La Cocina is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

1. La Cocina

8.8
61 New St, Newark, NJ
Latin American Restaurant · Newark Central Business District · 10 tips and reviews

Cristo L.Cristo Leon: Ofrecen un especial de lunch: una entrada y dos sides por $7.95. El Pernil es brutalmente bueno, espaldilla de puerco asado con salsa de limon y ajo, acompañado de arroz blanco y frijoles negros 5/5

Lord B.Lord Baldwin: grilled chicken, black rice, and plantains!!

Twinkle D.Twinkle Denoyo: Lunch specials for under 10 bucks and it's a lot of food (1 bg serving of main dish and heapings of 2 sides) I went for ropa vieja, arroz mexicana and maduros. Riquisimo!!!

Elm Street BBQ is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

2. Elm Street BBQ

8.6
103 Elm St, Newark, NJ
BBQ Joint · North Ironbound · 20 tips and reviews

Lizz B.Lizz B.: Where else can you get an entire whole chicken, already cooked, fries the best rice I've ever had, and a can of grape soda for $11. It's awesome!

Luis M.Luis Montero: Omg the Portions are huge the chicken and ribs that comes with allot of rice and fries combo is only $14,50. The ribs are amazing the rice is perfect.

Jonathan L.Jonathan L.: Delicious rice & the BBQ chicken is perfectly bbq'd and moist. Great flavor

Ferry Street Barbecue is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

3. Ferry Street Barbecue

7.9
89 Ferry St (at Congress St.), Newark, NJ
BBQ Joint · North Ironbound · 30 tips and reviews

Trina S.Trina S. 💞: Chicken, French fries and rice for six bucks?? Can't beat that!

Mark M.Mark Minervini: The BBQ chicken is awesome here and as a staple to any meal on Ferry Street you must have rice and black beans. Service is usually quick and friendly. Great for a quick meal.

Rahj H.Rahj Harrington: The chicken, rice and french frie platter is awesome

Mi Gente Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

4. Mi Gente Cafe

8.4
7 Central Ave (Broad St), Newark, NJ
Cuban Restaurant · Newark Central Business District · 15 tips and reviews

NJ.comNJ.com: The $5.99 lunch special includes an ample-sized entrée, plus rice and veggies. Try the Cubano sandwich and the pan con lechon (marinated roast pork and toasted bread). Read more.

Ravi M.Ravi McKinnon: Love the grilled chicken and white rice with a few dashes of their hot sauce. Way too delish

jose D.jose D: Good rest. the owner and everyone there are the best. If you never try it you should. I giving five stars

McWhorter Barbeque is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

5. McWhorter Barbeque

7.7
104 McWhorter St (at Green St), Newark, NJ
BBQ Joint · North Ironbound · 24 tips and reviews

Billy D.Billy D: Best churrasquria in town. Get the combo chicken & ribs w/ rice & fries. Or half chicken w/salad for something healthy.

Matt S.Matt Sweetwood: 1/2 BBQ Chicken with fries, rice and a drink for $7. Are you kidding?

Jonathan L.Jonathan L.: Rice comes from the Goya boxes in the supermarket probably. The chicken was not moist & flavorful compared to other places in the area. You're better off going to Elm St BBQ.

Fornos of Spain is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

6. Fornos of Spain

8.9
47 Ferry St, Newark, NJ
Spanish Restaurant · North Ironbound · 97 tips and reviews

Nestor D.Nestor Delvalle: Try the Siciliana with yellow rice so good.

Lenny G.Lenny Gallo: Absolutely phenomenal! Their skirt steak is to dye for. Remember, all dishes here come with complimentary salad, rice, and veggies. Come prepared to eat.

Manuel L.Manuel Lopez-Leon: Not worth the price or the trip. The paella had no socarrat as claimed, more like boiled rice and frozen seafood.

Spanish Tavern is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

7. Spanish Tavern

7.7
103 McWhorter St (at Green St), Newark, NJ
Paella Restaurant · North Ironbound · 11 tips and reviews

Carolina S.Carolina Santos: El arroz con pollo es espectacular!!! Y la sangría ni se diga. Un excelente lugar para cenar por su ambiente cálido y acogedor.

Dave E.Dave Edwards: I give this place 4 stars (out of 4). Service, food and decor were fantastic. John is the owner/host and he makes everyone feel welcome. Check out the autographed celebrity photos by the bar.

Gary K.Gary Knapp: Paella Valencia was Awesome! The waiter and I made eye contact he kept smiling at me.. Lol

Dario's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

8. Dario's Restaurant

7.8
20 Academy St, Newark, NJ
Mexican Restaurant · Newark Central Business District · 8 tips and reviews

Davaish S.Davaish Singh: Great burritos and taco salad with rice and friendly staff. The owner is a great guy and they usually a special homemade orange hot sauce that is out of this world. Just don't get the empanadas !

