Like nearby New York City, Newark is a culturally diverse city, offering a range of tasty and authentic ethnic cuisines. With its vast Portuguese and Brazilian population, Newark is an excellent place for sampling Portuguese food. Most Portuguese restaurants in the area also offer a tempting list of fine wines imported from the region.
Iberia Peninsula
Iberia Peninsula is a Newark restaurant specializing in Portuguese and Spanish cuisine. The trademark dish here is rodizio; it involves continual skewers of all-you-can-eat meat, including barbecue chicken, filet mignon, pork, turkey, ribs and sausage, which your waiter will keep bringing until you say stop.
Other popular dishes include whole lobsters, 24-ounce lobster tails, salt cod, steaks and clams in garlic sauce. The dinner menu also includes a number of fine wines from Spain and Portugal.
Iberia Peninsula
63-69 Ferry St
Newark, NJ 07105
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(973) 344-5611
Taste of Portugal
Taste of Portugal offers a full range of Portuguese favorites, including stuffed or grilled lobster, paella Valenciana, paella marinara, mariscada in green or red sauce, twin lobster tails, jumbo shrimp, shrimp scampi, seafood linguini and fra diablo. Taste of Portugal also offers an extensive list of Portuguese red wines. It is all served in a casual atmosphere by native Portuguese waiters.
Taste of Portugal
148 Delancey St
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 274-0600
tasteofportugalnj.com
Iberia Tavern and Restaurant
The sister restaurant to the popular Iberia Peninsula down the street, Iberia Tavern and Restaurant was actually the first Portuguese restaurant to open in Newark, back in 1926. The crowds still flock here to enjoy dishes like paella Valenciana, lobster and Portuguese sausage.
Iberia Tavern and Restaurant
82 Ferry St.
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 344-7603
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Paleio Bar & Grill
The word "paleio" means happy chatter in Portuguese, thus giving a clue to the relaxed, friendly ambiance that permeates this Newark establishment.
Popular dishes include shrimp sautéed in garlic & olive oil; mushrooms stuffed with scallop, crabmeat and shrimp; fried breaded squid rings with marinara sauce; whole shrimp, boiled and served with spicy cocktail sauce; grilled scallops served with prosciutto, onion, virgin olive oil, and bread crumbs; tuna, lettuce, boiled potato and egg salad with mayonnaise; linguini with mushrooms and cheese sauce; shrimp sautéed in garlic, wine and olive oil, and served with rice and Spanish fries; half lobster, mussels, clams, shrimp & scallops in tomato sauce, with saffron rice; grilled lobster, scallops, clams, mussels & shrimp w/ skewered baby squid & fish fillet; and Portuguese sea bass, grilled and served with pepper vinaigrette, boiled potato and vegetables.
Paleio Bar & Grill
376 Ferry St.
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 344-3784
paleio.com
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