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Enjoy delicious three-course dinners and takeout specials from select Newark eateries during restaurant week from January 20-26.
Put down the grocery meal planning and support Delaware restaurants this month.
Hosted by The Newark Partnership, Newark Restaurant Week will run from Jan. 20-26. Diners can enjoy unique chef menus of three-course meals and takeout dishes at select eateries. Restaurants in Newark that are participating include Home Grown Café, Taverna, Caffé Gelato, Stone Balloon, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Deer Park Tavern, The Blue Crab Seafood Restaurant & Grill, Skipjack Dining, Klondike Kate’s Restaurant & Saloon, Grottos Pizza and Santa Fe Mexican Grill.
The three-course dinners are priced at $30 and will be available nightly from 5-10 p.m.
For a preview of the dishes available during the January series, we’ve compiled the menus of the 11 participating restaurants below.
For more information, visit Facebook.com/NewarkDErestaurantweek.
The Blue Crab Seafood Restaurant & Grill
Choose from a variety of seafood and American fare menu items at this eatery. Items include smoked pork tenderloin, duck sausage and chili lime baked salmon, along with flourless chocolate torte for dessert.
322 Suburban Dr, Newark; 737-1100
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Caffé Gelato
This Italian American eatery is offering a myriad of options for restaurant week including pan-seared scallops with celery root puree, eggplant caponata and asparagus gnocchi. Guests can also enjoy grilled center-cut filet mignon, pan-roasted Faroe Island salmon and mussels.
90 E Main St., Newark; 738-5811
Deer Park Tavern
This tavern’s restaurant week menu is available for dine-in or takeout. Enjoy blackened maki or homestyle meatloaf for your main course and an ice cream bowl or salted caramel crunch cake for dessert. Plus, there are a variety of appetizers from which to choose.
108 W. Main St., Newark; 369-9414
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Grotto PizzaÂ
Enjoy the legendary taste of Grotto’s Pizza during Newark Restaurant Week. This local favorite offers a choice of a maple walnut salad or arancini with smoked gouda for an appetizer. For the main course, enjoy a personal four cheese pizza followed by the Grotto gelato for dessert.
45 E. Main St., Newark; 369-0600
Home Grown Café
At Home Grown, patrons have a wide variety of options for their three-course dinner. Plus, the restaurant is accommodating to vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free diners. Menu items include roasted winter vegetables and pancetta orecchiette pasta, palak tufo paneer and the ube crème caramel for dessert.
126 E. Main St, Newark; 266-6993
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Iron Hill Brewery
This Delaware-based brewpub chain is getting involved with restaurant week through a set menu of soup, jambalaya, pan-roasted chicken and fried apple pie egg rolls.
147 E. Main St, Newark; 266-9000
Klondike Kate’s Restaurant & Saloon
At this downtown Newark restaurant, enjoy tomato-basil bisque served with a mini grilled cheese garnish as an appetizer, followed by a choice of pesto mozzarella flatbread or chorizo meatballs. Plus, enjoy either the apple pie egg rolls or a cookies and cream cheesecake for dessert.
158 E. Main St, Newark; 737-6100
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Santa Fe Mexican Grill
This eatery’s menu consists of Mexican classics, allowing diners to choose an appetizer, main course and dessert. Menu items include Jalisco beef barrio tacos, Sinaloa camarones zarandeados and a sweet corn cake ice cream sundae.
190 E. Main St, Newark; 369-2500
Skipjack Dining
Enjoy a seafood-centric menu at this American eatery. Menu items include oyster saffron chowder, winter vegetable lasagna, shrimp pappardelle and dark cherry white chocolate bread pudding for dessert.
401 Louviers Dr, Newark; 456-1800
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Stone Balloon Ale House
This historic ale house in downtown Newark offers a three-course meal including options like pasta fagioli soup, stuffed pork tenderloin, Cajun shrimp pasta and chocolate chip cannoli to finish the night.
115 E. Main St, Newark; 266-8111
Taverna
This Italian eatery created a menu for diners to choose from with two appetizers, three main plates and one dessert. Dishes include Italian wedding soup, spicy rigatoni and gelato.
121 E. Main St, Newark; 444-4334
