Hudson County is brimming with great spots to eat, drink, shop, and more. We’ve given our readers a run-down of Hoboken spots for dining, drinking, and things to do but there is also quite an extensive list of Jersey City gems for residents to take advantage of. Jersey City has become a Hudson County hot spot and has so many brick-and-mortar spots that need locals’ support. Read on for a full guide to all of the local businesses to support in Jersey City.
PS: Want the Hoboken list? Click here.
**Disclaimer: We came up with this list based on knowledge and research and are sure we will have many to add. No business was forgotten on purpose, so please let us know by emailing hello@hobokengirl.com if we missed any and we will add it ASAP!
Restaurants
15 Fox Place | 15 Fox Place
American Hero | 2982 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Ani Ramen | 218 Newark Avenue
Andrea Salumeria | 247 Central Avenue #A
The Ashford | 145 Newark Avenue
Astor Bar + Grill | 725 Montgomery Street
Bareburger | 143 Newark Avenue
Barge Inn | 324 Third Street
Battello | 502 Washington Boulevard
The Boil | 8 Erie Street
Brightside Tavern | 141 Bright Street
Buon Appetito | 520 Jersey Avenue
Cangiano’s | 225 Pavonia Avenue
Capoeira Restaurant | 24 Mercer Street
Carmine’s Italian Deli | 165 Mallory Avenue
Corto | 507 Palisade Avenue
East Flour | 103 Christopher Columbus Drive
Ed + Mary’s | 174 Coles Street
Edward’s Steakhouse | 239 Marin Boulevard
El Sazón De Las Americas | 305 Grove Street
Fire + Oak | 479 Washington Boulevard
Food King | 185 Newark Avenue
Frankie | 264 Grove Street
Future | 216 Newark Avenue
Gia Gelato + Cafe | 281 Newark Avenue
Grand Sichuan | 342 Grove Street
Gringo’s Tacos | 12 Coles Street
Gypsy Grill | 187 Newark Avenue
Hamilton Inn | 708 Jersey Avenue
Hamilton Pork | 247 10th Street
Helen’s Pizza | 183 Newark Avenue
Hollywood Fried Chicken | 431 Central Avenue + 200 Newark Avenue #2
Honshu | 95 Greene Street
Hudson and Co. Bar + Grill | 3 Second Street
Ibby’s Falafel | 303 Grove Street
JC Sakura Sushi | 362 Grove Street
Juicy City | 213 Mallory Avenue
The Kitchen Step | 500 Jersey Avenue
Koro Koro Rice Ball Cafe | 538 Jersey Avenue
Left Bank Burger Bar | 194 Newark Avenue
Liberty House | 76 Audrey Zapp Drive
Liberty Prime Steakhouse | 111 Montgomery Street
The Little Sandwich Shop | 333 Grove Street
Los Cuernos | 499 Washington Boulevard
Los Tres Chilitos | 456 Central Avenue
Luna | 279 Grove Street
Maritime Parc | 84 Audrey Zapp Drive
Mathews Food + Drink | 351 Grove Street
Mezcal Kitchen | 665 Newark Avenue
Milano’s Deli | 41 Montgomery Street
Miso Ramen | 189 Newark Avenue
More Express | 281 Grove Street
Nicole’s Caribbean Restaurant | 521 Jersey Avenue #2720
The Old Spot Hotpot + Skewer | 523 Jersey Avenue
Orale | 341 Grove Street
Paradise Deli | 226 Newark Avenue
Las Americas | 225 Newark Avenue
Porta | 135 Newark Avenue
Porto Leggero | 185 Hudson Street
Razza | 275/277 Grove Street
Roman Nose | 125 Newark Avenue
Saigon Cafe | 188 Newark Avenue
Salumeria Ercolano | 1072 Westside Avenue
Satis Bistro | 212 Washington Street
Scram Bakery | 61 Erie Street
Sen Hai | 303 Newark Avenue
Shadman Restaurant | 293 1/2 Grove Street
Laree Adda | 287 Grove Street
Skinner’s Loft | 146 Newark Avenue
South House | 149 Newark Avenue
Stella’s 24 Hour Eatery | 315 Grove Street
Subculture | 260 Newark Avenue
Sweetberry | 525 Washington Boulevard Suite E
Tacoria | 24-26 Erie Street
Tacos Victoria | 324 ½ Seventh Street
Taqueria Downtown | 354 Grove Street
Mi Mariachi | 213 Sip Avenue
Taqueria Sabor Mixteca | 496 Communipaw Avenue
Taqueria Viva Mexico Kitchen Cafe | 133 Morris Street
Tony Boloney’s | 363 Grove Street
Two Boots Pizza | 133 Newark Avenue
Uncle Momo | 289 Grove Street
