Apr
26

Camillo’s Cafe, Princeton, NJ

Camillo’s is a local Italian restaurant that’s different from your standard New Jersey pizza and pasta joint. It’s actually an Italian restaurant. I’ve tired of typical Italian restaurants in New Jersey and have been looking for a restaurant that reminded of a local trattoria in Europe. I used to live in England and I loved [...]

Apr
29

Sotto 128, Princeton, NJ

Sotto is a surprisingly good italian restaurant in Princeton on Nassau Street. I had previously been there for drinks after work and had some of their bar food which was decent but not memorable. I went back again with some folks from work for dinner this time and I was pretty surprised and impressed. Upon [...]

Feb
16

Princeton Area Pizza – Joe’s Pizza & New World Pizza

It seems like there is a pizza restaurant every few hundred yards in central New Jersey. It never ceases to amaze me that so many pizza places can survive financially. Is there really so much business to go around? I guess we just eat alot of pizza and why not if it’s good, but there [...]

Jan
20

One 53, Rocky Hill, NJ

One 53 is a neighborhood wine bar and restaurant in historic Rocky Hill, just up the road from Princeton. It opened about a year ago and is owned by the team that owns the nearby and excellent Lucy’s Ravioli. The food is essentially italian, but includes a burger on the menu and includes more then just a [...]

Jan
13

Lucy’s Ravioli, Princeton, NJ

Lucy’s Ravioli is an Italian, gourmet food store on Route 206, just south of Route 518. They sell prepared pasta dishes, sauces, fresh pasta, bread, cookies, soups and sandwiches. In the past year they have also opened a restaurant and wine bar on Route 518 in Rocky Hill called One 53, which has been well reviewed. [...]