Diners' Choice: Best Food restaurants in New Jersey

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall cuisine in New Jersey? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Dolce Bene

5.0

5 (159)

$30 and under

Italian

Bridgewater

About the restaurant

Parking is Available On-Site: Located in the back of the restaurant.

Party sizes over 8 people must reach out to the restaurant directly for a reservation.

Top review

PaulVIP

Dined on Nov 30, 2024

Delicious food and considerate service. Excellent.

LuNello Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (1144)

$31 to $50

Italian

Cedar Grove

About the restaurant

Since 1990, Chef Seger's use of unique ingredients, homemade pastas, and innovative specials has created a loyal following. His modern flair mixed with traditional culinary skills has created a whirlwind of praise. You will not see seafood options on the regular menu for one reason; All our Seafood is wild not farm raised and we carry ONLY what is available and offer them as our daily specials.
General Manager Stephanie Voulgaris
Floor Manager Henry Calderon
Sommelier Stephanie Voulgaris
LuNello has gone right to the source when purchasing ingredients and each dish reflects the attention placed into its preparation. All our meats in our menu have grown and purchased from meat purveyors that there is no use of antibiotics or hormones. Enticing presentation and courteous and professional staff are integral to LuNello's success. We are also excited to offer Wine Dinners and special events hosted in our private event spaces. We look forward to making your experience with us a special one!

Top review

LauraR

Dined 6 days ago

Absolutely wonderful meal from start to finish. The food was amazing and the service was top notch.

Artemio’s Prime & Proper

4.9

4.9 (691)

$31 to $50

Italian

Ringwood

About the restaurant

Artemio’s Prime & Proper is a fine dinning restaurant located in Ringwood, New Jersey. Artemio’s is recognized for its dedication to maintaining the highest international standards for culinary excellence.
The seasonal menu inspired by the finest USDA Prime & Dry Aged meats, fresh seafood, Organic fruits and vegetables and finished with daily Chef’s specials .
The wine collection includes a range of both boutique and familiar food-friendly wines from around the world.
The comfortably elegant dining room provides a warm and relaxing setting, fitting for both a neighborhood favorite and a connoisseur’ s destination.
Artemio’s Restaurant will make your experience
one to remember.

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Dave

Dined 7 days ago

This was our first visit. Restaurant is beautiful decorated and furnished inside. Service was top notch and food was excellent. They also have an amazing wine list with something to match everyone’s budget. We felt extremely well taken care of! Highly recommend for a great elegant and proper experience.

Marjan Fine Persian Grill

4.8

4.8 (438)

$30 and under

Persian

Morristown

About the restaurant

Marjan Fine Persian Grill provides authentic Persian cuisine in a comfortable atmosphere that makes it popular with those in Morristown, New Jersey. Each season a special deal is offered in addition to the lunch and dinner menu. With both vegetarian and non-vegetarian menu items, everyone can find something they�ll love.

For lunch, a popular choice at Marjan Fine Persian Grill is one of the wraps, including kubideh, kuku, chicken and olivieah, each with the choice of tahini or yogurt sauce. An ideal beginning for dinner is the combination appetizer platter which allows patrons to choose three of the seven available appetizers, such as hummus, kuku (Persian style frittata), dolmeh and mast-o-moosir. Kabobs and stews are the main events on the entr�e menu at Marjan Fine Persian Grill.

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KathyVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Four of us dined at Marjan and everything was enjoyed very much. Starters: hummus and Dolmas. Entrees: lamb shank!, salmon!, mixed kabobs! Delicious!! The baclava was ‘different’ but good. Staff attentive and kind. Thank you all.

Bivio Pizza Napoletana

4.9

4.9 (142)

$31 to $50

Pizzeria

Montclair

About the restaurant

At Bivio our passion is authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Napoli... our love of the city, its cuisine, and in particular, its pizza is where our story began. We heard time and time again “It’s all about the dough.” True to Neapolitan tradition, and the passion of the pizzaioli, we construct our pizza using “00” flour from Naples, San Marzano DOP tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, fresh basil, fior di latte or bufala mozzarella, and sea salt. Our dough is gently mixed using a 28 year old “lieveto madre” (natural yeast culture) then with intense heat is baked in our wood burning il forno. At Bivio all of our dishes are made with the freshest and highest quality ingredients.

