Restaurants in Clifton, New Jersey

Clifton, New Jersey, offers residents and travelers a variety of shopping attractions, affordable restaurants, and close proximity to a number of New Jersey's premier hiking and backpacking trails. The town is only miles from the hiking trails of Mills Reservation Trail in Newark, New Jersey, and is not far from the Garret Mountain Reservation Loop Trail in Albion Place. If you're visiting Clifton for a day of adventure, be sure to visit the following restaurants to recover after a long day's adventure.

Jamie's Restaurant

One option for diners in Clifton is Jamie's Restaurant, located three blocks off Route 3 in downtown Clifton. The restaurant is just minutes away from the New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex. Jamie's Restaurant features a variety of Italian dishes, including pastas, steaks and porkchop dishes. The restaurant also features an impressive wine menu and a cigar bar, located on the first floor of the facility. Dress code is business casual. Jamie's Restaurant also caters bridal showers, private parties, christenings, business meetings and baby showers.

Jamie's Restaurant
915 Bloomfield Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07012
(973) 779-8596
jamiesrestaurant.com

Tick Tock Diner

Another dining option in downtown Clifton is the Tick Tock Diner, a New American diner that features classic American dishes. Built in 1948, the Tick Tock Diner features such specialities as burritos, St. Louis-style spareribs, pancakes, and hamburgers. In addition, the Tick Tock Diner's Rich & Sassy sauce has won several awards for best sparerib barbecue sauce, and the restaurant was featured on Guy Fieri's television show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. The Tick Tock Diner is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week, and offers dine-in or carry-out food.

Tick Tock Diner
281 Allwood Road
Clifton, NJ 07012
(973) 777-0511
theticktockdiner.com

Chengdu 46

Another option for diners in Clifton, New Jersey is Chengdu 46, a restaurant featuring authentic Chinese cuisine in an upscale environment. Specialities include peking duck in plum sauce, chicken sauteed with ginger and garlic, and lobster in ginger sauce. Chengdu 46 also offers a family luncheon special on Sunday afternoons between 1:00 and 3:30, featuring three appetizers, soup and a main entree for $15 per person. Chengdu 46 is closed on Mondays.

Chengdu 46
1105 Route 46E
Clifton, NJ 07013
(973) 777-8855
chengdu46.com

Article Written By Amy Butcher

Amy Butcher is a current graduate student at the University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program. Butcher has been writing professionally for eight years and her work has appeared in "The Claremont Review," "The Bullet," "The Mercury" and "Positive Teen." She received her B.A. in English and creative writing from Gettysburg College and is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Sigma Tau Delta.

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