Iberia Peninsula
Iberia Peninsula is a vast restaurant, featuring cathedral ceilings, a stainless steel bar and many barbecue pits. Iberia Peninsula offers two separate restaurants and catering rooms above and below the main restaurant. You can order the Rodizio, which is Iberia's trademark fare. You pay a fixed price and the waiter brings skewers of food throughout the meal until you tell him to stop. The skewers have 10 different selections of meats, including chicken, ribs, pork, filet mignon, sausage and turkey. Another popular selection is the Parrilhada, a seafood feast for two, featuring lobster, clams, mussels, shrimp, calamari and flounder served with saffron rice. Parking is not an issue--Iberia's has a dedicated 500-space adjacent parking garage. As of December 2009, the restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday and Wednesday; from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday-Saturday; and from noon to 2 a.m. Sunday.
Iberia Peninsula
63-69 Ferry St.
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 344-5611 or (973) 344-1657
iberiarestaurants.com
Seabra's Marisqueira
This family-owned and operated Portuguese restaurant was established in the Ironbound District in 1989. Seabra's Marisqueira prides itself on offering the freshest seafood prepared in an authentic Portuguese style. With a lively bar and a large dining area, the restaurant features such popular favorites as Espetada de Marisco, consisting of foot-long skewers of grilled shrimp, monk fish, squid, peppers and onions. Enjoy your meal with a bottle of Portuguese vinho verde or a pitcher of sangria. Although primarily a seafood restaurant, Seabra's also offers such meat entrees as Frango à Guilho, which is a chicken breast prepared in the chef's special garlic and wine sauce, and Costeletas de Porco na Grelha, which is grilled pork chops seasoned with garlic and spices.
Seabra's Marisqueira
87 Madison St.
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 465-1250
njdiningguide.net/Seabras
Adega Grill
Adega Grill offers refined, romantic Portuguese dining. The inviting décor includes stone fireplaces, hues of yellow and soft candlelight. Adega features a full, lively bar and two dining rooms with live piano music. Only the freshest ingredients are served, such as fresh seafood, and organic meats. The restaurant offers daily specials. All portions, in true Portuguese style, are generous. The acclaimed wine list offers more than 180 selections of the finest Portuguese wines and is sure to please the most discriminating connoisseur. Free parking is available around the corner at 84-98 Madison St. Reservations are recommended. As of December 2009, Adega is open for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Dinner is served from 3 to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, from 3 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from noon to 10 p.m. Sunday. Adega's lounge is open from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Wednesday-Sunday.
Adega Grill
130 Ferry St.
Newark, NJ 07105
(973) 589-8830
adegagrill.com
