I grew up there so a lot of places have changed. I would say explore the magical stuff … fat sammiches, Portuguese food, a real pizza with shaved Italian sausage, Italian hot dogs, egg foo young, soul food, diner food, a halal spot, breffus sammiches, White Castle Jersey style, bodega candy, a Caribbean spot, fried fish etc. - it’s just good food all over the city and outer lying places like East Orange and Irvington. There’s a lot of migration since I was there - perhaps try Haitian!