Saigon Cafe

An excellent and inexpensive Vietnamese restaurant; has a liquor license.

188 Newark Avenue
201.332.8711‎

Atomic Wings

Featuring hot wings and chicken sandwiches.

172 Newark Avenue
201.434.2020
Atomic Wings

Oasis Cafe and Juice Bar

Oasis offers light food and smoothies. The restaurant is squeezed into a tiny little space with no indoor tables, meaning dining is outside on Newark Avenue.

200 Newark Avenue
201.653.4066

Oasis in in the Spring of 2008

Pappi Sculptures

Star, Newark Avenue at Second Street

Jersey City Street Artist "Pappi" builds sculptures out of metal and installs them around the city. His street art is an ephemeral form with the city of Jersey City often removing his projects.




Metal Figure, Newark Avenue





Spirals, Barrow Street

Sawadee Thai Cuisine

Sawadee Thai offers an assortment of curries as well as traditional Thai dishes. Seafood and tofu are available in most dishes. Seasonal specials provide an ever changing menu. Outdoor cafe dinning on Newark Avenue is available; Sawadee has a liquor license and fully stocked bar, including several bottled Asian beers.

137 Newark Avenue
201.433.0888
Entrees $12 to $20

Tender Shoot Farm

Typical grocery store, limited selection, produce. Replaced World Fruit Farm in June 2008.

138 Newark Avenue

Chatos Unisex Barbershop

262 Newark Avenue
201.653.5944

Super Discount

189 Newark Avenue
201.309.9919

David's Sporting Goods

Local gun shop.

342 Second Street
201.798.7300

Beauty Land

Beauty supply store.

171 Newark Avenue
201.985.0327

Brick Haus

Expensive. Fancy equipment, lots of personalized televisions.

163 Newark Avenue (Barrow and Columbus)
201.830.3172
Brick Haus

The Laundry Club

340 Second Street
201.714.7666

No. 1 Chinese

185 Newark Avenue
201.332.5422

Buy and Save Liquor

Decent selection of wine and whiskey; a number of imported beer; a little expensive.

32 Coles Street
201.798.5138

Metropolis Music

240 Newark Avenue
201.222.8441
Metropolis Music
Flickr Photostream

Binny's Liquors

206 Newark Avenue
201.222.3331

Tortillas Grill

Tex Mex Express

133 Newark Avenue
201.209.9600

Sharon Nails

131 Newark Avenue
201.432.2955

Sei Hai

Ultra fast Chinese delivery and carry out. Pretty typical Chinese-American dishes, but also has a variety of fried foods: chicken, onion rings, French fries, nuggets. Hot and Sour soup is excellent, wonton soup not so much. Pizza rolls are a must try for fans of Itlian-Chinese fusion.

303 Newark Avenue
201.653.9377

Paradise Deli and Grocer

Grocery and bodega

201.798.3965
226 Newark Avenue

Occasions Are Us

Party supplies, balloons

180 Newark Avenue
201.333.2515

Nature's House

159 Newark avenue
201.332.7555

Latin Lounge

371 Second Street
201.656.0046

Fenny Pharmacy

135 Newark Avenue
201.333.22223

Grove Pointe

Grove Pointe is a mixed use residential structure on the corner of Grove Street, Newark Avenue, Columbus Drive and Marin Blvd. The main tower contains luxury rental apartments; the low rise portion contains condominiums; the ground floor has several retail spaces.

525 Units (67 Condo / 458 Rental)
29 Stories
Completed 2007
100 Columbus Drive (Rentals)
102 Columbus Drive (Condos)
20,000 Square feet retail
535 Parking spaces
Complete 2007

Skinner's Loft

Upstairs dinning room serves dinner and brunch; street level bar is a great place to grab a drink though can be crowded on weekends. Definitely must have the hushpuppies.

146 Newark Avenue

Kineret Kosher Deli

CLOSED

Foods from Israel, Kosher for Passover Coke.

