7 Eateries to Try During Newark Restaurant Week 2025

These restaurants around Newark are serving up three-course chef's menus for $40 per person throughout Restaurant Week.

From Thursday, January 16 through Wednesday, January 22, enjoy a variety of unique, chef-curated menus at participating Newark eateries. These restaurants offer exclusive Newark Restaurant Week specials in the form of a three-course meal for $40. For the full experience, some locations even offer a wine or craft beer pairing, as well as entrée upgrades for a fee.

Here, we offer a preview of what just a few of these Newark restaurants have to offer.

Del Pez

If you haven’t visited the new Del Pez location at The Grove, Newark Restaurant Week is the perfect time to get a taste of what the Mexican-fusion gastropub has to offer. For restaurant week, Del Pez cooks up a three-course fusion menu. First course options include Aji tuna guacamole served with house-made corn tortilla chips, street corn salad, or shrimp and crab sushi roll. For the entree, enjoy a braised short rib with chile-arbol glaze or a seared pork chop. Passion fruit flan rounds out the three-course menu so you can finish your meal on a sweet note.

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501 Grove Lane, Newark | delpezmexicanpub.com

 

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Skipjack Dining

If you want to experience Restaurant Week without the hassle of Main Street driving and parking, consider this seafood-focused eatery in the Shoppes at Louviers. Specializing in upscale, locally sourced foods, Skipjack’s Restaurant Week menu features starters like baked oysters and crab bisque. Entrée options include a “beast” meatloaf made with wagyu, bison, boar, and venison; a curry seafood pot pie; and a vegetarian lasagna made with zucchini, roasted onion, and eggplant. For dessert, choose between a tropical fruit tart or a s’mores cake.

401 Louviers Drive, Newark | skipjacknewark.com

 

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Home Grown Café

This popular Newark eatery has a reputation for being vegan-friendly and full of locally sourced flavors. Appetizer offerings include fire-roasted pumpkin mushroom bisque, escarole salad, and whipped ricotta dip. Each appetizer is vegetarian, and the bisque can be made vegan. Entrée options range from coq au vin to winter risotto with winter squash, carrots, kale, and pomegranate. A vegan carrot cake, s’mores brownie sundae, or pineapple upside-down cheesecake for dessert rounds out a full menu of options ideal for vegans, vegetarians, and those with gluten intolerances.

126 East Main Street, Newark | homegrowncafe.com 

 

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Grain

At Grain, enjoy elevated pub fare during Newark Restaurant Week. Starters include “Grain-Grain Shrimp” tossed in a sweet and spicy pineapple sauce, a winter salad, and a roasted tomato and goat cheese bruschetta. There’s sure to be an entree for every palate with a seafood, red meat, and vegetarian pasta option (parmesan-crusted salmon, Guinness beef stew, and creamy pesto cavatappi). At the end of the meal, indulge in a rich chocolate torte cake or deep-fried horchata bites served with a trio of dipping sauces.

720 East Main Street, Newark | meetatgrain.com

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Taverna

If you’re looking for Italian food, Taverna is a go-to in Newark. For Restaurant Week, enjoy a first course of cheesesteak arancini or Caesar salad with torn garlic parmesan croutons. Entrée options include cheese tortellini or spaghetti Bolognese. For dessert, indulge in a sorbetto or gelato, available in a variety of flavors.

121 East Main Street, Newark | tavernapdg.com

Klondike Kate’s

Another Main Street favorite, Klondike Kate’s offers upscale pub fare (complete with some gluten-free options) for Newark Restaurant Week. Start with creamy chicken and tortellini soup or a brie, walnut, and honey crostini (which can be subbed for a gluten-free crostini). Entrees include smoky pancetta cream pasta with blackened salmon or grilled flank steak. The dessert menu features a pear and walnut bread pudding and apple cinnamon cobbler.

158 East Main Street, Newark | klondikekates.com

Caffe Gelato

This Main Street mainstay offers mouthwatering Italian fare during Newark Restaurant Week. The three-course menu includes options like mushroom marsala creamy gnocchi soup, pan-seared scallops, New York strip, pork tenderloin, and more. Add on a scoop or two of artisan-crafted gelato to complete the Caffe Gelato experience.

90 East Main Street, Newark | caffegelato.net

Participating restaurants also include Santa Fe Mexican Grill, Deer Park Tavern, The Blue Crab Grill, Iron Hill Brewery, and Grain Exchange. See the full list of Restaurant Week menus online.

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