Central New Jersey offers many dining options.
Central New Jersey, which is often referred to simply as "Central Jersey," is the central region of the northeastern state of New Jersey. Central New Jersey is classified as being part of the New York City metro area, since it is only about a half hour away from Manhattan by car. Some of the counties that make up Central Jersey include Middlesex, Union, Hunterdon and Somerset. The area offers a wide array of restaurants.
DeAnna's Restaurant
DeAnna's Restaurant is located in the riverside city of Lambertville, New Jersey, and was established in 1990. DeAnna's Restaurant specializes in fresh, homemade and authentic Italian cuisine. In times of mild weather, the restaurant offers outdoor seating in the garden. The eatery also has a full-service bar. DeAnna's pasta is made fresh daily with durham flour and semolina. The extensive menu includes classic Italian dishes such as pasta puttanesca, seafood fra diavolo, ricotta gnocchi, pasta with bolognese, blue cheese salad, stuffed cherry peppers and pasta with capers and clams. The dessert menu offers sweet treats like imported gelato and sorbet, ricotta cheesecake, tiramisu and mocha fudge cake.
DeAnna's Restaurant
54 N. Franklin Street
Lambertville, NJ 08530
609-397-8957
deannasrestaurant.com
Verve Restaurant
Verve Restaurant is a Somerville, New Jersey bistro that offers fine dining. Apart from a dining room, Verve Restaurant also offers a lounge and bar. Private party facilities are available at the restaurant, for groups of up to 100 individuals. A prix fixe menu is available. The eatery specializes in provincial French fare, and has a vast menu which includes meals such as seared hanger steak, roasted pork confit, poached pear salad, roasted free range chicken, rib eye steak, grilled vegetable risotto, pomme frites, steamed clams and wild mushroom ravioli. Some of the dessert menu items include classic creme brulee, chocolate souffle, warm pear tart, sorbet and cheesecake.
Verve Restaurant
18 E. Main Street
Somerville, NJ 08876
908-707-8655
vervestyle.com
A Toute Heure
A Toute Heure (French for "any time") is a relaxed French bistro restaurant that is situated in Cranford, New Jersey's Centennial Village area. A Toute Heure has the ambiance of the French countryside, and has been in existence since the spring of 2007. The family-operated and small eatery offers a menu of French classics, such as steak frites, free range chicken breast, pan-seared sea scallops, wild salmon fillet, basil pesto pot (with mussels), handmade potato gnocchi, creamy corn soup, puff pastry tart, mixed spring greens salad and tender pork loin roulade. The eatery also offers various pastries and desserts. The desserts include sweet items such as cherry mascarpone cheesecake, flourless chocolate cake, chocolate raspberry parfait and peanut brittle ice cream.
A Toute Heure
232 Centennial Avenue
Cranford, NJ 07016
908-276-6600
atouteheure.com
Loucas Restaurant
Loucas Restaurant is an Italian dining establishment located in Edison, New Jersey. Loucas Restaurant has an upscale atmosphere, and also can accommodate private events and parties for a maximum of 120 persons at a time. The restaurant is a combined effort of two chefs (Alex Charlambous and Loucas Sofocli). The eatery serves both lunch and dinner, and has a menu that emphasizes seafood. Some of the well-known dishes that are available on the menu include grilled gulf shrimp, lump crab cakes, swordfish Sicilian, seafood fra diavolo, veal sorrentino, veal parmigiana, seafood capellini, eggplant rollatini parmigiana, chicken giambotta, grilled baby lamb chops and New York sirloin steak. A children's menu is also provided, with kid-friendly favorites like cheese tortellini and fried shrimp.
Loucas Restaurant
9 Lincoln Highway
Edison, NJ 08820
732-549-8580
loucasrestaurant.com
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