Chelseafc5505 t1_j6ezfhh wrote on January 29, 2023 at 9:44 PM

>What are the go to cafes, restaurants and bars?

Casa de Paco, little Tijuana, Ferry st or Mcwhorters bbq, Altas Horas would be my ironbound recommendations. Prob some others I'm forgetting.

McGovern's (full bar & bar food), Newark Local (just beer, sometimes local bbq truck out front), Marcos B&P (upscale restaurant with full bar) would be some other recommendations in downtown.

>good soccer bar

Not really anything that great around here unfortunately. I'm a huge footy fan, and will go to either Mulligans in Hoboken, or Legends/Football Factory in the NYC for any big games. Both easily accessible by train.

Brallagher OP t1_j6f0cgz wrote on January 29, 2023 at 9:50 PM

I’m bound to make it into NYC at some point. How is the train system? I’m used to DC metro. Inconsistent.

Chelseafc5505 t1_j6f12ly wrote on January 29, 2023 at 9:54 PM

Super easy. Head down to Penn station, and you have a few options.

Can take NJ transit to Hoboken (tho more frequent out of Newark Broad st) NY Penn Station (mid town, smack in the middle of everything)

Or Path train, which can get you to Hoboken Jersey City Or multiple stops in NYC, from World Trade Center (downtown), all the way up to 33rd street (only a few blocks from NY Penn station)

Both can be absolutely painful and unreliable, but for the most part, you'll have one of them running fine. Occasionally both systems shit the bed and it's a massive clusterfuck

Brallagher OP t1_j6f1hkf wrote on January 29, 2023 at 9:57 PM

Much appreciated

Chelseafc5505 t1_j6f1ubx wrote on January 29, 2023 at 9:59 PM

No problem.

Plenty to see in Newark, but definitely recommend you get out to Hoboken at least once(most bars per SQ mile in the US I believe), and Grove St in Jersey City has tons of bars/restaurants too