260 Newark Avenue

Coldwell Banker

116 Newark Avenue

Cafe Nia

Coffee and sandwiches, serves breakfast.

270 Newark Avenue
201.876.0100

Newark Avenue Neighborhood & Redevelopment Zone

Surrounded on three sides by historically preserved neighborhoods, the Newark Avenue retail corridor was once a thriving hub of commerce. As the city declined decades ago, banks were replaced with discount stores. Today, the reversal is true. Boutiques have begun replacing pawn shops, restaurants and bars have begun to return, and new banks are returning to the once opulent buildings that once housed their 19th century counterparts.

The neighborhood of Newark Avenue does not enjoy the same de facto cohesiveness that the historic districts receive. The Harsimus Cove or Van Vorst Neighborhoods that flank Newark Avenue are very clearly defined by their historic preservation districts. The Western end of Newark Avenue though lacks any cohesive, unifying location such as the parks that clearly define Hamilton and Van Vorst neighborhoods.

In essence, the western portion of the neighborhood is bound by the elevated portion of the New Jersey Turnpike. To the south, Christopher Columbus Drive and an old elevated rail yard. To the north and east, the Harsimus Cove and Hamilton Park Historic districts create a boundary.

The Newark Avenue area has not seen the installation of large scale modern developments like the waterfront or Paulus Hook, and lacks the ornate brownstones of the historic districts. The housing stock mostly is older and in need of replacement or renovation. These needed renovations are beginning throughout the neighborhood. For now, the most affordable downtown housing units are probably here. The neighborhood is mostly Zone 1 resident parking.

The Lampost Bar and Grille

Live music, food, drinks.

382 2nd Street
201.222.1331

Another Man's Treasure

Vintage store featuring clothing, hipsters. Inventory includes handpicked jewelry, collectibles, books, bric-a-brac, and records.

Another Man's Treasure
353 Grove Street
2O1.86O.999O


The former location at 109 Brunswick Street

Dr. Michael Conti School

Public School 5
182 Merseles Street
201.714.4300

Conti School

Mary Benson Park

Just of Newark Avenue, Mary Benson Park sits beneath the elevated portion of the Turnpike and provides a baseball diamond and basketball court.

Merseles Street between Third and Newark

Hudson Art Supply

303 First Street
201.963.2121

Pop Merrigan's

281 Newark Avenue

Grove News Corner

Typical newsstand bodega with some groceries.

119 Newark Avenue
201.432.0423

Rosa Carnen Bakery

37 Coles Street
201.420.7700

Lucky 7

322 Second Street
201.418.8585

Pino's Pizza

Tiny pizzeria halfway down Newark Avenue.

225 Newark Avenue
201.435.2070

Duck Duck Goose

Children's vintage store for the hipster under 10.

16 Erie Street
201.432.2133
Duck, Duck Goose

Fetch-It

Newark Avenue branch; pet supplies and boutique.

353 2nd Street
201.610.9405

Fetch-It

Brennan's Florist

Gifts and flowers

220 Newark Avenue
201.876.0580

Yocasta Hair Salon

295 First Street
201.309.9999

Nail Tek

148 Newark Avenue

Valu-Plus

145 Newark Avenue
201.521.5945

Sovereign Bank

One of the newest banks to open downtown just west of Jersey Avenue.

214 Newark Avenue
201.795.7752

North Fork Bank

Located in a historic bank building at the intersection of Newark and Jersey Avenues.

201 Newark Avenue
201.420.2890

H&R Block

Tax filing services. Store front only operational in late winter and spring.

134 Newark Avenue
201.451.7290

World Fruit Farm

RENAMED

World Fruit Farm became Tender Shoot Farm in June 2008.

