Guidebook for Woodbridge Township

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Guidebook for Woodbridge Township

Food Scene

*WALKING DISTANCE* Local favorite homestyle deli with breakfast, sandwiches and soups.
Roosevelt's American Homestyle Deli
684 King Georges Post Rd
*WALKING DISTANCE* Local favorite homestyle deli with breakfast, sandwiches and soups.
Everyone in Jersey knows Wawa. It's, in our humble opinion, the best convenience/gas store in the U.S.A. Open 24/7 for that 3am craving for quesadillas and milkshakes-- a promising combo.
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Wawa
152 Alexander St
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Everyone in Jersey knows Wawa. It's, in our humble opinion, the best convenience/gas store in the U.S.A. Open 24/7 for that 3am craving for quesadillas and milkshakes-- a promising combo.
My favorite hole in the wall Mexican spot. Try their tostadas and empanadas.
El Tex Mex Burrito & Cafe
511 New Brunswick Avenue
My favorite hole in the wall Mexican spot. Try their tostadas and empanadas.
The most popular Mexican restaurant around located in Iselin. Loved for their killer homemade chips and salsa and big margaritas. Expect wait times up to 1-2 hours on weekends. Looking for more of a hole in the wall? Our local secret is El Tex Mex Burrito & Cafe in Fords.
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Jose Tejas
700 US-1
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The most popular Mexican restaurant around located in Iselin. Loved for their killer homemade chips and salsa and big margaritas. Expect wait times up to 1-2 hours on weekends. Looking for more of a hole in the wall? Our local secret is El Tex Mex Burrito & Cafe in Fords.
If you love unique, single-origin or organic coffee brewed with utmost care, this is your spot. A multi-award winning roastery, Penstock has been named "Best Coffee in the State" for NJ in 2018 and 2019 by Food & Wine Magazine. Located in Highland Park (about a 15-minute drive from our home). They also serve baked goods from scratch using local or whole ingredients.
Penstock Coffee Roasters
13 S 3rd Ave
If you love unique, single-origin or organic coffee brewed with utmost care, this is your spot. A multi-award winning roastery, Penstock has been named "Best Coffee in the State" for NJ in 2018 and 2019 by Food & Wine Magazine. Located in Highland Park (about a 15-minute drive from our home). They also serve baked goods from scratch using local or whole ingredients.
Located in a downtown Metuchen with more to do. This coffee shop is perfect for reading, journaling or working. With plenty of outlets, it also has various seating options from regular tables and high-tops to bar seats and couches. Next door is Papillon & Company, a special gift store. Like plants? Walk through a mini jungle of greenery at Terrace Plant Shop.
Cafe Paris
420 Main St
Located in a downtown Metuchen with more to do. This coffee shop is perfect for reading, journaling or working. With plenty of outlets, it also has various seating options from regular tables and high-tops to bar seats and couches. Next door is Papillon & Company, a special gift store. Like plants? Walk through a mini jungle of greenery at Terrace Plant Shop.
A homey cafe great for working and reading. Bring a sweater, they love their AC! Outdoor patio and frequent live music nights. Check out their Facebook for live events.
The Coffee House
931 Amboy Ave
A homey cafe great for working and reading. Bring a sweater, they love their AC! Outdoor patio and frequent live music nights. Check out their Facebook for live events.
Located on the first floor of an apartment building, Lokal serves specialty coffee from an unexpected place. With small plates and sandwiches and various seating options, we think it's a happy medium between Penstock and Cai's Cafe, the other coffee shops we recommended
Lokal Coffee & Co.
3 Ronson Road
Located on the first floor of an apartment building, Lokal serves specialty coffee from an unexpected place. With small plates and sandwiches and various seating options, we think it's a happy medium between Penstock and Cai's Cafe, the other coffee shops we recommended
An egg-centered, "Instagrammy" local brunch spot. The place is cozy and small so wait times can be up to 1-2 hours on weekends but weekdays should be promising!
Hatch44 Cafe
25 New Street
An egg-centered, "Instagrammy" local brunch spot. The place is cozy and small so wait times can be up to 1-2 hours on weekends but weekdays should be promising!
Enjoy my family's favorite local Italian restaurant. House-made pastas and delicious chef specials. They serve Unionville Vineyards wine (a small winery in NJ that we recommend tasting either at the restaurant or as a day trip to the winery) and also allow BYOB— best of both worlds!
Mangia Toscano
422 Main St
Enjoy my family's favorite local Italian restaurant. House-made pastas and delicious chef specials. They serve Unionville Vineyards wine (a small winery in NJ that we recommend tasting either at the restaurant or as a day trip to the winery) and also allow BYOB— best of both worlds!
Small but clean local ramen noodle shop serving housemade noodle & broth bowls.
Menya Ramen House
399 Main Street
Small but clean local ramen noodle shop serving housemade noodle & broth bowls.

Parks & Nature

A 217-acre park with a scenic path around a large lake. Great for biking, jogging, sports, and fishing. There's have plays in the park, an outdoor ice-skating rink, picnic groves, and tennis/basketball courts.
Roosevelt Park
151 Parsonage Rd
A 217-acre park with a scenic path around a large lake. Great for biking, jogging, sports, and fishing. There's have plays in the park, an outdoor ice-skating rink, picnic groves, and tennis/basketball courts.

Shopping

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Menlo Park Mall
55 Parsonage Rd
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Woodbridge Center Mall station
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Essentials

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Wegmans
15 Woodbridge Center Dr
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ALDI
1043 U.S. 9
Ar-Ex Pharmacy
370 New Brunswick Ave
Laundromat 4-minute drive from our home.
Garden Laundry
300 Garden St
Laundromat 4-minute drive from our home.

Drinks & Nightlife

American bar with lots of TVs for watching fights and games.
Miller's Ale House - Woodbridge
350 U.S. 9
American bar with lots of TVs for watching fights and games.
Comedy club with a variety of big & new comedians at great prices for good laughs.
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Stress Factory Comedy Club
90 Church St
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Comedy club with a variety of big & new comedians at great prices for good laughs.
Enjoy elevated pub food and a rooftop. There is a more classy dress code expected of guest accessing the rooftop.
Tommy's Tavern + Tap
1007 U.S. 1
Enjoy elevated pub food and a rooftop. There is a more classy dress code expected of guest accessing the rooftop.

Entertainment & Activities

Gym, pool, ice-skating, roller-skating, & mini-golf.
Woodbridge Community Center
600 Main St
Gym, pool, ice-skating, roller-skating, & mini-golf.

Getting Around

Train to NYC.
Metropark Station
100 Middlesex Turnpike
Train to NYC.
Rahway Ave at East Green St station
Bus route to NYC.