7 Best Restaurants to Try in Secaucus, NJ

Secaucus is best known for its spot in the Meadowlands, but this small town in Hudson County, NJ also has a dining scene worth a detour, from Oaxacan mole and Pakistani karahi to a classic Italian dining room on Route 3. Our team picked seven restaurants to try in Secaucus, checking each address on the restaurant’s own website or the county tourism office.

1. Bareli’s Restaurant and Bar

219 State Route 3
Bareli’s is an upscale Italian and Continental restaurant with part of its dining room in a garden-like atrium under a greenhouse window, according to Visit Hudson. It has an extensive wine list, and reservations are recommended.

2. Lahore Restaurant

1277 Paterson Plank Road
Lahore Restaurant brings the cooking of Pakistan’s food capital to Secaucus: chicken and goat karahis, tandoori barbecue, handis with sesame naan, and beef nihari. On weekends it serves a traditional Lahori breakfast of halwa puri and nihari with lassi.

3. La Casa de Los Tacos

290 County Avenue
Chef Alma Mejia cooks family recipes passed down for three generations, using flavors from her native Oaxaca, home of mole, per Visit Hudson. La Casa de Los Tacos is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday and closed Sundays.

4. Amadeo Pizzeria

1536 Paterson Plank Road
The family behind Amadeo Pizzeria has been in the restaurant business for 30 years, and the menu runs from hand-tossed pizzas to pastas and Italian specialties in cozy dining rooms. It is open Monday to Saturday from 11 a.m. and closed Sundays.

5. Carnegie Diner and Cafe

700 Plaza Drive
The Manhattan diner’s Secaucus location serves all-day breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and cocktails in the Harmon Meadow area.

6. La Reggia Restaurant

40 Wood Avenue
Inside the Meadowlands Plaza Hotel, La Reggia is an Italian restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, according to Visit Hudson. It is handy for visitors staying in the area.

7. Plank Road Inn

1538 Paterson Plank Road
For game day, the Plank Road Inn is a friendly local bar about five minutes from MetLife Stadium, with satellite and DirecTV sports coverage on 40 TVs.

Make a Day of It in Secaucus

Walk off lunch on the Mill Creek Marsh Trail or at Laurel Hill Park. For more food ideas, see our roundup of the best pizza in Hudson County, and check things to do in Hudson County this weekend for events.

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Featured photo: Harrison Keely, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).