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Sheri

Dined 2 days ago

Friendly staff, personable chef, fabulous food! What more could you ask for. We’ve never had a bad meal or experience at this establishment. It’s always a great night! Oh p.s….The pizza is amazing!

Cafe Loren

5.0

5 (1840)

$31 to $50

American

Avalon

About the restaurant

The Café Loren was opened in 1978 and offers fine dining in an atmosphere of casual seashore elegance. For four decades our menu has kept pace with American culinary trends. Over the years our heavy French influence has given way to American cuisine, a happy hybrid of styles, methods and ingredients from around the globe. Our menu can best be described as "American Coastal Cuisine". American because of our diverse preparations and Coastal because of our emphasis on seafood. But meat lovers have not been forgotten. We offer superbly prepared lamb, veal, beef and pork.

Top review

George

Dined on Oct 25, 2024

Everything was excellent as always! Beautiful presentation and personalized service.

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4.9

4.9 (861)

$31 to $50

Italian

Union

About the restaurant

Exquisite cuisine complimented with our extensive award winning wine list featuring the very best from Italy, France and California. This makes for a unique and memorable dining experience at this top New Jersey restaurant. Attention to detail defines “Fine Dining” at restaurant da Benito. Immaculate Italian table linens on every table and a professional wait staff will cater to your every wish. Our menu is as rich in flavor as it is diverse and incorporating local grown vegetables, homemade pastas, aged steaks that rival the best steakhouses and fresh wild seafood creates a menu that has to be tasted to be appreciated.

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ROBIN

Dined on Dec 14, 2024

Always a pleasure to dine at DB. The service is polished and competent, the food is delicious and beautifully plated. To start, we truly enjoyed the excellent selection of breads presented. Garlicky and savory, the Caesar salad truly pleases the palate. Fried calamari, tender and lightly breaded paired with their special hot and spicy marinara, was a real winner. My filet mignon prepared Pittsburgh style ( cooked perfectly) really hit the spot. The other entree, rack of lamb, did not disappoint. Coffee and homemade DB biscotti for dessert, rounded out an amazing dinner.

Ryujin Sushi

4.9

4.9 (198)

$31 to $50

Sushi

Bridgewater

About the restaurant

Contemporary sushi & ramen experience located in the Bridgewater area!

Top review

PaulaVIP

Dined on Dec 13, 2024

Best sushi ! This place never disappoints. Always delicious and fresh sushi. Service is quick during lunch time and slower at dinner. Perfect balance.

Canal House Station

5.0

5 (366)

$50 and over

American

Frenchtown

About the restaurant

Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton—the women behind Canal House Station—are cooks, writers, and artists. In 2007 they founded Canal House, which includes a publishing venture and a culinary, photography, and design studio. Their cookbook "Canal House Cooks Every Day" received a James Beard Award in 2012.

In 2019, Christopher and Melissa opened Canal House Station, a hidden gem tucked into an elegantly restored 1870s train station on the banks of the Delaware River in Milford, NJ. Their idiosyncratic, modern American cuisine is inspired by local ingredients that are ripe and in season in Hunterdon and Bucks County. They are two women, cooking together, and sharing their love of gathering people around the table to eat good food. They have been nominated twice for a James Beard Foundation “Best Chef: Mid Atlantic” award.

Canal House Station offers "Sunday Dinner" every Sunday. It is available for Private & Corporate Events, and Celebratory Gatherings throughout the year.

Top review

SuzanneVIP

Dined 7 days ago

Such a wonderful experience - phenomenal food, service and atmosphere.

Bici

4.9

4.9 (1863)

$31 to $50

Italian

Ramsey

About the restaurant

Bici Restaurant is a BYOB restaurant that features a modern Italian menu and is located in the heart of Ramsey, NJ. Marcelo Gambarato and Anthony DeVanzo teamed up to give you an unforgettable dining experience.

Top review

EdVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Not only are both the food and service always outstanding, but it’s always nice to be greeted by Marcelo, such a nice, personal touch. Both my wife and I had the short ribs, at the waiter’s suggestion, and it did not disappoint.

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