Diners' Choice: Best Ambiance restaurants in New Jersey

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Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best ambiance 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!

The Dining Room - Molly Pitcher Inn

4.7

4.7 (1300)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Red Bank

About the restaurant

The Molly Pitcher Inn prides itself not only in its fine dining menu but also its service and atmosphere. It is an ideal setting for that special occasion or just an elegant dining experience. Under the crystal chandeliers of our Dining Room, we serve some the most tantalizing cuisine in all of New Jersey. Our panoramic windows provide a truly breathtaking vista. No matter what season or time of day, the quiet stillness of the Navesink River envelops all who dine here.

Top review

laurelVIP

Dined on Jun 12, 2025

Skirt Steak salad was fabulous as was the Manhattan clam chowder, Excellent server too!

Mission Spirits

4.9

4.9 (207)

$31 to $50

Cocktail Bar

Millville

About the restaurant

Mission Spirits is an artisan, small-batch spirits distillery. We produce & bottle hand crafted spirits made from our proprietary fermentation, distillation and aging processes. Using a practice we call 'technique blending', we modify and employ a variety of different techniques, new and old, to create original flavors. We take bold risks and learn from trial & error - all in the name of good spirits. Join us in drinking our successes and let our spirits elevate yours for whatever Mission you may be on.

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Helen

Dined on Jun 8, 2025

Always an exceptional experience! My daughter from Brooklyn, NJ adores it!

Canal House Station

5.0

5 (406)

$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.

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Helena

Dined 4 days ago

Best restaurant and food experience in NJ! Consistently simple, delicious meals made with ingredients of the season. Wonderful atmosphere. A real treat every time.

Mezcal

4.8

4.8 (497)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Old Bridge

About the restaurant

Mezcal blends authentic Mexican flavors with steakhouse sophistication, offering exceptional dining and a vibrant, refined atmosphere in Old Bridge, NJ.

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Melanie

Dined 3 days ago

Lilly was great! The environment was awesome and the food was perfect.

Andres Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (150)

$50 and over

Contemporary European

Sparta

About the restaurant

Andre’ & Tracey deWaal invite you take the trip, it’s a beautiful drive- through the mountains and trees-out to the lake. To our little piece of heaven. Warm, welcoming staff, amazingly creative cuisine made only with the finest ingredients. Our ever evolving menu changes WEEKLY and reflects the best the seasons have to offer.
Andre's is a BYO and also offers a nice selection of ALBA Vineyards Wines and an amazing N/A Beverage list.

Come, Enjoy, Relax

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Jerry

Dined 5 days ago

The food and service were excellent. We hadn’t eaten here in a while and so great to see the quality food and service were still 5 star!!

Artemio’s Prime & Proper

5.0

5 (711)

$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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Jared

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

We had a Great experience with wonderful food and service. The grilled octopus was out of this world.

Carro Cafe NJ

4.8

4.8 (56)

$50 and over

Contemporary Latin

Union City

About the restaurant

With over a decade in the culinary industry, our restaurant has been a beloved gastronomic destination in Brooklyn since its humble beginnings. Now, we are thrilled to expand our passion for great food and a welcoming atmosphere to Union City, New Jersey.

Our commitment to culinary excellence and exceptional hospitality has become the hallmark of our brand over the years. In our new home, we take this legacy even further, offering a dining experience that blends the authenticity of Modern Latin Fusion Cuisine cuisine with modern touches and a warm, inviting ambiance.

Each dish tells a story of dedication and creativity, while our setting invites guests to feel at home from the moment they walk through our doors.

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Sebastian

Dined on Jun 8, 2025

The bottomless experience with food and drinks was good. Wish the music was a little better—it was pretty quiet and lowkey

The Gables

4.8

4.8 (2395)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Long Beach Island

About the restaurant

The Gables offers exclusively a 3-course pre-fixe menu starting at 130 per person plus tax & tip. Menu changes weekly. Please note, supplemental charges apply to select menu items.

We offer a lovely selection of red and white wines by the bottle from Bellview Winery.

Wear designer socks when dining at The Gables, our Beach Haven, NJ restaurant. They may well be knocked off by the imaginative seasonal fare at our 2007-08 Zagat rated 26
"Exceptional to Perfection"

This historic Victorian Jersey Shore inn is open nightly for dinner during the summer season, and Thursday through Sunday from Fall to Spring. We also host memorable private parties and weddings in this most romantic of settings.

Prime Parking: Tesla and EV charging stations available for guests upon request.

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Donna

Dined 2 days ago

Friendly, helpful staff… delicious food that are beautifully crafted…gorgeous floral gardens and comfortable seating all complemented our dining experience.

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Berkshire Pork Chop GF

618

4.9

4.9 (8047)

$30 and under

American

Freehold

About the restaurant

Top 1% of restaurants in the world
Ranked one of the Most Romantic Restaurants in the United States 4 years in a row!
*Reservation times are not guaranteed. As a high-volume restaurant we will do our best to accommodate you as close to that time as possible.

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Ali

Dined 2 days ago

Food and drinks were excellent. Our server was Meghan L and she was great - friendly and attentive and made our experience even more enjoyable. Highly recommend!

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4.9

4.9 (1119)

$50 and over

French

Westfield

About the restaurant

Chez Catherine is consistently rated one of the Best French Restaurants in New Jersey. It provides a wonderful dining experience from the warm greeting when you enter to the last sip of wine. This mainstay of Westfield, NJ for the last 38 years delivers quality cuisine and impeccable service.
The owner, Stephane Bocket was born in Dunkerque, France. Stephane was the Maitre d'Hotel for 12 years before purchasing Chez Catherine in 2016. His career spans many years at Alain Ducasse's restaurants in NYC and France and before that in a number of other restaurants throughout France.

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KristinaVIP

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

Always a great place for a special celebration or just a wonderful meal.

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