Photo: Courtesy of Jockey Hollow
Closings
Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen, Morristown
The celebrated restaurant and bar, which has been a top New Jersey Monthly dining spot for years, announced this week that it’s closing its doors after a decade in business. In a social media post, owner Chris Cannon wrote,”It is with great sadness today that I am forced to announced the closing of Jockey Hollow Bar and Kitchen after ten amazing years.”
He cited the pandemic for causing significant changes in consumer behavior, labor and cost increases across the board that made operating and producing the high-quality product they were known for increasingly difficult. He said they were hoping to find a buyer for the restaurant last year and that a deal was in place to take effect in December, but the purchaser backed out at the eleventh hour, and thus they had no choice but to close their doors. The restaurant was located inside the Vail Mansion and had several dining spaces including a raw bar, a lounge and a fine-dining spot.
Cannon added that was was “very proud and humbled” to have been consistently included on New Jersey Monthly‘s annual list of the state’s best restaurants, and to have received awards from Wine Spectator and Esquire magazine, and coverage in The New York Times.
Andy’s Roadside Dive, Mount Arlington
Andy’s Roadside Dive closed on December 22, after serving creative frankfurters to locals for more than a decade.
Openings
Wahizza, Englewood
Photo: Courtesy of Wahizza
This artisan pizzeria specializes in brick-oven pies and traditional Italian favorites with a Dominican twist. A specialty is the Chimi pizza—ground beef, cabbage, tomatoes, corn, red onions and special sauce. The menu also includes sandwiches, salads, and entrées like pasta. There are three other Jersey locations, in Edgewater, Clifton and Ridgefield Park.
Ayat, Princeton
This cozy, family-owned restaurant offers an authentic taste of Palestinian and Middle Eastern cuisine, from hummus to falafel to kebabs.
Don Coqui, Edgewater
This new spot offers authentic Latin Caribbean cuisine and drinks in an ultra-modern setting, with panoramic views of the Hudson River and New York City skyline. Three bars serve cocktails and frozen drinks. Happy hour with two-for-one drinks runs Monday through Friday from 4-7 pm. On Friday and Saturday nights, there is a live DJ in the lounge; admission is free.
Pub 178, Teaneck
Catch a European soccer match at this cozy bar and eatery, which serves a full Irish menu all week long and has 12 beers on tap, including Guinness.
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