In My (Old) Neighborhood.

<p>Living in the Paulus Hook area of Jersey City was quite nice especially if you like a bit of space, (somewhat of) a neighborhood feel and the occasional bit of quiet. In leaving it, I thought I&#39;d impart some info to others who may take my place. (Luxury apartments are cropping up like trees now.) Here is a list of the places we&#39;d frequent and will miss. In no particular order.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.getnj.com/ibbys.html">Ibby&#39;s Falafel</a>. 303 GROVE STREET. 201-432-2400. Awesome, addictive and inexpensive. Rivals the best places in the city.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.marcoandpepe.com/">Marco and Pepe</a>. 289 GROVE ST, 201.860.9688. Excellent wine and cocktails, great atmosphere (and music) and good food. </li>
<li><strong>The River Schoool</strong>. 251 WARREN STREET. 201-369-7003. Not a restaurant, deli or bar. Its our daughter&#39;s daycare/pre-school which we would recommend to any parent living in the area.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ironmonkey.com/">Iron Monkey</a>. 97 GREENE ST. 201-435-5756. More great food and wine. Established long before the areas revival.</li>
<li><strong>Gotham Deli</strong>. 123 MONTGOMERY STREET. 201-433-4720. Nice folks whose store saved us numerous times from trip to the IQ vortex known as Shop-Rite.</li>
<li><strong>La Rustique</strong>. 84 &#189; MORRIS STREET. 201-860-4010. Brick oven pizza. Yum. The only place to get pizza as far as I&#39;m concerned. Rivals NYC&#39;s famous Lombardi&#39;s pizza.</li>
<li><strong>Liberty Wine and Deli</strong>. 200 WASHINGTON STREET. 201.200.0020. A huge and growing selection of wines and other libations.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ekitchencafe.com/">Kitchen Cafe</a>. 60 SUSSEX STREET. 201-332-1010. Great sunday brunchs to be had.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.oddfellowsrest.com/">Oddfellow&#39;s Rest</a>. 111 MONTGOMERY STREET. 201-433-6999. Cajun food. If you fancy Catfish, I suggest Tim&#39;s Frenchy Catfish and not for the name. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.komegashi.com/">Komegashi</a>. 103 MONTGOMERY STREET. 201-433-4567. Excellent Japanese Cuisine and Sushi Bar. Really fast.</li>
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<p>Now I&#39;m getting nostalgic. Here are a few other places in Hoboken and Manhattan that we&#39;re also going to miss.</p>
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<li><strong>Antique Bakery</strong>. 122 WILLOW STREET. 201.714.9323. Hoboken. Italian brick oven bread that is to die for. The bread is a meal in and of itself. When I was a poor bachelor I&#39;d get a stick to dip in to pasta sauce.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.maxwellsnj.com/">Maxwell&#39;s.</a> 1039 WASHINGTON STREET 201-653-1703. Hoboken. Glad that this one came back from the dead. <a href="http://www.maxwellsnj.com/shows.html">Great bands in an intimate setting</a>. Food is ok. I probably saw 100 shows there. The regulars can be a bit pretensious, unfriendly and protective though.</li>
<li><strong>Il Corallo Trattoria</strong>. 176 PRINCE STREET. (Between Sullivan and Thompson Sts.) 212-941-7119. NYC Soho. Huge selection of not-your-run-of-the-mill pasta dishes. Very inexpensive. The perfect place for <q>I don&#39;t feel like cooking tonight again.</q> When I worked in the area we eat there 1 or 2 times a week. My regular dish was Rigatoni Pugliese.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.marionsnyc.com/">Marion&#39;s Continental</a>. 354 BOWERY (Between Great Jones and 4th Sts.) 212-475-7621. NYC East Village. Eclectic menu and an even more eclectic atmosphere and clientele. Cocktails bar before cocktails were hip again.</li>
<li><strong>Angel Share</strong>. 8 STUYVESTANT STREET (Between Second and Third avenues) 212.777.5415. NYC East Village. Excellent cocktails. Watch the bartenders mix cocktails. It&#39;s like an art form. (I&#39;m sensing a theme here!) The bar is really tucked away &#8211; up the steps and through another restaurant and through a door that looks like its part of the wall.</li>
<li><strong>Grange Hall</strong>. 50 COMMERCE STREET (At Barrow St.) NYC West Village. Hearty gourmet American harvest foods. Classic coktail bar. Make reservations. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.twoboots.com/">Two Boots</a>. Cajun pizza. Several location throughout the city including Grand Central. Highly recommend the Mr. Pink and Mel Cooley slices.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.eatrice.com/">Kelley and Ping</a> 127 Greene Street. (Between Houston and Prince Sts.) 212-228-1212. NYC Soho. Eclectic asian eatery in a hip soho space. Scallion pancakes rule.</li>
<li><strong>A Salt and Battery</strong>. 112 GREENWICH AVENUE. 212.691.2713. NYC West Village. Authentic Fish and Chips run by Brits. A bit pricey, but flying to London is more expensive.</li>
<li><strong>Chumley&#39;s</strong>. 86 BEDFORD STREET. 212-675-4449. NYC West Village. The last operating speakeasy in Manhattan. Often overrun by people its an interesting bar to sit and look around. Go on an off night though. Completely unmarked so go luck finding it. Look for the beat-up brown door with an 86 on it.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.grandcentralterminal.com/">Grand Central Station</a>. NYC Midtown. I love just standing in this landmark. </li>
<li><strong>Campbell Apartment</strong>. 15 VANDERBILT AVENUE. 212-953-0409. NYC Midtown. Elegant hip cocktail bar hidden away in Grand Central. A nice place to hang after missing a train.</li>
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<p>Enjoy.</p>