Villa Borghese III | 475 Washington Boulevard
Vincente Deli + Grocery | 178 Newark Avenue
Violet’s From Jamacia With Love | 191 Mallory Avenue
Read More: A Guide to The Coffee Shops of Jersey City
Bars
Abbey’s Pub | 409 Monmouth Street
The Archer | 176 Newark Avenue
Barcade | 163 Newark Avenue
Boots + Bones | 116 Newark Avenue
Cellar 335 | 335 Newark Avenue
Cherry’s Lounge | 102 Martin Luther King Drive
Columbia Tavern | 341 Martin Luther King Drive
Corkscrew Bar | 61 Congress Street
Dorrian’s Red Hand | 555 Washington Boulevard
dullboy | 364 Grove Street
Fox | Crow | 594 Palisade Avenue
The Golden Cicada | 195 Grand Street
Grape Vine Tavern | 657 Newark Avenue #2303
Greene Hook Bar + Kitchen | 70 Greene Street
Grove Corner Bar | 116 Newark Avenue
Guillo’s | 110 Coles Street
Half Time Bar + Grill | 746 West Side Avenue
Healy’s Tavern | 374 Newark Avenue
Hudson Hall | 364 Marin Boulevard
The Hutton Bar and Grill | 225 Hutton Street
Junto Attic Bar | 68 Mercer Street
The Keyhole Bar | 242 Bay Street
Liberty Bar | 111 Montgomery Street
Light Horse Tavern | 199 Washington Street
Light Rail Cafe | 237 Randolph Avenue
Low Fidelity | 328 Palisade Avenue
Lucky 7 Tavern | 322 Second Street
McGinley Square Pub | 755 Montgomery Street
Moore’s Lounge | 189 Monticello Avenue
New Park Tavern | 575 West Side Avenue
O’Leary’s Publik House | 788 Garfield Avenue
Paulie’s Brickhouse | 264 Central Avenue
Pet Shop | 193 Newark Avenue
Pint | 34 Wayne Street
Porta Jersey City | 135 Newark Avenue
Ringside Lounge | 475 Tonnele Avenue
Rooftop at Exchange Place | 1 Exchange Place
Six26 Lounge + Rooftop | 128 Christopher Columbus Drive
Surf City | 1 Marin Boulevard
White Star Bar | 230 Brunswick Street + 179 Warren Street
WURSTBAR | 516 Jersey Avenue
Zeppelin Hall Beer Garden | 88 Liberty View Drive
143 Social | 143 Newark Avenue
512 Quantum Sound | 512 Paterson Plank Road
Coffee Shops
Bleu Coffee | 56 Beacon Way, 175 2nd Street
Bluestone Lane | 30 Hudson Street
The Butler Café | 350 Warren Street
bwè kafe | 140 River Drive South
Beechwood Cafe | 290 Grove Street
Brewshot | 9 Regent Street
Cafe Madeleine | 34 Coles Street
The Cliff | 38 Congress Street
Dames Coffee Espresso Bar | 581 Jersey Avenue
Froth on Franklin | 85 Franklin Street
Galeria Cafe | 121 Hutton Street
Gregorys Coffee | 525 Washington Boulevard + 10 Exchange Place
The Grind Shop | 360 Communipaw Avenue
Griot Cafe | 434 Central Avenue
Hidden Grounds Coffee | 148 First Street
The Power Plant Cafe by BoyceMode | 336 Second Street
Lackawanna Coffee | 295 Grove Street + 140 Bay Street
Legal Grounds Coffee Co. | 170 Grand Street
Lil’ Dove Cafe | 589 Palisade Avenue
Maggie’s Farm Espresso | 88 Morgan Street
Modcup Coffee Company | 479 Palisade Avenue
One Two Cup Cafe | 201 Warren Street
sam a.m. |112 Morris Street
Short Grain | 183 Montgomery Street
Snapdragon Coffee + Social | 190 Monticello Avenue
Sober Shot | 514 Jersey Avenue
Treehouse Coffee Shop | 434A Westside Avenue
Liquor Stores
American Liquor Store | 509 West Side Avenue
Avian Liquor | 112 Tonnele Avenue
Baldwin Liquors + Wines 51 St. Pauls Avenue
Bauer’s Liquor Store | 739 West Side Avenue
Central Avenue Liquors | 210 Central Avenue
Communipaw Liquor | 743 Communipaw Avenue
Five Star Liquor | 238 New York Avenue
Garen Wine + Liquor Store | 700 Park Avenue
Heights Liquors | 292 Central Avenue
H+H Discount Liquors | 3505 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Hudson Vine | 1 Second Street
Jersey City Super Buy-Rite | 575 Manila Avenue
Jersey Wines + Spirits | 492 Jersey Avenue
KMP Liquor Store | 613 Communipaw Avenue
Lee’s Liquor + Grocery Store | 45 Congress Street
Liquors | 32 Coles Street
Major Wine + Liquor Store | 960 Summit Ave #A
