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