Let's Eat! NJ Boasts Two Fall 'Restaurant Weeks'

To the table, foodies! New Jersey diners have two week-long opportunies to sample local and down the shore restaurants this fall.

Sept. 18 -25 is New Jersey Restaurant Week, proclaimed by the governor and eagerly awaited by locals. Restaurants offer dinner specials for $35 per person or less. Lunch tops out at $19 per person.

Local favorites participating in the week are listed below. However, call early for reservations as they fill up quickly.

Jersey Shore Restaurant Week is a chance to eat -- and maybe even an excuse for a weekend away -- down the shore. From November 4 -13, many beachside and down the shore restaurants are offering special meals and deals. The Great Jersey Shore Burger Contest is set for November 5 in Belmar, while the events wrap up on November 14 with a clearance sale -- on drinks! La Dolce Vita in Belmar has a tradition each year when their seasonal liquor license expires; 1/2 price bar all day. Anything left on the shelves is half-price.

Enjoy!

Essex County Restaurant Week Favorites

Casa Vasca Restaurant
141 Elm Street
Newark NJ  07105
973-465-1350
http://www.casavascarestaurant.com

Culinariane
33 Walnut Street
Montclair NJ  07042
973-744-0533
http://www.culinariane.com

Fascino
331 Bloomfield Ave
Montclair NJ  07042
973-233-0350
http://www.fascinorestaurant.com

Hat City Kitchen
459 Valley St
Orange  NJ  07050
862-252-9147
http://www.hatcitykitchen.com

Highlawn Pavilion
Eagle Rock Reservation
West Orange NJ  07052
973-731-3463
http://www.highlawn.com

Restaurant Lorena's
168 Maplewood Ave
Maplewood  NJ  07040
973-763-4460
http://www.restaurantlorena.com

Rose
435 Bloomfield Ave
Caldwell NJ  07006
973-403-7673
http://www.rosemediterranean.com

Senorita's Mexican Grill
285 Glenwood Avenue
Bloomfield NJ  07003
973-743-0099
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The Manor
111 Prospect Avenue
West Orange NJ  07052
973-731-2360
http://www.themanorrestaurant.com