State Route 17 in northern New Jersey runs past Teleboro Airport in Habrouck Heights and Paramus' Garden State Plaza. Paramus and its surrounding area features a diverse range of eateries on Route 17. After dining at one of these restaurants, patrons can take a day trip to New York City and High Mountain Preserve, both less than an hour from Paramus.
The Fireplace Restaurant (thefireplacerestaurant.com) has been in northern Paramus since 1956. This family-owned restaurant serves American-style cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The dining room has brick walls and a sit-down counter area. Breakfast items include three-egg omelets and four-stack pancakes.
Located in central Paramus, Mangiamo Pizza and Restaurant (mangiamopizzarestaurant.com) is within five minutes of Paramus Park mall. Pizza items include white pasta pizza, shrimp Venezia pizza and the Grandma thin-crust pan pizza. The dining room has a casual atmosphere. Patrons may bring their own bottle of wine.
The Napa Valley Grille is located between the Lord & Taylor and Neiman Marcus stores. This Italian eatery has an elegant ambiance. The dining room has preset dinnerware and the restaurant serves food gourmet-style. Italian dishes include rigatoni Bolognese and penne with grilled chicken. Garden State Plaza Mall is home to Grand Lux Cafe, a casual eatery with a vibrant atmosphere. This restaurant's theme derives from the Venetian Casino Resort in Las Vegas and the dining room features opulent and colorful décor. The menu offers international cuisine, such as chicken royale, Mediterranean mahi mahi and sesame tofu.
The Horizon Diner (horizondiner.com) is a 10-minute drive north of Paramus. This American-style diner provides breakfast items, including cereal and Belgian waffles, while the dinner menu features veal cutlet parmigiana and seafood shish kebab. Horizon has a casual atmosphere. On Friday and Saturdays, the diner is open 24 hours. Paramus is a 10-minute drive from the Greek City Restaurant (greekcityrestaurant.com), located in the Ramsey Square mall. Greek cuisine items include pastitsio -- macaroni and cheese with ground beef -- and solomos -- grilled salmon with lemon oil. Catering and take-out services are available.
The Bagel Buffet (bagelbuffet.com) is in Hackensack, approximately 10 minutes south of Paramus. This restaurant offers bagels and other breakfast items -- such as ham and cheese sandwiches and two-egg omelets -- for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bagel Buffet also provides catering services. Another location is in Secaucus, New Jersey. Situated in northern Hackensack, the Crow's Nest (crowsnest.com) is just off Interstate 80 Expressway and 10 minutes from Paramus. This restaurant has a casual ambiance and serves seafood and Italian cuisine. The restaurants dishes include tilapia piccata, stuffed shells parmigiana and baked shrimp ala Crow's Nest -- served with tomato basil and feta cheese.
All listings, locations and menu items were current as of the publication date of this article.
