The Best Restaurants in Newark, New Jersey

For a city that’s often maligned in the public imagination, there’s a lot to love about Newark, New Jersey. The city was recently named the No. 8 most arts-vibrant community in the country by the National Center for Arts Research, and that cultural vibrancy extends through to Newark’s food offerings — a rich stew to which centuries of successive waves of inhabitants have contributed significantly, from Portuguese Pata Negra pigs to Puerto Rican pernil, corned beef to jollof rice.