The Riverdale Garden
This fine dining restaurant offers fresh, seasonal ingredients in an elegant atmosphere. Be adventurous; its chefs love using wild game such as wild boar ragu, Long Island duck breast and pecan-crusted ostrich. If weather permits, request a table in the flower garden. The Riverdale Garden is open for dinner only Tuesday through Saturday from 6 until 10 p.m. Reservations are recommended.
The Riverdale Garden
4576 Manhattan College Parkway
Bronx, NY 10471
(718) 884-523
theriverdalegarden.com
Skyview Glat Kosher
The Skyview Glatt Kosher Steakhouse is the only Riverdale restaurant to offer American, kosher and Persian dishes under one roof. Its menu runs the gamut of salads, wraps and burgers to a dinner menu serving steaks, seafood and Colorado lamb. Check out the Mediterranean combination plate of hummus, baba ganoush, tahini and Turkish eggplant. A Persian menu offers grilled kabobs and hearty stews. All items adhere to kosher law. Skyview's hours of operation are Sunday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. until two hours before sunset; the restaurant is closed on Saturdays.
Skyview Glat Kosher
5665 Riverdale Ave.
Riverdale, NY 10471
(718) 796-8596
skyviewglattkosher.com
Palace of Japan
A locals' favorite since 1994, Palace of Japan serves up delicious sushi and sashimi alongside a full Japanese menu of teriyakis and rice bowls. The sushi chefs at Palace of Japan shop the fish market daily to hand-pick all of the restaurant's seafood. Grab a seat at the sushi bar and try a Spicy Girl Roll, a combination of salmon, yellow tail, crab, avocado and tobiko for crunch all rolled up with a pink soy seaweed and topped with a spicy mayo. Pair that with a tall Kirin beer and a carafe of hot sake, and you're golden. This Riverdale restaurant is open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sunday from 12:30 to 4 p.m. For dinner, the restaurant reopens at 5 and serves until 10:30 (11 on Friday and Saturday nights).
Palace of Japan
3505 Johnson Ave.
Riverdale, NY 10436
(718) 543-8833
palaceofjapan.com
An Beal Bocht Cafe
You don't need a passport to visit this piece of Ireland in the heart of the Bronx. Meaning "the poor mouth," this Riverdale haunt is an Irish pub in every way. Throw back a tall Guinness and fill up on a heaping plate of fish and chips. It supplies Riverdale residents with a steady flow of live music, art showings, comedy and theater.
An Beal Bocht Cafe
445 W. 238th St.
Bronx, NY 10436
anbealbochtcafe.com
