Indian Restaurants near North Bergen, New Jersey

Indian Restaurants near North Bergen, New Jersey

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For its relatively high population density, northern New Jersey is surprisingly stacked with potential for outdoor activities. Just across the Lincoln Tunnel from Manhattan, North Bergen makes a good base for exploring New Jersey's Black River Trail, Hemlock Falls Trail, the Jersey Palisades or for mixing the beauty of nature with urban charm in nearby Central Park in New York City. For those craving exotic Indian flavors after a day on the trails, there are numerous options just a few minutes from North Bergen.

Touch Of Spice‎

This authentic Indian restaurant next to Pathmark Supermarket in Weehawken is just 10 minutes south of North Bergen. Touch of Spice offers a bit of everything when it comes to classic Indian meals, with starters including samosas, pakoras and aloo tikki, and main courses ranging from chicken to seafood to lamb dishes cooked in curries or grilled in the restaurant's tandoor oven.

Vegetarian selections are as numerous as non-vegetarian, with such specialties as aloo gobi, palak paneer and dal makhni. Sweet Indian desserts such as kheer, ras malai, gulab jamun and mango ice cream are also on the menu.

The daily vegetarian and non-vegetarian lunch buffets last from noon until 3:30 p.m. Touch of Spice offers a cozy, friendly ambiance with a small dining area, wooden floors and tasteful decor. It also has free delivery and takeout services.

Touch Of Spice‎
4114 Park Ave.
Weehawken, NJ 07086
201-472-9735‎
touchofspice.com

Tadka Indian Cuisine‎

Tadka Indian Cuisine is a small, family run Indian restaurant in the Secaucus area, only 2 miles southeast of North Bergen. Its menu features a large array of traditional Indian lamb, chicken, seafood and vegetarian dishes that generally are served in large portions.

On Mondays through Fridays, the restaurant hosts an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian selections, tandoori breads, basmati pulao and Indian desserts. In addition to offering a cozy, laid-back venue for dining in, it also offers both take-out and delivery services.

Tadka Indian Cuisine‎
1297 Paterson Plank Road
Secaucus, NJ 07094-3240
201-770-1818‎
tadkanj.com

Kinara Restaurant‎

This Edgewater restaurant, just 10 minutes northeast of North Bergen, offers all the Indian favorites, from lamb biryani and mattar paneer to chicken tikka masala, boti kabab, shrimp baji and full-course thalis. Plenty of options are available at Kinara Restaurant for both meat lovers and vegetarians. Desserts include kheer, gulab jamun and gajar halwa.

Its daily lunch buffet features at least 10 specialty dishes. The interior is somewhat elegant and attractive for romantic, family or business meals with its dark-wood furnishings and bright, pleasant decor. Kinara offers both take-out and delivery services.

Kinara Restaurant‎
880 River Road
Edgewater, NJ 07020-7231
201-313-0555‎
kinararestaurant.com

Article Written By Anthon Jackson

Anthon Jackson is a writer and photographer. Since obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern studies in 2008, he has authored travel guides for the likes of Rough Guides, A-Z World Travels and Adventure Journey while his work has also been featured by such publications as "GEOspecial," "Reader's Digest," Lonely Planet and National Geographic Traveler.

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