Manhattan Liquors | 3300 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Metro Liquors of Jersey City | 1212 Summit Avenue
New Junction Liquors | 489 Communipaw Avenue
New Orient Liquors Store | 663 Ocean Avenue
Newport Spirits | 111 River Drive South
Palisade Fine Wine Spirits + Beer | 401 Palisade Avenue
Paulino Liquors | 643 Newark Avenue
Peña Liquors | 960 Summit Avenue
Podewitz Liquor & Deli | 400 Central Avenue
Red Feast Wine + Liquors | 129 Christopher Columbus Drive
Royal Liquor + Deli | 730 Bergen Avenue
Sparrowhill Market + Liquor | 3190 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Liquor Boss | 683 Summit Avenue #A
T B Liquors | 368 Summit Avenue
The Thirsty Quaker | 492 Monmouth Street
Village Wines + Liquors | 348 Grove Street
Waterfront Wine + Liquor | 81 Montgomery Street #B
Webster Liquor | 4 Webster Avenue
Willie’s Liquors + Wines | 501 Central Avenue
Z+M Liquor + Food | 1165 Summit Avenue
555 Discount Liquor | 555 Tonnele Avenue
Desserts
Angel’s Recipe Ice Cream + Crepes | 312 Central Avenue
Bang Cookies | 128 Newark Avenue
Carmen Rosa’s Bakery | 37 Coles Street
City Cafe + Bakery | 2800 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Choc O Pain | 330-332 Palisade Avenue, 530 Jersey Avenue, 244 St. Pauls Avenue
Cocoa Bakery | 275 Grand Street
Dahlia’s Ice Cream Spot | 290 Central Avenue
Downtown Yogurt | 126 Newark Avenue
Dulce De Leche Bakery | 376 Central Avenue
Insomnia Cookies | 56 Newark Street
Krispy Kreme | 95 Christopher Columbus Drive
Milk + Cream Cereal Bar | 175 Newark Avenue
Milk Sugar Love Creamery + Bakeshop | 19 McWilliams Place
Neptune Bakery + Deli | 1612 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Pecoraro Bakery | 279 Newark Avenue
Philippine Bread House | 530 Newark Avenue
Prato Bakery | 371 4th Street
Red Ribbon Bakeshop | 591 Summit Avenue
Sugartown Bakery Cafe | 437 Jersey Avenue
Torico Ice Cream | 20 Erie Street
Baonanas | 181 Monticello Avenue
Shopping
Another Man’s Treasure Vintage Store | 195 Montgomery Street
Hazel Baby + Kids | 199 Montgomery Street
Heir’s Men Shop | 525 West Side Avenue
Hudson Mall | 701 NJ-440
Into the Void | 117 Brunswick Street
Kanibal + Co. | 197 Montgomery Street
Love Locked | 353 Grove Street
Mint Market | 339 Grove Street
Morlees | 160 Newark Avenue
Newport Centre | 30 Mall Drive West
Newport Crossing | 613 Washington Boulevard
Newport Plaza | 125 Eighteenth Street
Rainbow Shops | 367 Central Avenue
Fitness
Base | 60 Christopher Columbus Drive
Blink Fitness | 35 Journal Square Plaza
Fitness Factory | 525 Washington Boulevard
JCFit | 109 Christopher Columbus Drive
F45 Training Exchange Place | 65 Bay Street
Four Fitness | 161 Erie Street
Heights Fitness JC | 338 Central Avenue
Jane DO | 160 Newark Avenue 3rd Floor
Jersey Boxing City Gym/Heavy Hitters Boxing + Fitness Gym | 613 Communipaw Avenue, Block 579 Jackson Street
Maximum Motion Fitness | 262 Grove Street
My Gym Jersey City | 252 Ninth Street
Newport Swim + Fitness | 55 River Drive South
Orangetheory Fitness | 475 Washington Boulevard
Pure Barre | 207 Van Vorst Street
Retro Fitness | 701 Route 440 + 2 Garfield Avenue
Surge Fitness | 190 Christopher Columbus Drive #1R
World Boxing Gym | 29 Division Street
Pets
Fussy Friends Pet Supplies | 148 Newark Avenue + 458 Central Avenue
Hound About Town | 218 Montgomery Street + 17 McWilliams Place
PitBull City | 234 Old Bergen Road
Beauty
A-1 Beauty Salon Full Service | 429 Central Avenue A-1
All In One Beauty Salon | 3019 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
American Trimmers Barbershop | 410 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Beauty Within Hair Salon | 96 Central Avenue
Blowout Hair Bar + Beauty Lounge | 127 Christopher Columbus Drive