138 Newark Avenue
201.309.0951

World of Style

Vintage clothing boutique shares space with Balance, a hair Salon on Erie Street


MOVED from 172 Newark Avenue; currently sharing space with Balance

18 Erie Street
201.324.2992


The old location:

National Discount Store

Typical discount store. Smaller than some of the others on the block.

161 Newark Avenue
201.434.4608

The Spot Electronics

Electronics and music ecetera.

142 Newark Avenue
201.434.2828

Morlees Men's Shop

Shoes, menswear

160 Newark Avenue
201.435.2759

McDonalds at Grove Street

Worst McDonald's on the Eastern Seaboard. Sometimes its open 24 hours a day, sometimes not. Very slow employees, poorly managed. Across from the Grove Street PATH station at the intersections of Newark Avenue and Grove Street.

325 Grove Street
201.333.7888

Palace Drugs

Pharmacy and Liquor; poor beer selection, overpriced.

172 Newark Avenue
201.432.3300

LITM

Fancy bar and lounge. The only one in Restaurant row.

140 Newark Avenue
201.536.5557
Love Is The Message

Helen's Pizza

Arguably one of the best pizzeria's in the downtown. Also run's Helen's icecream next door in the summer time. Delivery, take out, pizza by the slice.

183 Newark Avenue
201.435.1507


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Hudson Camera

Classic camera shop. Develops digital photos into prints, has digital accessories.

130 Newark Avenue
201.332.7834

Synergy Gym

The "fancy gym" in the downtown. Recently renovated treadmills and elliptical machines, though now there are fewer. Apparently looking for a name change.

136 Newark Avenue
201.309.9992

Village Tropical

Fish and pet supply. The kind you look at, not eat. No puppies.

193 Newark Avenue
201.333.153

Pecoraro Bakery

Fresh baked bread. Real bread, that uses ovens and flour and yeast. The early bird gets the worm because they run out of things.

279 Newark Avenue
201.798.0111

Milano Furniture

Home furniture, the sort of things one fills a suburban McMansion with.

158 Newark Avenue
201.521.9996
Milaon Furniture

Madame Claudes

Delicious French style bistro food.

364 1/2 4th Street
201.876.8800

Its Greek To Me

Quality Greek style food-- gyros, Greek Salad, ect.-- but prices at the family owned chains first Jersey City store are a little, particularly compared to the suburban stores.

194 Newark Avenue
201.222.0844

Hollywood Chicken

Fast food chicken and accessories. Apparently the fries are a bargin.

200 Newark Avenue
201.653.2328

Gold Coast Gym

Friends call this the "cheaper gym." We're fancy and go to the "fancy gym." Fairly well hidden and hard to find, even if you are looking for it.

151 Newark Avenue
201.432.0348

Gallerie Hudson

Art, framing boutique, but not really a gallery. They sell artwork, prints, and the like but the concentration seems to framing.

197 Newark Avenue
201.434.1010

Downtown News Stand

The guys working here a fairly friendly, but the place is small. Sells the New York Times and other major papers and lottery tickets.

164 Newark Avenue
201.333.4411

Downtown Hardware

General purpose hardware store with a smaller selection than national chains but better service. Inventory includes typical hardware store products.

152 Newark Avenue
201.432.9524

C.H. Martin

Mid-sized regional discount chain, fairly typical store.

151 Newark Avenue
201.432.9538

Bank of America Newark Avenue

Always a line at the ATM. Always.

186 Newark Avenue
201.432.4400

Baker Boys Cafe

CLOSED



270 Newark Avenue
201.876.0100

Abbey's Pub

Bar with pub food. The place to watch Rutgers Football. The owners, much like everyone else who moved to Jersey City in the last five years, graduated from the state university.

407 Monmouth Street
201.963.3334

99 Cent Superstore

129 Newark Avenue
201.209.0143

99 Cent Dream

Typical dollar store.

167 Newark Avenue
201.433.0001

Sleep Cheap

Discount mattresses.

155 Newark Avenue
201.761.0511