Foodies Hit the Street for Restaurant Week

Restaurant Week is in full swing as local foodies flood downtown streets in search of new and exciting flavors. Many of the community’s best-known restaurants and eateries are taking part in this year’s Millburn-Short Hills Restaurant Week, which began on Sept. 14 and will run through Saturday, Sept. 20.

Created by the Millburn-Short Hills Business Coalition, (MSHBC), a joint effort of the Downtown Millburn, The Millburn-Short Hills Chamber of Commerce, and the Township of Millburn to promote business in the community, Restaurant Week will feature prix fixe menus, discounts and complimentary enhancements to the dining experience.

Sunday will be “Family Day” featuring family-friendly places, ice cream and dessert establishments, movie tickets, etc.
Monday is the day to look forward to lunch specials, while Tuesday will feature the Farmers Market, along with healthy eating and fitness inspired menus. Be sure to include a stop on Tuesday at The Millburn Farmers Market, held in the parking lot on the corner of Main and Essex Streets from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 17 will be “Meal and a Movie.” Thursday is “Shop and Dine” with many retail establishments staying open until 9 p.m. that evening. Friday’s theme features a stroll through Greenwood Gardens and lunch or dinner in town. Finish the week with Saturday Date Night at one of the township’s many outstanding restaurants.

Visitors to town the week of Sept. 14 can look forward to the sounds of smooth jazz wafting along the streets from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and a balloon artist to kick off the family friendly vibe of “Family Day” on Sept. 14.

A “Celebrate Millburn-Short Hills Restaurant Week” street banner, as well as posters, will be prominently displayed throughout the Township. Information will also be available on Downtown Millburn and The Chamber of Commerce Facebook pages and websites. Visit Downtown Millburn online or check out the Chamber online for the latest details.

“I’m delighted to see how many Township restaurants have embraced a concept that has had great success both in major cities and other suburban communities,” Harry Roth, President of Downtown Millburn and principal of Eye Q Opticians on Main Street, said. “Millburn-Short Hills Restaurant Week is a great way to mark the transition to Fall with pleasant indoor and outdoor dining, the best of Fall shopping and a chance to take advantage of all the Township has to offer.”

According to Millburn-Short Hills Chamber of Commerce President Ileana Martin-Novoa of Katz Novoa Architects in Short Hills, The Restaurant Week effort represents “the best of what our business community can do together. As Downtown Millburn and the Chamber of Commerce continue to develop the kinds of projects that encourage business growth, we can anticipate more Coalition ventures like this one,” Martin-Novoa said.

For information contact Downtown Millburn at 973-379-2341 or info@downtownmillburn.org. Those interested can also contact MSH Chamber of Commerce at 973-379-1198 or info@millburnshorthillschamber.com.

Information courtesy of the Downtown Millburn Development Alliance.