Fantasy Beauty Salon | 747 West Side Avenue
Jenny O’Hair Salon | 193 York Street
Kathleen Skincare | 523 Palisade Avenue
LaKoet Salon | 160 Newark Avenue 2nd Floor, 581 Jersey Avenue
Love Lane Salon | 190 Christopher Columbus Drive Unit 4C
NAZNAZ | 295 Grove Street
New Shringar Beauty Salon | 779 Newark Avenue
Rickie’s Hair + Beauty Salon | 49 Alan Terrace
Salon 10N | 5 McWilliams Place
Shampoo JC Salon | 107 Christopher Columbus Drive #3500
Studio 17 Beauty Salon | 269 Newark Avenue
Super Style Beauty Salon | 767 Newark Avenue
Tousled Hair Salon | 500-A Jersey Avenue
Urban Rose Salon | 325 Summit Avenue
Health
Abrams Exchange Place Chiro | 150 Warren Street #201
Acuworx Acupuncture Studio | 190 Christopher Columbus Drive #3A
Advanced Rehabilitation of Jersey City | 550 Newark Avenue #304
Amazing Touch Rehab + Wellness Center | 319 Barrow Street #1A
NJ Acupuncture Center | 550 Newark Avenue #201
Base Body Spa | 60 Christopher Columbus Drive
Brian P. Corrigan | 75 Montgomery Street #201
Chiropractor Jersey City | 550 Newark Avenue
Complete Physical Rehabilitation | 75 Montgomery Street #502
Di Liberto Chiropractic Family + Sports Center | 66 York Street
Erin Kumpf Acupuncture + Herbs | 7 Hutton Street
Harborside Sport + Spine | 75 Montgomery Street #603
Je + Ce Spa | 351 2nd Street
Jersey City Wellness Center | 520 Bergen Avenue
The Joint Chiropractic | 140 Bay Street
Laura Lacey Nutrition | 212 Seventh Street
Lee TCM Health Center | 293 Grove Street
Liberty Chiropractic + Physical Therapy | 590 Newark Avenue #2A
Loosen Up Wellness Center | 172 Newark Avenue #3
Lukin Center for Psychotherapy | 277 Grove Street #202
Metropolitan Family Health Network | 935 Garfield Avenue
Mia Spa | 743 Newark Avenue
om.life Wellness Modern Recovery Spa | 18 Park View Avenue #2A
Oriental Spa | 300 Newark Avenue
The Center for Joint + Spine Relief | 311 Newark Avenue
Quantum Vita Body Therapy | 124 Brunswick Street
Salvation Wellness | 30 Provost Street
Sun-Up Chiropractic + Physical Therapy | 679 Montgomery Street
The Spine + Health Center of Jersey City | 574 Summit Avenue #501
United Therapies LLC | 2787 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Washington Body Work | 84 Washington Street Ground Floor East
Zahara Day Spa | 403 Monmouth Street #2603
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Childcare
Academy House Child Care | 895 Bergen Avenue
Academy House CDC 5 | 404 Tonnele Avenue
Baby Galileo Daycare + Preschool | 175 Newark Avenue Suite L5
Bright Horizons At Plaza 3 Waterfront | 152 Plaza 3
Busy Place Early Learning Center | 444 Central Avenue
Early Beginnings Day School | 338 Grove Street
Future Stars Daycare & Preschool | 123 Brunswick Street
Happy Face Day Care Center | 379 Palisade Avenue
Kidz Inn Day Care + Learning | 73 Congress Street
Learning Ladders Early Education Center | 33 Hudson Street
Little Smiles Infant Toddler Center | 40B Congress Street #40A
Little Smiles Preschool | 70 Beach Street
New Jersey Kids II DC Center 565 Summit Avenue
River School Warren | 251 Warren Street
River School Newport | 30 Newport Parkway
Smart Start Academy | 462 Central Avenue
Smile Preschool + Nursery | 194 Newark Avenue
Starting Points of Hudson County | 254 Bartholdi Avenue
St. Elizabeth Childcare Center | 129 Garrison Avenue
Sweet Dreams Academy | 661 Montgomery Street
Viaquenti Academy | 837 Jersey Avenue
Arts
Art House Productions | 345 Marin Boulevard
Curious Matter | 272 Fifth Street
Deep Space | 77 Cornelison Avenue
Drawing Rooms | 926 Newark Avenue #T107
Grayscale Studios | 430 Communipaw Avenue Building D, Unit 4D + 4H
Mana Contemporary | 888 Newark Avenue
Novado Gallery | 110 Morgan Street
Sip Studios | 140 Sip Avenue
SMUSH Gallery | 340 Summit Avenue
