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Places I keep going back to.

Linzhan Mou · Updated

01Princeton area

11 places

中餐 Chinese

5 places

01

Hunan · 湘菜

Fish in a chili broth with dried red chilies and herbs
Pork stir-fried with green chilies

Hunan Manor 湘水山庄

Order

  • Steamed fish head with chopped chili 剁椒鱼头
  • Fried prawns in spicy sauce 香辣大虾
  • Cumin lamb 孜然羊肉
Address
239 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ 08904
Hours
Mon, Tue, Thu 11:30–9:15 · Fri–Sun 11:30–9:30 · Wed closed
02

Shanghainese · 上海菜

Soup dumplings in a bamboo steamer
Pan-fried buns browning in a skillet

Tasty Moment 小食代

Order

  • Crab meat and pork soup dumplings 蟹粉小笼包
  • Pan-fried pork buns 生煎包
  • Scallion oil noodles 葱油拌面
Address
1711 NJ-27, Edison, NJ 08817
Hours
11:30–4 and 5–9:30 · Tue closed
03

Dongbei barbecue · 东北烧烤

Lamb skewers crusted with cumin and chili
Crispy pork in sweet and sour sauce

Tonight Kabab 王老师东北烤串

Order

  • Special lamb skewers 精品羊肉串
  • Special beef skewers 精品牛肉串
  • Crispy sweet and sour pork 锅包肉
  • Fried instant noodles with egg 炒方便面
Address
1725 NJ-27, Edison, NJ 08817
Hours
Mon, Wed, Thu 12–9:30 · Fri 12–10 · Sat–Sun 11:30–3:30, 4:30–10 · Tue closed
04

Cantonese · 粤菜

Translucent dumplings in bamboo steamers

Hot Wok Cafe 皓粤金阁

Order

  • Shrimp dumplings 虾饺
  • Steamed spare ribs with black bean 豉汁蒸排骨
  • Beef brisket noodle soup 牛腩面
Address
217 Clarksville Rd, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
Hours
Listings disagree; check before going
05

Chongqing hot pot · 重庆火锅

A split hot pot of spicy and clear broth among plates of meat and vegetables
Thinly sliced marbled beef

Chongqing Wharf Hot Pot 山城码头火锅

Order

  • Seafood hot pot with lobster and shrimp 海鲜火锅
  • Beef tongue 牛舌
  • Fried bean curd skin 炸腐竹
Address
2066 NJ-27, Edison, NJ 08817
Hours
Daily 12 pm–12 am

西餐 Western

5 places

06

American · Farm-to-table

Fried cauliflower in a paper-lined basket
Fried calamari with a dipping sauce

Agricola

Order

  • Bang bang cauliflower
  • Calamari fries
  • Sweet corn ravioli
Address
11 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ 08542
Hours
Mon–Fri 11:30–10 · Sat 10:30–10 · Sun 10:30–9
07

Turkish · Mediterranean

Braised lamb shank over rice
Pistachio baklava

Aspendos

Order

  • Lamb shank
  • Hummus with pastirma
  • Balloon bread
  • Deconstructed baklava
Address
182 Nassau St, Princeton, NJ 08542
Hours
Daily 11–10
08

Spanish · Paella and tapas

Seafood paella in its pan, from above
Patatas bravas with spicy sauce

Mi España

Order

  • Seafood paella
  • Patatas bravas
  • Bacon-wrapped figs
  • Flan
Address
301 N Harrison St, Ste 400, Princeton, NJ 08540
Hours
Sun–Thu 11–9 · Fri–Sat 11–10
09

Italian · Wood-fired pizza

A blistered pizza in front of a wood-fired oven
Pizza topped with prosciutto and arugula

Nomad Pizza

Order

  • Arugula con prosciutto
  • Spicy sausage
  • Tartufo
  • Affogato
Address
301 N Harrison St, Princeton, NJ 08540
Hours
Sun–Thu 12–9 · Fri–Sat 12–10
10

American · Seafood

A pan-seared white fish fillet over ribbons of zucchini in a green sauce
Fried rice heaped with crab meat

Eddie V’s Prime Seafood

Order

  • Chilean sea bass, steamed Hong Kong style
  • Parmesan-crusted sole
  • Crab fried rice
  • Bananas Foster butter cake
Address
3535 US-1, Ste 100-C, Princeton, NJ 08540
Hours
Mon–Thu 4–9 · Fri–Sat 11:30–10 · Sun 11:30–9

日韩料理 Japanese and Korean

1 place

11

Korean · BBQ and hot pot

Marbled beef on a tabletop grill ringed by banchan
A Korean hot pot with tofu and greens

KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot

Order

  • All-you-can-eat Korean BBQ
  • Hot pot
  • Sushi
Address
3320 US-1, Unit 171, Princeton, NJ 08648
Hours
Sun–Thu 12–10:30 · Fri–Sat 12–11:30