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1. Campania Coal Fired Pizza - Tottenville
5.0
Exceptional(42)
Price: Expensive
• Pizzeria • Tottenville
Booked 4 times today
Specializing in authentic coal-fired Italian pizza, antipasto and other traditional Italian dishes. We use only the freshest and finest ingredients. We also make our own mozzarella daily by hand and have a full bar!
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2. Lorenzo's Restaurant, Bar & Cabaret - Hilton Garden Inn - SI
4.8
Exceptional(250)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Bloomfield
Booked 2 times today
Lorenzo's Restaurant, Bar and Cabaret, our Zagat Rated restaurant, serves Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Daily. On Sunday enjoy our Brunch Buffet with Live Piano music. Lorenzo's award winning Modern Italian and American cuisine, attentive service, a truly gorgeous art filled setting combined with live entertainment, makes your dining experience exceptional!Having trouble making an online reservation? Please call 1-718-477-2400 ext. 4 to speak with a member of our amazing team to make your reservation! See you soon!
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3. Panini Grill
4.6
Exceptional(124)
Price: Moderate
• Italian • West Brighton
Booked 1 time today
Panini Grill was founded by three brothers from Italy, eager to open an Italian family style restaurant in America.We wanted a traditional family atmosphere, Trattoria or neighborhood place that offers large portions and a variety of homemade, home-style cooking, just like my Mamma used to make. "WERE MORE THAN JUST PANINI'S"We'd love to welcome your group of 12 or more, please call us for availability.Come join us at our home! Mangia!!
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4. Casa Giuseppe
4.5
Awesome(286)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Iselin
Booked 4 times today
Casa Giuseppe is a Northern Italian cuisine gem. With perfect dining experiences, as mentioned in the reviews, it's a place where you can enjoy a drink, homemade bread, and olive oil before your meal. The food is consistently praised for being well-proportioned and fresh. The staff is commended for exceptional service, making you feel welcome. The ambiance is described as cozy and warm, and the restaurant even offers a lemoncello drink at the end of the meal. It's a great place for social gatherings and even romantic dates, as one reviewer mentioned the rose napkins on Valentine's Day. Definitely worth the drive!
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5. Nauti Cajun Crab
4.8
Exceptional(618)
Price: Moderate
• Seafood • Metuchen
Booked 4 times today
We now accepting reservation for outdoor and indoor dining.We take great pride in providing a friendly and vibrant atmosphere for our guests to enjoy our delicious seafood, live crawfish, crispy wings and our popular seafood fried rice and garlic noodles. We take the "traditional Creole seafood boil" to the next level. We boil our crawfish and seafood with classic Louisiana style spices along with our own secret blend of spices then top it off with your choice of one of our mouth-watering flavors. After establishing a popular seafood boil in New Jersey since 2016, we are excited to bring our concept to Metuchen with even better seasonings and guest experience.
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6. Bocelli Ristorante
4.9
Exceptional(668)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • Concord
Booked 4 times today
For almost two decades, Bocelli Ristorante has been providing the most authentic Italian cuisine in Staten Island and New York City. Voted the Best Italian Restaurant in both 2014 and 2015, and named one of the 2017 Top 10 best Italian Restaurants in NYC, we pride ourselves on using the finest ingredients to make delicious dishes all served in an atmosphere that will place you on a sunny hillside in Italy. Whether seeking an intimate dinner with a loved one, a family get-together or a larger special occasion in our private party room, there are few restaurants that can cater to your senses like Bocelli Ristorante.See you soon!
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7. Surrender Cafe
4.6
Exceptional(5)
Price: Moderate
• Puerto Rican • Woodbridge
Surrender Latin & American Café is one of a kind, New Jersey acclaimed restaurant with Caribbean and American cooking, our signature dishes such as Pernil Asado, Canoas Rellenas, Cuban Sandwich, Grilled Chicken Cutlet and much more, together with our exceptional services, will ensure you a pleasant time in the restaurant. Enjoy an indoor dining room & full bar in the main dining room.
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8. House 157 Restaurant & Bar
4.5
Awesome(457)
Price: Expensive
• Creole / Cajun / Southern • Roselle Park
Booked 11 times today
A HOME for everyone From the first step into House 157 the feeling of peace and home penetrate the senses. The modern sleek decor is the perfect backdrop for the finely curated menu spanning a variety of cultures. That highlights the diversity and unique colors and flavors from cuisines across the globe
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9. Campania Coal Fired Pizza - Dongan Hills
4.8
Exceptional(114)
Price: Expensive
• Pizzeria • South Beach
Booked 9 times today
Specializing in authentic coal-fired Italian pizza, antipasto and other traditional Italian dishes. We use only the freshest and finest ingredients. We also make our own mozzarella daily by hand and have a full bar!
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10. Metuchen Inn
4.6
Exceptional(1823)
Price: Expensive
• Contemporary American • Metuchen
Booked 16 times today
The historic Metuchen Inn has elegant new decor, same fantastic food and service with a creative new menu. Come see some old friends and make some new. Enjoy our Happy Hour with your hosts Constantine and Victor
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