Around town
The places Slava sends friends and clients. Local favorites, worth the drive.
5 restaurants, shops and local businesses Slava Zborovsky recommends in Saddle River, Hawthorne, Hackensack, Hillsdale and Midland Park, NJ. Each one has its address, phone and his reason for the pick. For the towns themselves, see the town guides; moving here, start with moving to Bergen County.
Restaurants, a butcher, a tailor and the local businesses he recommends around northern Bergen County.
Dining01Saddle River, NJContemporary French fine dining on the banks of the Saddle River, in a building that was a sawmill and basket weaving factory as early as 1840. Hans and Imelda Egg opened the Inn in 1981; chef Jamie Knott and Peter Liloia have run it since 2013.
Photo: The Saddle River Inn
Dining02Hawthorne, NJA modern Italian restaurant with a seasonal menu of appetizers, pastas and entrees, welcoming guests for lunch and dinner since 2008, with private rooms for business and family celebrations.
Photo: Bottagra
Dining03Hackensack, NJThe first Capon's Chophouse, a modern steakhouse from chef and restaurateur Josh Capon: prime cuts, pristine seafood and a lively room at The Shops at Riverside, open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.
Photo: Capon's Chophouse
Market04Hillsdale, NJA family-owned butcher shop and deli on Broadway, specializing in German and Italian products. The Karl Ehmer name goes back to a small Manhattan store opened in 1932, and the sausages are still made by hand, the old-fashioned way.
Photo: Karl Ehmer Quality Meats
Style05Midland Park, NJCustom suits, European tailoring and luxury menswear. Sal Lauretta learned the trade from his father Raffaele in Vittoria, Sicily; they opened the first store in 1974, and Sal runs it today with his son Ralph.
Photo: Sal Lauretta for Men
Moving to the area? Start with the town guides.
