Fornos of Spain is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

1. Fornos of Spain

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

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

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

Jodi L.Jodi Luminiello: If you haven't tried this place, you MUST! The red sangria, garlic shrimp & the monk fish are just some of my favs!

McGovern's Tavern is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

2. 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.

Fernandes Steakhouse is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

3. Fernandes Steakhouse

8.4
158 Fleming Ave (at Chapel St), Newark, NJ
Steakhouse · Newark Airport and Port Newark · 63 tips and reviews

What's Good HereWhat's Good Here: There are a handful of good venues for rodizio in the Ironbound, but this one is the best. Choicest meats plus good service. Skip the tiny salad bar and save room for the rodizio!

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Their menu is a small novel, but there's really only one thing to order: rodizio, giant skewers of charcoal-grilled meat paraded through the gaudy dining room by solemn waiters with carving knifes.

MC C.MC C: Steak on the tile!

Allegro Seafood Grill is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

4. Allegro Seafood Grill

8.6
58 Kossuth St, Newark, NJ
Seafood Restaurant · North Ironbound · 23 tips and reviews

Skywriter11Skywriter11: The food was very tasty, the service excellent and the Sangria was the best I’ve ever had. Light, refreshing, fruity. It was different.

Barbara L.Barbara L.: The paella marinera here is the best I've ever had.

Paula R.Paula Rato-Jordao: Everything is delicious here, seafood specially! I recommend the stuffed portuguese crab/ sapateira recheada.

Nasto's Ice Cream Co is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

5. Nasto's Ice Cream Co

9.0
236 Jefferson St (E Kinney St), Newark, NJ
Ice Cream Parlor · North Ironbound · 11 tips and reviews

Andrew A.Andrew Aliferis: Great ice cream in the shop and their ice cream cakes are the very best I have ever tasted.

Erika I.Erika I. 🎀: Best dessert in the Ironbound! Try the coconut ice cream and their red velvet cheesecake. Yum!

Anthony V.Anthony Vitale: One of the BEST in the world!

Casa d'Paco is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

6. Casa d'Paco

8.8
73 Warwick St (Warwick), Newark, NJ
Tapas Restaurant · North Ironbound · 13 tips and reviews

Mark M.Mark Moss: The tapas and sangria was really terrific. Save some room for dessert! The homemade flan and Spanish cheesecake were both amazing! This place is highly recommended!!

Veronica A.Veronica Anta: Tapas and passion fruit sangria are amazing !

Ashley L.Ashley Lorenzo: Amazing Tapas Bar!! Definitely try the patatas bravas, the Galician style octopus (Pulpo) and the broiled codfish (bacalao)

Kings Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

7. Kings Restaurant

8.1
557 Clinton Ave, Newark, NJ
Restaurant · 18 tips and reviews

Rayda N.Rayda Nj: turkey chops , mac&cheese, yams and an uptown

Sha-Ron P.Sha-Ron Payne: Awsome food! Try the fish and grits :-)

Renee M.Renee McCray: I love the fried fish and most of all the smothered turkey chops. Uuuummmm.

Sabor Unido is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

8. Sabor Unido

8.6
77 Jefferson St (Ferry St), Newark, NJ
Portuguese Restaurant · North Ironbound · 16 tips and reviews

HuiosHuios: The Tres Leches dessert is exquisite. A must try.

HuiosHuios: The roasted chicken was amazing and filling. For desert, the Flan and Tres Leches was great.

Kristine M.Kristine Michelle: the breaded steak with sweet plantains and sauteed mushrooms were so delicious

Seabra's Marisqueira is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

9. Seabra's Marisqueira

8.1
87 Madison St (Ferry St.), Newark, NJ
Seafood Restaurant · North Ironbound · 59 tips and reviews

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.

Warren B.Warren Bobrow: Eat fish. Drink sangria Life's good

Chateau of Spain is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

10. Chateau of Spain

8.1
11 Franklin St, Newark, NJ
Spanish Restaurant · Newark Central Business District · 21 tips and reviews

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

Sasha F.Sasha Freetobeme: Everything. Lobster and linguine, muscle diablo, tilipia omg the drink between sheets is awesome!!!!

Brasilia Grill is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

11. Brasilia Grill

7.9
99 Monroe St (btwn Lafayette & Ferry), Newark, NJ
Brazilian Restaurant · North Ironbound · 51 tips and reviews

Carlos G.Carlos Govea: Great food, best service I have ever had in a restuarant period. Coming back for sure.. Need to try the top sirloin, it is out of this world.

Jennifer C.Jennifer Chatmon: Wanna authentic Brasilian caiprihina? This is a great place to go....Enjoy.

Steve C.Steve Cerqua: If you love meat, go to this place.

Delicias De Minas Restaurante is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

12. Delicias De Minas Restaurante

9.0
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

Krug's Tavern is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

13. Krug's Tavern

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

Arvind J.Arvind Jaggi: Buffalo Blue burger - outstanding! It’s worth a detour when flying out if EWR just to taste these mammoth satisfiers. Truly unique and totally worth it.

Lamar H.Lamar Harris: Best Burgers in Newark

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

Portugalia Bar & Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

14. Portugalia Bar & Restaurant

8.4
280 Ferry St (Somme Street), Newark, NJ
Portuguese Restaurant · North Ironbound · 7 tips and reviews

Rachel L.Rachel Lippman: Super authentic. No tourists. T-bone with egg on top, flaming Portuguese sausage, bacalau, fabulous find. Plus I have leftovers for the week!

Ed D.Ed De: Bachaleau a bras

Ray V.Ray Venero: Never had a bad meal here. Always ate in the bar area and always from the daily specials which are reasonably price. An Ironbound favorite of mine.

Mercato Tomato Pie is one of The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Special Occasions in Newark.

15. Mercato Tomato Pie

7.7
212 Market St, Newark, NJ
Pizzeria · Newark Central Business District · 10 tips and reviews

Michael R.Michael Romero: You can't go wrong with a tomato pie with pepperoni.

Joseph C.Joseph Catalano: Make sure you have plenty of time on game night. Pizza good but always overwelmed.

Christine D.Christine DaCruz: The pizza was good, but I was really bothered by the way they cut their slices. No slices, just random cut pieces of pizza in a box, very strange that this is done on purpose.