the flounder, as you might say."

Jeff L

Jeff L

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I always thought Tony De Caneca's was Portugese not Italian. It was Portugese when I ate there last :biggrin:

HYSTERICAL. I (obviously) had no idea, as I've never been! :laugh:

It's actually pretty good but not the best in Newark. There are plenty other better places for Rodizio in the ironbound.

Rich Pawlak

Rich Pawlak

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I cannot find a listing, or any reference to Assagini di Roma anywhere!

Rich Pawlak

 

Reporter, The Trentonian

Feature Writer, INSIDE Magazine
Food Writer At Large

MY BLOG: THE OMNIVORE

"In Cerveza et Pizza Veritas"

Rebecca263

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Sam Vera in Marlboro?

What is it about SamVera that keeps everyone from talking about it? I adore this restaurant, I eat there every chance I get. It is really my favorite restaurant in the area. Perhaps we can get a contingent over there for an eGullet evaluation. Count me out, though, I'm broke. Being sick is expensive! :angry:

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ghostrider

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So can you recommend a good green-sauce place? :raz:

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Curlz

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I cannot find a listing, or any reference to Assagini di Roma anywhere!

Assaggini Di Roma

134 Clifford Street

Newark

973-466-3344

"I'm not eating it...my tongue is just looking at it!" --My then-3.5 year-old niece, who was NOT eating a piece of gum

"Wow--this is a fancy restaurant! They keep bringing us more water and we didn't even ask for it!" --My 5.75 year-old niece, about Bread Bar

"He's jumped the flounder, as you might say."

jwjojo

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Had dinner the other night in Montclair at Trattoria Rustica. Not inspiring at all. Okay food. Nothing special. Typical red sauce place. Shame.

Has anyone eaten at Assaggini Di Roma in Newark?

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albie

albie

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One place in Freehold that is, or has been, under the radar, is Solo Trattoria, 7 South Street. For my money, it's as good as any Italian place in the state. It does, of course, occasionally suffer from Jerseyitis (i.e. minor inconsistencies in quality and service), but the positives far outweigh its negatives. There are four or five items on the ``Cucina Classica" section of the menu, for example, that are as authentic as any in New Jersey (their bucatini amatriciana is one prominent example).

Pizza is another of their under-reported virtues (where else can one find a typically Roman example of ``cucina povera" as their potato pizza, a disarmingly bare-bones yet delicious small pie dressed with nothing more than mandoline-sliced, wafer-thin potatoes, olive oil and fresh rosemary?).

Another all-too-frequently overlooked virtue of this place is the glassware for your BYOB; how rare is it to get a glass that does justice to a better-than-average wine?

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