Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Clifton is a town in the northern part of New Jersey with a population of 78,672. Many scenes from the sitcom The Spporanos were filmed in Clifton as well as the movie Donnie Brasco, starring Johnny Depp and Al Pachino. Tourists can enjoy attractions such as the Triumph Brewing Company, the Montclair Country Club Golf Course, the Hamilton House Museum and Lambert Castle. Clifton also has a variety of restaurants, many of which serve authentic Croatian and Mediterranean cuisine.
Rakkas Restaurant, in the heart of Clifton, offers an extensive menu of Croatian and Mediterranean cuisine. The restaurant is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and offers live entertainment on weekends. Guests can choose from menu items such as lentil soup, beef and pork shiskabobs, hummus, skewered ground lamb, broiled salmon, babagannush served with peta bread and red kidney bean salad tossed with olive oil.
Rakkas Restaurant
1462 Main Ave.
Clifton, NJ 07011
973-478-6116
Toros Restaurant offers a variety of Mediterranean, Croatian and Turkish cuisine. The food is all homemade and the menu features items such as eggplant salad, hummus, creamed yogurt with garlic and walnuts, red lentil soup, pan-fried Tilapia, stuffed cabbage leaves, grilled beef fillets, beef, pork and chicken shiskabobs and broiled lamb chops. Toros also features an extensive wine list with a variety of vintages, Catering is available as well as delivery for orders more than $30. The restaurant is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Toros Restaurant
489 Hazel St.
Clifton, NJ
973-772-8032
torosrestaurant.com/
The Damascus Gates Cafe can be found just outside Clifton in nearby Paterson and provides a vast menu of Mediterranean and Croatian entrees. Guests can dine in a colorful decor reminiscent of the city of Damascus or outdoors, weather permitting. Diners can choose from items such as hummus, babacannush with peta bread, broiled lamb chop, creamed yogurt with walnuts, eggplant salad and a variety of lamb, chicken, vegetable and beef kabobs. The Damascus Gates Cafe is open Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday from 11 p.m. to 12 a.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The restaurant also features live entertainment on weekends and valet parking.
Damacus Gates Cafe
1255 Madison Ave.
Paterson, NJ
973-278-7559