14 restaurants · 13 towns · updated
We list 14 independent restaurants across 13 towns in Sussex, Morris, Warren, Hunterdon and Somerset counties worth planning an evening around. Each one is checked against its own website and its Google Business Profile, with who cooks, the local farms behind the menu where they name them, and how to book. No chains, and no paid placements.
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Restaurant · Hamburg, Sussex
The fine-dining room at Crystal Springs Resort: mountain views, three- and seven-course menus built on foraged and local ingredients, and a Wine Spectator Grand Award cellar.
Grown here: Produce from the resort's Chef's Garden
Restaurant · Newton, Sussex
A contemporary American restaurant in Fredon, on NJ Monthly's 50 Best list for 2026, where the bread is a Windy Brow baguette baked down the road.
Restaurant · Sparta, Sussex
Chef Andre deWaal's BYO lakeside restaurant in Sparta, with a menu that changes about every two weeks and a four-course prix fixe.
Restaurant · Chatham, Morris
Chef James Laird's contemporary French restaurant in Chatham, open since 1996 and on AAA's Four Diamond list since 1999, known for seasonal tasting menus with wine pairings.
Restaurant · Chatham, Morris
Chef Michael Cetrulo's upscale Italian restaurant in a 1740 house on Chatham's Main Street, serving a four-course prix fixe since 1995.
Restaurant · Whippany, Morris
A family-run Italian fine-dining room in Whippany since 1984, chef Antonio Grande's place for fresh pasta, veal and a deep wine cellar.
Restaurant · Belvidere, Warren
A classic country steakhouse in White Township since 1986, where New York strips are hand cut to order and served sizzling on cast iron, up to a three-pound Red Wolfe.
Restaurant · Annandale, Hunterdon
A farm-to-table restaurant in a renovated village bank in Annandale, with a menu that changes with what nearby Hunterdon farms are harvesting.
Restaurant · Frenchtown, Hunterdon
The old Frenchtown Inn by the Delaware, now a lively bar and restaurant cooking a daily-changing, produce-driven Mediterranean menu, with most of its profits going to a local art studio.
Restaurant · Lambertville, Hunterdon
A small, white-tablecloth BYOB in Lambertville where chef Dennis Foy cooks French, American and Mediterranean dishes in an open kitchen.
Restaurant · Sergeantsville, Hunterdon
A stone tavern from 1734 where chef Sean Gray, formerly of Momofuku Ko, cooks one of the most talked-about menus in western New Jersey.
Restaurant · Stockton, Hunterdon
A 1710 riverside inn, reopened in 2024 after a long restoration, serving a seasonal menu by chef Bob Truitt in a firelit tavern, a marble dining room and a year-round terrace.
Restaurant · Bedminster, Somerset
A Bedminster restaurant built around a three-story wine tower, holder of Wine Spectator's Grand Award every year since 2011, with a seasonal kitchen and a casual tavern.
Restaurant · Peapack-Gladstone, Somerset
A farm-to-table restaurant on the Natirar estate in Peapack-Gladstone, cooking from The Farm at Natirar, with a cooking school that runs public classes every week.
Grown here: Organic heirloom vegetables from The Farm at Natirar, Herbs and microgreens, Seasonal fruit
No. The Michelin Guide doesn’t cover New Jersey; its Northeast guide covers Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The restaurants here are the ones New Jersey critics and diners rate most highly in the five Skylands counties, and each profile lists the honors it has actually earned.
Andre's Lakeside Dining (Sparta), Restaurant Latour (Hamburg), Restaurant Serenade (Chatham), Scalini Fedeli (Chatham) and The Pluckemin Inn (Bedminster).
Andre's Lakeside Dining (Sparta) and d'Floret (Lambertville).
Hunterdon 5, Sussex 3, Morris 3, Somerset 2, Warren 1.
| Restaurant | Town | Known for | Visiting | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre's Lakeside Dining | Sparta, Sussex | A menu that changes about every two weeks; Four-course prix fixe, $95 | Book ahead | |
| d'Floret | Lambertville, Hunterdon | Appetizers such as butternut squash soup, $17, and house-made gnocchi with Reggiano, $19; Sautéed tian of crab with aioli and thyme, $36 | Book ahead | |
| Finnbar | Frenchtown, Hunterdon | A menu that changes daily, posted in Finnbar's Instagram stories; Snacks for the table such as focaccia with Seka Hills olive oil, $12, and East Coast oysters, $20 a half dozen | Book ahead | |
| Il Capriccio | Whippany, Morris | Antipasti such as Beau Soleil oysters stuffed with crab, $27, and burrata with culatello di Zibello, $28; Fresh pastas from pappardelle ai porcini, $34, to squid-ink tagliolini with lobster, $42 | Book ahead | |
| Juniper Hill | Annandale, Hunterdon | Hand-dipped Lebanon Cheese Co. ricotta with Thai chilies and Bobolink sourdough, $13; Coal-fired pizzas | Book ahead | |
| Ninety Acres at Natirar | Peapack-Gladstone, Somerset | A seasonal dinner menu built on the estate farm's produce; Starters like hamachi crudo and wagyu carpaccio; a porterhouse for two | Book ahead | |
| Red Wolfe Inn | Belvidere, Warren | Hand-cut New York strip on a cast-iron skillet: 8 oz $28, 12 oz $38, 16 oz $50, 24 oz $75, and the three-pound Red Wolfe, $150; Filet mignon with beer-battered onion rings, 5 oz $30 or 10 oz $51 | Book ahead | |
| Restaurant Latour | Hamburg, Sussex | Three-course menu, one choice from each course, $120; wine pairing $50 (July 2026 sample menu); Seven-course chef's tasting, $195; wine pairing $75, elevated pairing $150 (July 2026 sample menu) | Book ahead | |
| Restaurant Serenade | Chatham, Morris | Harvest Tasting Menu, four courses, $89 a person; wine pairings $45; Dishes such as short rib tortellini with black truffle emulsion and roasted rack of lamb | Book ahead | |
| Scalini Fedeli | Chatham, Morris | Four-course dinner prix fixe, $72; supplements for the veal chop Milanese ($10) and short ribs ($8); Soft egg yolk raviolo with spinach, ricotta, parmigiano and truffle butter | Book ahead | |
| Sergeantsville Inn | Sergeantsville, Hunterdon | Bread & Culture sourdough with butter, $10; East Coast oysters, chilled or grilled | Book ahead | |
| Stockton Inn | Stockton, Hunterdon | Stockton Market sourdough with caramelized onion and niçoise olive butter, $10; Starters such as Badger Flame beets with whipped ricotta, $17, and tuna crudo, $24 | Book ahead | |
| The Circle | Newton, Sussex | Oyster of the day with cucumber-serrano granita; Foie gras banh mi on a Windy Brow baguette, $26 | Book ahead | |
| The Pluckemin Inn | Bedminster, Somerset | East Coast oysters, $28 a half dozen; foie gras torchon, $29; Griggstown chicken with Tuscan kale, wild mushrooms and pommes boulangère, $42 | Book ahead |
Every place here is independent and based in the Skylands. Each listing is checked against the business’s own website or social pages and its Google Business Profile; “confirmed” means the business has reviewed it too. Hours change, so check before you go.How we check · Know one we missed? Suggest it.
