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Unique Restaurants You Need To Check Out In NY/NJ

You won't regret that extra bite.

Amina Lake Abdelrahman
Jul 12, 2016
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If you were to scroll through my Instagram feed, you would see that I follow a lot of food accounts. You would also see pictures of all of the cool food I eat on my Snapchat story. My boyfriend and I, self-proclaimed foodies, have been making sure to visit all the unique food places on our bucket list by the end of the summer. Here are a few of our favorite places we have visited so far:

Brother Bruno’s in Wayne, NJ


Brother Bruno’s is the home of the dessert pizza. It is a pizzeria and deli that serves all kinds of original foods, but they are most well-known for their dessert pies. You can pick up to four different flavors in each pie. There are so many options so it is very hard to choose only four! After two weeks of going to the gym (almost) every day, we felt like we deserved a cheat meal. We got cannoli, s’mores, Nutella birthday cake, and Nutella red velvet on our pie. Cannoli was definitely our favorite. We plan on returning there again soon, this time trying a whole new combination! If you don’t already follow them on Instagram, I highly suggest you do so. You won’t regret it.

Black Tap in NYC

Black Tap was another amazing experience. After months of trying to plan a day to visit, we finally hopped on the bus to the city. We were expecting to have to wait in line for at least an hour or two, but we got lucky and were seated within 40 minutes! The main reason for our trip was to try their outrageous shakes, but my boyfriend also ordered a burger and loved it! The shakes are adorned with crazy, full-sized toppings. We got the Sweet N’ Salty and the Cookie shake. The Sweet N’ Salty was topped with pretzel rods, peanut butter cups, a Sugar Daddy, M&M’s, and a chocolate covered pretzel. The Cookie shake was covered with cookies, chocolate chips, and an actual ice cream cookie sandwich. Both shakes met our expectations, even after seeing countless Instagram pictures and Snapchats. Next time we go back, we are going to try the Cotton Candy shake!

Cafe Archetypus in Edgewater, NJ

Cafe Archetypus is a cozy cafe famous for their cave seating. We went on my birthday, wanting to make sure we got seated in the cave. The atmosphere at Cafe Archetypus was perfect. It is dark and quiet in there, so any loud, obnoxious talking or camera flashes are very noticeable. Our booth looked like a little cave with a table and a candle. The menu has extensive food, drink, and dessert options. We got the Garden Pesto pizza, which was a great starter for us to share. It took us a very long time to pick out which dessert we wanted. There are so many different choices, all of which sounded amazing. After narrowing it down to just a few different desserts, we finally decided to get the Black Russian Desire. It was chocolate cake, coffee and amaretto ice cream, coffee beans, Kahlua, and fudge. We left full and happy! This place is an amazing experience thanks to the food and atmosphere!

Next stop: Coney Waffle in Belmar, NJ

Coney Waffle is known for their ‘freakshakes’ and crazy cones. Just by looking at their Instagram you can see how insane they are! I have been wanting to try something from Coney Waffle, so next time I am down the shore I will definitely be stopping there!

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