Hoboken's first Restaurant Week is halfway done and runs through Sunday, November 22. The Hoboken Business Alliance, the city's special improvement district, organized it, and 46 restaurants, cafes, bakeries and bars across the Mile Square are offering their own deals: prix-fixe meals, percentage discounts, happy hours and limited items. The alliance describes it as the first Restaurant Week fully owned and operated in Hoboken.

Prix-fixe meals

  • Barbès, the French-Moroccan bistro on Park Avenue: three-course dinner for $45.
  • Il Tavolo di Palmisano on Clinton Street: three-course dinner for $45.
  • Halifax on River Street: three-course lunch for $35, three-course dinner for $49.
  • Brass Rail on Washington Street: $30 brunch and $40 dinner.
  • Fat Taco on Newark Street: three courses with a margarita or mocktail for $40.
  • Sushi Lounge on Hudson Street: three-course lunch or dinner for $40.
  • Muteki Ramen on Washington Street: karaage, ramen and Thai iced tea for $30.
  • OrGovia on Jefferson Street: three courses at lunch or dinner for $31.
  • Madd Hatter on Washington Street: a $35 dinner with appetizer, salad, entree and dessert.
  • Bin 14, the Washington Street wine bar: three small plates for $30 a person at dinner.
  • Alessio's Cafe: a $35 salad, pasta and dessert or drink, plus specials all week.
  • Leo's of Hoboken on Grand Street: a prix-fixe dinner Monday through Thursday.

Discounts and quick bites

  • 20 percent off dine-in at Rosticeria Da Gigi (weekdays), La Bouche Cafe (Tuesday to Friday), The Brick (Monday to Thursday) and Uncle Rocco on Willow Avenue, which also takes 20 percent off website orders.
  • 20 percent off from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at La Hueca Picantería on First Street.
  • 15 percent off dine-in raw bar orders Friday through Monday at Angelo Seafood Market, and 15 percent off early dinner at Cafe Michelina on Bloomfield Street.
  • A $16 lunch of meat pies and sausage rolls at Boomerang Bites, the Australian cafe on Newark Street.
  • Two empanadas and a black coffee for $10.99 at Empanadas Cafe, and a burger, fries and a draft beer for $15 at Pig and Parrot Last Resort.
  • Half-price burgers on weekdays at 8th Street Tavern, and the $23 Lunch Rush menu at The Madison Bar and Grill.

Sweets and drinks

Carlo's Bakery has a limited-edition crumb cake and a $19.10 Taste of Hoboken box. Dän Bakery & Cafe is selling its signature cake box for $20, and Antique Bar and Bakery on Willow Avenue is pouring $10 martinis with a coal-fired flatbread on the house alongside a cocktail. Bars including Texas Arizona, River Street Garage, Green Rock Tap and Grill, Snack Bar, Schmitty's and The Hoboken Biergarten are running happy hours and daily specials.

How to use it

Each business sets its own days and terms, so check the listing before you go. The full list, with every offer, map and reservation link, is on the Hoboken Business Alliance's Restaurant Week page, searchable by name and filterable by cuisine. Hoboken Terminal, served by PATH, NJ Transit rail and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, sits at the south end of town, within walking distance of most of the participating spots.

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