5 New Restaurants To Try In North Jersey That Just Opened In November 2024

NORTH JERSEY — Planning holiday shopping trips around North Jersey and want to stop for a meal? Several new restaurants opened their doors in and around November. At least three are walkable from North Jersey train stations.

Here are five that Patch covered:

La Plancha

La Plancha, a Latin-inspired restaurant located on North Beverwyck Road in Parsippany, focuses on Columbian cuisine. It held its grand opening last month. It serves up breakfast skillets, lunch entrees, sandwiches, salads, pastries, and coffee. Appetizers include mini empanadas, wings, and tostones.

La Plancha is located at 44 North Beverwyck Road. Find out more here.

Eataly

The chain called Eataly offers a variety of food from all over the world. The newest location opened at the Short Hills Mall in Millburn last month.

The 17,000-square-foot location includes a restaurant, “quick service” counters, and a section where you can purchase imported Italian and regional delicacies, including desserts.

The bar restaurant has 230 seats. Find out more about Eataly here.

Toastique

Toastique, a growing chain of healthy toast, bowl, and juice shops, opened its latest store across from the Ridgewood Train Station last month.

Owner Laura Trione worked in pharmaceuticals in New Jersey but had an eye on the restaurant business. She walked into a Toastique in Stone Harbor and a match was made.

"I love physical fitness," she said, "and this meshes well...As soon as I walked in, I was thrilled to be there. Everything was so fresh."

The shop also offers to-go items and gift sets. They also have a toast of the month; this month it's s'mores crunch.

Check them out at 2-4 Garber Square and read more about them here.

Uncle Skippy's Kitchen

A Westfield family's gluten-free, nut-free restaurant isn't new, but they just celebrated their one-year anniversary last month.

As Patch wrote, owner James Resivo was spurred by his wife's celiac disease to open a restaurant where people could enjoy delicious gluten-free food.

Uncle Skippy's Kitchen is located at 403 West Broad St. Find out more here.

Perquin JC

A much anticipated Latin American restaurant opened in downtown Jersey City last month. Perquin JC describes itself as "A celebration of Latin America, with Honduran roots." They posted a video of the preparation of pollo chuco, a Honduran platter with fried chicken and vegetables, with sauces.

Find out more about Perquin JC here.

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