Best Restaurants in West Orange, NJ

West Orange is where Thomas Edison built his laboratory, and that Main Street site is now part of Thomas Edison National Historical Park. Main Street is also the spine of Downtown West Orange, the township's oldest and most densely populated area, laid out like a traditional town around the western ends of Central and Park Avenues. Nearby, the Valley is home to a growing arts district and the West Orange Arts Center, with places to eat around Tory Corner.

Farther west, Pleasantdale has a walkable business district with restaurants, stores and offices. Two big parks frame the township: South Mountain Reservation, home to Turtle Back Zoo, and Eagle Rock Reservation. Interstate 280 crosses town, and NJ Transit buses connect with Newark and Manhattan.

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