Hoboken has welcomed its fair share of new burger spots recently. In just the past year alone, 7th Street Burger and Dipped N’ Smashed have opened outposts in Hoboken, while Jerrell’s BETR BRGR made its debut in early 2023. Now, the Mile Square has yet another new burger spot to check out: enter Mashed Burgers, which officially took over the former Bareburger location at 515 Washington Street on Friday, August 23rd. Read on for more about Mashed Burgers, Hoboken’s newest burger and dessert restaurant.
Bareburger’s Closure
Bareburger first opened in Hoboken in 2014, and for nearly 10 years, served its menu of sustainable, organic, and (some) meatless burgers from 515 Washington Street. At some point this year, though an exact date is unconfirmed, the popular chain quietly closed its Hoboken location for good. Shortly thereafter, signage for a new smashed burger successor, Mashed Burgers, went up at the space.
Hoboken’s Bareburger isn’t the only one to see changes this year. The Jersey City location, formerly a brick-and-mortar on Newark Avenue, readjusted its business model to operate as a sort of “ghost kitchen” inside newcomer Better Days Bistro. Locals still looking to satisfy their Bareburger fix can order take-out and delivery only through the back entrance of Better Days at 126 Christopher Columbus Drive.
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About Mashed Burgers
Self-proclaimed as “The Best Smash Burgers in New Jersey,” Mashed Burgers is the newest spot to join the Mile Square’s lineup of burger options. Per the restaurant’s Instagram, Mashed soft-opened at 515 Washington Street on Friday, August 23rd. This is not the restaurant’s first foray into the burger world — its sister location resides at 652 Anderson Avenue in Cliffside Park.
Mashed Burgers is a Halal-certified restaurant. The Cliffside Park menu includes unique smash burgers, various sides, and Haagen-Dazs milkshakes, but the Hoboken location includes a few unique offerings: Nashville hot chicken, freshly-made churros, and soft-serve ice cream. Per Patch, the full menu includes various types of smash burgers, fries, loaded fries, onion rings, Nashville hot chicken sandwiches + tenders, eight different types of shakes, four different types of churros, various types of soft-serve, and other sweets like banana pudding and Tres Leches.
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There are also various video games inside the store for those looking to play some Pac-Man after enjoying a meal.
Mashed Burgers is open from 12PM-1AM Sunday through Thursday, and 12PM-3AM on Fridays and Saturdays, so add this to your late-night food options next time you’re craving a burger or a churro late at night.
Per Patch, the Mashed Burgers’ owner said that the restaurant will hold a grand opening celebration in September. Will will update this post as we receive more information about that.
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Like we said, Mashed joins a pretty impressive lineup of burger options here in Hudson County. In the past year, Washington Street in Hoboken has welcomed famed NYC joints, 7th Street Burger + Jerrell’s BETR BRGR, as well as Garden State-born Dipped N’ Smashed. Over in Jersey City, popular chain Shake Shack has continued to expand its legacy with locations downtown and in Newport.
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New Bagel Shop, B Bagels, Soft Opens in Downtown Jersey City
The bagel scene in Jersey City is small, if we're being honest. But over the last year, a few new bagel shops have entered the growing dough scene. The newest addition is B Bagels, which soft-opened today, Wednesday, January 15th at 367 Grove Street in downtown Jersey City. Read on for more about the newest bagel spot in Jersey City, New Jersey.
The Details
The B Bagels news first came from JC Upfront, which covered the story in March 2024 when signage went up, though B's had originally posted on its Instagram in January 2024. The article noted that limited information was available at the time, but it appeared that kettle-boiled, hand-rolled bagels, coffee, and other pastries along with an array of cream cheeses would be available.
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When we first reported on the spot in October 2024, its Instagram hasn't been updated since early 2024 and there was no website — but the spot seemed to have a ghost kitchen operating out of 400 Newark Street in Hoboken found here.
B Bagels shared with The Hoboken Girl back in October that they were aiming for a late October/early November opening.
We now know that B Bagels has officially soft-opened in Chilltown as of Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 — just in time for National Bagel Day. Our friends over at HDSID shared the news of the opening on Tuesday, January 14th via Instagram. See the full post below.
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Originally, B Bagels shared the news of its official JC location in January of 2024:
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The Jersey City Historic Downtown Special Improvement District (HDSID) also shared in October that progress was underway at the new bagel shop. See the full post below.
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Other bagel shops are notably joining the ranks in Jersey City: Cheech’s Bagels is a new bagel concept opening at 176 Erie Street in the Swift + Co. building — near Hamilton Park. The owners behind Cheech’s Bagels are Gianluca Fernicola and John Ballan, lifelong friends and Jersey City residents who saw a need for more bagel options in the area. Meanwhile, a recent turnover was City Bagels, which opened and quickly shuttered its doors within a few months' time. Bread Stone itself is now noted as temporarily closed on Google.
Will B Bagels stick? The bagel lovers certainly hope so. Here's the full growing list of bagel spots in Jersey City from our archives.
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