Krug's Tavern is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Newark.

1. Krug's Tavern

8.7
118 Wilson Ave. (at Napoleon St), Newark, NJ
Irish Pub · North Ironbound · 41 tips and reviews

Colin M.Colin M.: The pizza burger with spicy marinara is to die for. Ask for extra sauce on the side!

Nick F.Nick Foden: Get your ass in here for a pizza burger with spicy sauce! Amazing!

Jojo W.Jojo Wright: Must have buffalo wings! Awesome sauce! Coming from someone from Buffalo and aye at the anchor bar!

Green Chicpea is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Newark.

2. Green Chicpea

8.6
59 Halsey St, Newark, NJ
Mediterranean Restaurant · Newark Central Business District · 16 tips and reviews

MatherMather: Put red hot sauce on everything. DO IT.

Marissa P.Marissa Panton: Loved it. Spicy taboule is good!!!

Ben L.Ben Lohmann: Best falafel I've ever had. One of the best lunch places in the downtown area. Clean and fun environment to enjoy a quick meal.

Casa Vasca is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Newark.

3. Casa Vasca

8.8
141 Elm St (prospect st), Newark, NJ
Spanish Restaurant · North Ironbound · 24 tips and reviews

DandanDandan: Fantastic food! Order the garlic shrimp and mussel in spicy tomato source! And kiss your boyfriend lol

Ray V.Ray Venero: One of the BEST Spanish restaurants in America! My fav's include Ternera a la Vasca and Mariscada. The soup is always home made.

Richard R.Richard Revilla: Been coming here since I was a kid. Maria the owner is great always on top of her staff and food is amazing. Only place to find Basque cooking.

McGovern's Tavern is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Newark.

4. McGovern's Tavern

8.8
58 New St (btwn Halsey St. and Washington St.), Newark, NJ
Bar · Newark Central Business District · 24 tips and reviews

Tom G.Tom Gallo: A Rutgers-Newark institution. Great chicken fingers and awesome lava fries (with hot sauce). PBRs are super cheap, too.

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get a longneck Bud. Listen to the locals. Read more.

Adrian J.Adrian Javier: Moe is the best bartender.

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

5. La Cocina

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

Cheyenne P.Cheyenne Paydar: authentic cuisine at a more than fair price. the spicy stew chicken and spicy steak are delicious

Nelson G.Nelson Guas: Some of the best food I've had! Chef was great! Atmosphere cozy

KristinaKristina: The workers are super nice and their rotisserie chicken combos are on point! Great place to grab lunch near Rutgers.

Aguilas de Mexico is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Newark.

6. Aguilas de Mexico

8.0
118 Pacific St (Chestnut St), Newark, NJ
Mexican Restaurant · North Ironbound · 6 tips and reviews

Tim D.Tim Dunphy: Highly recommended! Funny tho that someone categorized "Spicy Brazil" as Mexican. Arriba!! LOL

Jordanna O.Jordanna Oliveira: Number 4 is amazing! Great place, great price and great service!!! I loved it !

Ray C.Ray Casas: The salsas green and red perfect dip for the food

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

7. Mi Gente Cafe

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

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

Nexibeth B.Nexibeth Bona fé: Love this rest!!!! The owner is the best and the food is amazing

Dario's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food 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

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

9. Fornos of Spain

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

Jeremy N.Jeremy Nuckols: Try the chicken tamale with the hot sauce, very tasty...

Rebecca B.Rebecca Burkett: Fried milk! All the food is delicious, come hungry :)

Theresa W.Theresa Willms Cataldo: The chorizo is a must!!

Prudential Center is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Newark.

10. Prudential Center

8.4
25 Lafayette St (btwn Broad & Mulberry St), Newark, NJ
Hockey Stadium · Newark Central Business District · 166 tips and reviews

Dave M.Dave Marek: The chicken cheesesteaks with wiz and Franks hot sauce was delicious!

AboutNewJerseyComAboutNewJerseyCom: I highly recommend getting the hot dogs at Korean Grill. You can get beef or chicken, mild or spicy.

Joe K.Joe Klimas: Pretty solid venue with over the top prices. The rush concert I saw here from their R40 tour was one of the best shows I've ever seen, made possible by the Pru center.

Mi Pequeno Mexico is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Newark.

11. Mi Pequeno Mexico

7.4
81 Ferry St, Newark, NJ
Mexican Restaurant · North Ironbound · 18 tips and reviews

Juan H.Juan Hernandez: Tortilla soup is one of the best I've had (spicy, thick broth, chicharron, avocado and cream) but my favorite is the chilaquiles verdes con carne, they add epazote to their green sauce —authentic! Yum

Johnny M.Johnny Maserati: Best Mexican food in the area. Order the churizo tacos.

Ken G.Ken Griggs: Enchiladas were tremendous. Awesome value for the price.

Bragman's Deli is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Newark.

12. Bragman's Deli

7.4
393 Hawthorne Ave, Newark, NJ
Deli · 10 tips and reviews

Schnovey B.Schnovey Barker: Corn beef on rye with horseradish dressing cole slaw and extra pickles on the side for the win, please!!

Warren B.Warren Bobrow: Get a Jack's Special. Pastrami, chop liver, russian and slaw on rye

Mr. 8.Mr. 8D8: There is nothing like a Janice special with the works extra pickles and a rootbeer

Halsey Deli is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in Newark.

13. Halsey Deli

8.2
147 Halsey St (Acadamey Street), Newark, NJ
Deli · Newark Central Business District · 3 tips and reviews

Kevin H.Kevin Hall: Wheat honey wraps roast a turkey

Gabe C.Gabe Colon: Boar's head cold cuts and an awesome board of custom sammies to power your lunch.

Danielle J.Danielle Johnson: Best sandwiches around my job. Order over the phone during lunch because the line is crazy.

Taste Of Portugal is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food 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 Spicy Food 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