Last Updated: September 2026
Step off the PATH at Hoboken Terminal and the Hudson River view somehow comes second to the scent of griddled scrapple and freshly brewed coffee wafting from the diners along Washington Street. Just 15 minutes later, you can be in the Ironbound holding a Brazilian churrasco skewer and asking yourself why New Jersey ever got reduced to the bit between Manhattan and Newark Airport. We’ve included New Jersey food towns in our regular coverage for years, and the pattern never changes: people joke about them right up until they actually visit.
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