New Jersey Monthly Names Top 50 Restaurants in Jersey

NJ Monthly Magazine has revealed its annual list (2026) of the best restaurants the state has to offer in their current issue (Read Full List/Article).

Celebrating fifty years of the magazine’s publication, fifty restaurants now adorn the list, “to reflect the ever-growing dining scene in the Garden State”

Its quite the undertaking to come up with the best of an entire state, with their team checking new restaurants, revisiting “old favorites” and tasting “countless dishes and drinks”.

This year eight Bergen County establishments made the cut.

Holdovers from the previous year were Fiorentini in Rutherford (Website), Lula in Ridgewood (Website), Ora in Oradell (Website), Osteria Crescendo in Westwood (Website), Saddle River Inn (Website), Shumi in Leonia and Ridgewood (Website)

There was only one addition: Felina in Ridgewood (Website).