Best Restaurants in Ridgewood, NJ

Ridgewood's downtown, known locally as "Town," centers on East Ridgewood Avenue, and its side streets, including Chestnut Street, Prospect Street and South Broad Street, add even more places to eat. Quite a few downtown restaurants are BYOB, so it's worth checking before you head out. Transit drops you right in the middle of it: the Ridgewood train station, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, serves both NJ Transit's Main Line and Bergen County Line, and most local buses stop at the Ridgewood Bus Terminal on Van Neste Square.

Parking near the station is limited, so give yourself a few extra minutes on busy nights. Veterans Field, next to the library, has a bandshell that hosts free concerts, and the Wild Duck Pond sits farther east on East Ridgewood Avenue. Browse Ridgewood restaurants here, explore Hackensack's dining options, or search across Bergen County.

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