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Official Jersey City Foodie Tour

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My in-laws recently came to visit us in Jersey City, NJ (and NYC). The fact that Jersey City is the cutest place ever and has amazing food is not new to us, but I was really inspired and happy to see how much E+F (my in-laws) enjoyed it, so I thought I would share their experience! We had a great family weekend together centered around amazing food and drinks! 

Disclaimer: I did not intend for this to be a blog post by any means. I am not claiming these are the "best" or nicest restaurants in Jersey City; we just wanted to take them to some of our favorite spots we've found living here over the past 6 months, and they loved them more than we expected!! 

Friday, we met them at their hotel in Jersey City (the new Marriott near Grove Street, which I would give 5 stars btw!). We walked along the Hudson River to grab a pre-dinner beer at the brand new Lutze Biergardten. It is the cutest outdoor space with a cool vibe, good beer, food trucks,music and games. If you're local, you gotta check it out: link here! 🍺

Enjoying a beer with Papa Rod
We continued walking to Batello--- a beautiful, rustic italian restaurant sitting on the water near Newport (link here). My in-laws treated us to this fantastic meal for our 1 year wedding anniversary, and we FEASTED on oysters, fresh seafood, homemade pasta, wine, and the highlight --- Flourless Chocolate cake with coconut Ice cream and butter scotch sauce. 🎂 Literally the best cake I've ever put in my mouth. We will definitely be back! 

Can we take a moment to meditate on this amazing choc cake 👏
The next day (Saturday), we toured around the New  York City visiting the WTC, 9/11 Museum, and the top of the Empire State Building, and had a quick burger lunch in the city. In the late afternoon, we made our way back to Jersey City to rest up before continuing what became our "Official JC Foodie Tour". First, we made a stop at our favorite local microbrewery, Departed Soles, for a tasting (flight). Check out the link to scope out this cute place! My husband is gluten-free, so to have a rad GF brewery nearby has been a treat!

Skateboard flights!
D.S. beautiful mural
Everyone found something they loved, so we moved on to dinner at Talde just three blocks away. Our in-laws like P.F. Chang/Asian-fusion type foods, so we thought Talde would be great. We ordered several family-style dishes and shared them all. Everything I've ever had there has been delicious, but this time, I really enjoyed the Lobster Tom Kha, Korean Fried Chicken (it's GLUTEN FREEEEEE!!!!!), and the Crab Fried Rice. 🍲🍴 The restaurant is owned by famous chef Dale Talde, and there are a couple other locations I believe (link here). Everything had rich flavors, and we all left stuffed and happy!!! #musttry

The next day was Mothers Day. We took E+F to our church in the city, where they got the privilege to see THE Tim Keller preach. The day was off to a great start! We decided to treat them to brunch at Amelia's (link), our favorite and very frequented brunch in our neighboyhood back in JC! This isn't the fanciest or most expensive restaurant, but we have grown to love and treasure the owners, service, and $4 mimosas! 🍷 It's also 1 block from our apartment --- a huge perk that we don't have to stumble too far home after all the brunch cocktails :) We ordered Shrimp and Grits, Avocado Toast, bellinis, bloodies, and more. We topped it off with a walk around the marina and neighborhood, enjoying the beautiful day. 

Marina behind our apartment
Again, this is just a brief summary of our recent experience. It is not comprehensive, and in fact, we're still trying new restaurants in JC nearly every week. Feel free to come visit Jersey City (and us) and try some of these restaurants/bars- I know you'll LOVE them. Or if you've been here before, we're taking suggestions and recommendations of YOUR favorites! Comment below!

Though our visit with E+F was short, it was sweet. Jon and I enjoyed showing them a glimpse of the beautiful life we have created here, and I think they enjoyed it too. I'm almost positive that everyone left that day with happy bellies and full hearts. ❤

*Pics courtesy of Mother in law, E. Thank you!
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