Good BYOBs in Northern NJ

[chaufi]

Anyone know any good BYOB restaurants (preferably Italian) in Northern NJ or border of Rockland County, NY?

Thanks,

[sicily815]

Vincent's Trattoria
251 Pascak road
Washington Twp, Nj (Next to the movie Theatre)
201-497-6939

best Italian Food I have ever had

[dock]

ever? have you ever been to italy? a review like that deserves a few !!!! at least. i was going to go to the city this weekend but i've already eaten batali's and benno's food so maybe i'll go here instead. i'm sorry, maybe i shouldn't be so sarcastic. i'll just say thank you sicily815 for such an in depth review.

[legendarystarbolt]

No need to be an a-hole about it. They said it was the best they've ever had, not ever made. Learn how to read before you respond like a douche.

[michele cindy]

The thing about Sicily's post is that it comes off as if this person is affiliated with the place & they are plugging. It's the 1st time they ever posted anything and it's a bit suspicious. Just my instinct. Hopefully I am wrong.

[briansnat]

Old thread, but Cafe L'Amore in Oakland. Excellent Italian food and outstanding thin crust pizza. Reasonably priced too.

[Curlz]

Old thread, but I still have the same answer... Blu in Montclair! www.restaurantblu.com

[dmacny]

Try Ristorante Paradiso on Westwood Ave in Rivervale N.J. Excellant and interesting menu, service with a European flair and family owned. It's only 5 miles south of the N.Y./N.J. border.We have eaten here about 5 times and they haven't missed yet.
we dined here once with 5 couples and they handled it perfectly.
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[menton1]

Isn't this a glorified pizza place?

[njccpa]

Paradiso is now out of business!!!

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Paradiso Ristorante
640 Westwood Ave, Rivervale, NJ 07675

[dmacny]

Try Ristorante Paridiso on Westwood Ave in Rivervale

[NJLove2eat]

looks there are 2 BYO threads going on right now.
I am a big fan of Pisano's in Rutherford. They have great food and nice a little outside area.

[menton1]

90% of the restaurants in NJ are BYO because of the finite number of licenses allowed per municipality. (except Hoboken!)

[LuvBYOBs]

Bellisimo in Montvale NJ, located in the CVS shopping center (across the street from Davey's Locker) is BYOB, and there are plenty of BYOB's located in Ridgewood NJ which is a lovely town. I highly recommend "Lisa's Turkish Kitchen", it has awsome shish kabob!

[michele cindy]

Lisa's sounds good - where exactly is it?

[Bengaliwife]

2 restaurants in Jersey city theat we enjoy are Madame Claude's cafe(French Bistro) and It's Greek to Me. Best Pita and Hummus ever.

[travel3773]

I am a big fan of BYOB restaurants. Englewood downtown has a lot of them. Some of my favorites that come to mind in Bergen are:

Max's-Tenafly (Italian)
Luka's-Ridgefield Park (Italian)
Rebecca's-Edgewater (Cuban)
Typhoon-Englewood (Asian Fusion)
Baumgart's-Englewood (Chinese)
Bennie's-Englewood (Lebanese)

I am heading to Pourquoi Pas in Westwood soon and will report back if that is any good.

If you ever venture into Essex County, Fascino in Montclair and Lorena's in Maplewood are also very good.

[ambrose]

Restaurant Lorena is probably the finest BYO restaurant in north Jersey.

http://www.restaurantlorena.com

[kimie]

This sounds like a really interesting restaurant based on their website. What dishes have you tried here that you really enjoyed? They describe their restaurant as French, but there seems to be other influences. I'd love to hear more about why you feel this is the finest BYO restaurant in north Jersey.

[SuzieQ]

What about Saddle River Inn in Saddle River, Cafe Panache in Ramsey, Cafe Matisse in Rutherford. They are all excellent BYOBs but not Italian.

[heidemarie]

Ridgewood in Bergen County has a ton of BYOBs - it's a great town. I recently went to the Village Green - tasting menu on XMas eve - high end, small portions which was actually a pleasant change - great servcie and just a quiet quaint place.

Check online for more restaurants in the area. Thee are a lot of them, and it's basiclaly right off of Rt 17 or Exit 166 parkway.

I heard Radicchio was great too, upscale Italian also in Ridgewood, BYOB.

[rocky1957]

Right next door to Ridgewood is Glen Rock and if you are looking for a great byob go to RoCCa. All home made pasta, great special and deserts to die for. very reasonable too! Love it!

[smilingal]

From this recommendation we tried Roccas tonight. It was really a wonderful experience. Great warm ambiance, attentive service, manager went around to each table to chat, creative menu - not the same ol' - great salads (loved the warm caramelized pear with pancetta and manchego cheese as well as the one with figs and bacon and mesclun). I had the veal chop (unfortunately I had to send it back for more fire - it was served with mashed turnip and swiss chard - very tasty). Thanks for the suggestion - it was also a nice town - we came from Rockland county to meet friends from Edison NJ there.

[sixelagogo]

Still, my fav. italian in jersey has to be Campania..it's byob, and a gem: here's my review
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/448474
and since it was on kitchen nightmares (though not for gross, unsanitary conditions, just $$ issues) if you do a little digging, you'll find a lot more

[michele cindy]

I know it isn't Italian, but my favorite is The Greek Village on Livingson St. aka Rt 303 , Northvale NJ.

[kimie]

The Greek Village is great--I've been there for a business lunch before. From what I understand, it gets very crowded--and there is often a long wait for a table. It's a small place--and very casual. The food is good, and I feel the portions are very large.

For Greek food, I would also recommend George's in Ridgefield Park. It's also byob.

[kimie]

Andrea's in Waldwick is a very good Italian restaurant that is byob. As sixelagogo said, most restaurants in the area are byob. At Andrea's I can highly recommend the seafood dishes and pastas. And for dessert--they have housemade napoleons, which are fantastic. Dinner for two there with an appetizer, dessert, and coffees will be about $100. We usually go there to celebrate something. I highly recommend reservations.

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Andreas Ristorante Italiano
26 E Prospect St, A Waldwick, NJ

[sixelagogo]

almost every restaurant in NJ is BYOB, thanks to strange - and limiting- town liquor laws.

[bullygirl]

Hoboken has a ton of BYOB restaurants. If that's a location you're interested in, I can provide more details.