Jessica O.Jessica Odoom: The food here is so good! The shrimp is well seasoned and delicious. The owner is also very nice and the restaurant is clean.

Cheyenne P.Cheyenne Paydar: chicken quesadilla is excellent

Seabra's Marisqueira is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

9. Seabra's Marisqueira

8.2
87 Madison St (Ferry St.), Newark, NJ
Seafood Restaurant · North Ironbound · 59 tips and reviews

Fabio L.Fabio LS: Don't miss out ordering as appetizer grilled octopus on garlic & olive oil with optionally saffron or white rice on the side Read more.

Shawn Ryan R.Shawn Ryan Randleman: I love this spot! Great tasting Brazilian cuisines! Meats are cooked on a open flame. Amazing customer service. One of the best spots in the Ironbound!

Serious EatsSerious Eats: A marine laboratory-sized display of fresh seafood greets diners at this Portuguese standby.

Chateau of Spain is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

10. Chateau of Spain

8.0
11 Franklin St, Newark, NJ
Spanish Restaurant · Newark Central Business District · 21 tips and reviews

Briana W.Briana Williams: Nice and lovely restaurant. THE bread is to die for!!! I usually get the garlic shrimp and rice though. ITS A DELICIOUS MEAL CHOICE. $14, Lots of shrimp and rice. Half of It will fill you up.

ᴡ W.ᴡ Williams: The place to go for great food to fit almost everyone's budget.

Tonya B.Tonya Bellamy: Have luch here daily live love love Chino makes the best drinks

VIVO Spanish Tapas Restaurant & Lounge is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

11. VIVO Spanish Tapas Restaurant & Lounge

7.7
167 Ferry St (at Jackson St), Newark, NJ
Paella Restaurant · North Ironbound · 23 tips and reviews

Sue S.Sue Sant'Ana: Run for the hills. Overpriced garbage. Go to Spanish Pavilion or any other place on Ferry. Mushy rice? Really. Ewww.

Mark O.Mark Oliveira: Best Lounge in the ironbound section ... u will have a a great night with a lot of brasilian woman that goes there ... 😉

Luis V.Luis Vargas: The beer is cheap. They've got Blue Moon, Sam Adams, and Yuengling.

Delicias De Minas Restaurante is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

12. Delicias De Minas Restaurante

8.9
168 McWhorter St, Newark, NJ
Brazilian Restaurant · North Ironbound · 21 tips and reviews

Diana G.Diana Goncalves: Food is awesome! Meet is tender and very family friendly!

Christian Højtved P.Christian Højtved Pedersen: Great food! It's a fun experience eating there.

Bleno P.Bleno Paula: Everything is good

Churrascaria Boi na Brasa is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

13. Churrascaria Boi na Brasa

7.1
70 Adams St (at Ferry St.), Newark, NJ
Brazilian Restaurant · North Ironbound · 8 tips and reviews

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Skip the salad bar and go right for the meat, which comes with great black beans, rice, fried yuca and bananas, and french fries. Read more.

Fabio L.Fabio LS: Go for rodizio. Weekend's salad bar and all-you-can-eat buffet included.

Village VoiceVillage Voice: It's like a vacation to Brazil. Boi na Brasa ("cow on the coals") is an authentic churrascaria located in Newark's Portuguese-speaking Ironbound, and the price alone makes it worth the trek. Read more.

Taste Of Portugal is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

14. Taste Of Portugal

8.4
Van Buren Street (Delancy), Newark, NJ
Portuguese Restaurant · North Ironbound · 10 tips and reviews

Ana M.Ana Montes: having tried many Portuguese restaurants, Im hardly ever impressed but this was GREAT!. Butter was soft, waiters attentive, sangria thick & delish, dessert to salivate for MAIN DISH WAS CRAVE WORTHY

Marco G.Marco Gomes: Place is nice, staff is nice as well, but the bottom line is the food isn't good at all. Save your money and go elsewhere. There's plenty of Portuguese restaurants in Newark.

Michael R.Michael Ramalho: The Steak on Stone is amazing!

Calandra's Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Rice in Newark.

15. Calandra's Bakery

9.0
204 1st Ave, Newark, NJ
Bakery · 25 tips and reviews

Adena M.Adena Misiewicz: Calandra's is the ONLY place that I go to order desserts for my own family, parties held and business meetings I hold. LOVE that bakery!!!

Matthew J.Matthew Jourdan: the new deco is on.point the style is wider and they had free cookies and danish

Suzanna K.Suzanna Kureshepi Garguilo: Get there when the bread cones out IG the oven. And have butter on ya lol