Newark Restaurant Named Best Seafood Spot in N.J.
A Newark restaurant has been named the best seafood spot in New Jersey. 24/7 Tempo ranked the best seafood restaurants across the country and Sol- Mar Restaurant, a locally and…
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(Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The New York Culinary Experience)A Newark restaurant has been named the best seafood spot in New Jersey. 24/7 Tempo ranked the best seafood restaurants across the country and Sol- Mar Restaurant, a locally and family-owned Portuguese and Mediterranean-style seafood restaurant came out on top as the Garden State's top seafood eatery.
Sol-Mar Restaurant is located in Newark, N.J. at 267 Ferry St. in the Ironbound section. The restaurant is right between the Newark International Airport and Newark Penn Station, two hotspot travel locations. The restaurant has plenty of space for you and your family to dine as they have one large dining area and two more intimate spaces.
Some popular main dishes include Portuguese-style cod grilled octopus, grilled halibut, and Chilean sea bass. They also offer catering and special party menus for your next big occasion.
According to the restaurant's website, Sol-Mar Restaurant has been a Newark staple since 1957.
The hours of operation are as follows:
Lunch
Monday – Saturday 11:30am to 4:00pm
Dinner
Monday -Thursday 4:00pm to 11:00pm
Friday – Saturday 4:00pm to 12:00pm
Sunday 11:30am – 11:00pm
If you've ever tried a New Jersey bagel, you know that wherever you go next it won't be the same. The people at Lawn Love, too, agree that New Jersey is deserving of some bagel praise. The experts over at the landscaping blog site ranked a Garden State city at No. 5 for the best bagels in the United States. The site ranked 200 cities across the U.S. and ranked them in regard to access, quality, and popularity.
Key Metrics:
ACCESS
Bagel Vendors per Square Mile = 5 (Best Value/Weight)
QUALITY
Share of Highly-Rated (4.5+ Stars) Bagel Vendors (With 10+ Reviews Each) = 2 (Best Value/Weight)
Average Consumer Rating (Out of 5 Stars) for Bagel Vendors = 3 (Best Value/Weight)
Average Number of Reviews per Bagel Vendor = 1 (Best Value/Weight)
POPULARITY
Average Monthly Google Searches for Bagel Keywords Over Past Year = 1 (Best Value/Weight)
Hosts Bagels & Bites Festival (1 = Yes, 0 = No) = 2 (Best Value/Weight)
To be specific, Jersey City is what held the Garden State down in the ratings coming in at the No. 5 spot. Jersey City had an access rating of 15, a quality rating of 100, and a popularity ranking of 36 which averaged out to an overall score of 43.56. Jersey City wasn't the only New Jersey city to make the list. Out of the 200 U.S. cities ranked, Paterson came in at 182 with an overall score of 8.60. Paterson had an access rank of 53, a quality rank of 183, and a popularity rank of 80.
Take a look at which states ranked over New Jersey below:
4. Orlando, FL
Bagel Score Card:
Access: 15
Quality: 41
Popularity: 16
Overall Score: 47.56
3. Boston, MA
Bagel Score Card:
Access: 4
Quality: 53
Popularity: 9
Overall Score: 56.76
2. San Francisco, CA
Bagel Score Card:
Access: 1
Quality: 75
Popularity: 4
Overall Score: 69.75
1. New York, NY
Bagel Score Card:
Access: 3
Quality: 22
Popularity: 1
Overall Score: 71.23
