Hoboken Restaurant Week has four days left, and it runs on a weekday schedule. Of the 43 businesses on the Hoboken Business Alliance's official Restaurant Week page, 13 limit their offers to weekdays, or to set days that end before Saturday. Some of the best-value deals on the list stop working before the event's final Sunday, November 22. If a Restaurant Week dinner is still on your list, today and tomorrow give you the most choices. The weekend still has plenty, but it is a smaller set of offers with a different character.
The full list is easier to use sorted by day, starting with the one that cuts the most options.
Thursday, November 19: The Last Night for the Monday-to-Thursday Deals
Several participants built their offers around the slow early-week nights. For them, today is the end of Restaurant Week.
- Leo's of Hoboken on Grand Street runs its Restaurant Week prix-fixe dinner Monday through Thursday only.
- The Brick, the Washington Street pizzeria, takes 20% off dine-in food Monday through Thursday.
- O'Bagel on Washington Street sells $7 chicken sandwiches from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, Monday through Thursday.
- Snack Bar on Adams Street has drink specials Tuesday through Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 PM.
Schmitty's on First Street poured its Restaurant Week specials on Wednesdays, so its last one was last night. A practical Thursday plan is lunch at O'Bagel in the 1:00 to 3:00 window and dinner at Leo's. That puts two of these four offers in one day, on the only day left for both.
Friday, November 20: The Weekday Window Closes
Friday is the last day for the larger group of Monday-through-Friday and weekday-only offers. Many of them are midday deals, so they suit a lunch break or a work-from-home afternoon more than a night out.
The Little Grocery on Washington Street takes 15% off food and drinks Monday through Friday. Rosticeria Da Gigi, also on Washington, takes 20% off dine-in food on the same days. La Bouche Cafe on Washington Street takes 20% off dine-in food Tuesday through Friday. Mile Square Cafe on Park Avenue takes 20% off from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on weekdays. Dutch's Sandwich Shop on Garden Street takes 10% off any dine-in sandwich on weekdays.
The after-work group ends Friday too. 8th Street Tavern serves half-priced burgers on weekdays, with a different special each day. The Hoboken Biergarten on Grand Street runs daily food and drink specials Monday through Friday. The Waiting Room on Hudson Street runs happy hour Monday through Friday. Dolce & Salato on Grand Street splits its offer. Weekday lunch combos run through Friday, and a weekend truffle pasta special takes over after that.
Friday also opens one deal. Angelo Seafood Market on Washington Street takes 15% off dine-in raw bar orders Friday through Monday. With the event ending Sunday, that leaves three days.
Saturday and Sunday, November 21 and 22: The Prix-Fixe Meals Carry the Weekend
The weekend still has most of the full-meal offers, because the multi-course menus on the HBA page carry no weekday limits. The HBA lists these prices for the event as a whole:
| Restaurant | Street | Restaurant Week offer |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax | River Street | $35 three-course lunch, $49 three-course dinner |
| Barbès | Park Avenue | $45 three-course prix-fixe dinner |
| Il Tavolo di Palmisano | Clinton Street | $45 three-course dinner |
| Fat Taco | Newark Street | $40 three courses with a margarita or mocktail |
| Sushi Lounge | Hudson Street | $40 three-course prix-fixe lunch and dinner |
| Brass Rail | Washington Street | $30 prix-fixe brunch, $40 prix-fixe dinner |
| Onieal's | Park Avenue | Baja Chicken with a glass of wine for $38 |
| Madd Hatter | Washington Street | $35 dinner with appetizer, salad, entrée, dessert and a drink |
| OrGovia | Jefferson Street | $31 three-course prix-fixe lunch and dinner |
| Alessio's Cafe | 539 Park Avenue and Midtown | $30 prix-fixe lunch and dinner |
| Muteki Ramen | Washington Street | $30 meal with karaage, ramen and Thai iced tea |
| Stingray Lounge | Washington Street | $30 cheeseburger, oysters and a cocktail |
Alessio's $30 menu covers one appetizer, one entrée and one dessert, as Hoboken Girl reported when it previewed the event. Brass Rail's $30 brunch is the only prix-fixe brunch on the list. That makes Saturday or Sunday morning on Washington Street a natural time to use it.
Lighter weekend options are also available. Boomerang Bites, the Australian café on Newark Street, has a $16 Restaurant Week lunch alongside its meat pies and sausage rolls. SouzaFit on Washington Street has a $19.99 lunch combo with a meal, juice, and a cookie or muffin. Empanadas Cafe sells two empanadas and a black coffee for $10.99. La Hueca Picantería on First Street takes 20% off the menu from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The Madison Bar and Grill offers its $23 Lunch Rush Menu. Shaka Kitchen on Monroe Street takes 15% off small bites all week. Uncle Rocco on Willow Avenue takes 20% off dine-in and website orders all week.
For drinks, Antique Bar and Bakery on Willow Avenue pours $10 martinis and adds a complimentary coal-fired flatbread with a cocktail. River Street Garage runs happy hour specials Tuesday through Sunday. Texas Arizona, also on River Street, runs daily happy hour specials. Hudson Golf pairs an extended happy hour with discounted simulator rentals, which fits a cold weekend afternoon. Cafe Michelina on Bloomfield Street takes 15% off early dinner. That works well on a Sunday, before the week starts again.
The Offers You Can Take Home
Three participants built offers you can carry out, which suits a weekend when a seat is hard to get. Carlo's Bakery on Washington Street has a limited-edition crumb cake and a $19.10 Taste of Hoboken box. Dän Bakery & Cafe, also on Washington, has a $20 signature cake box, which the HBA lists at 30% off. GTK sells its carrot cake for $4 with an online order code. If you are hosting family for Thanksgiving the following Thursday, a Carlo's box and a Dän cake box picked up Sunday take care of dessert.
Why a Hoboken-Only Week Looks Like This
The weekday tilt comes from how the event was set up. The Hoboken Business Alliance is the city's special improvement district. When it announced the event on September 8, it promised prix-fixe menus alongside "exclusive specials, limited-edition items and other promotions" from restaurants, cafés, bakeries and bars. Each business chose its own offer. Many used it to fill the hours they most needed to fill, so the list mixes three-course dinners with 2:00 PM discounts and Wednesday drink specials.
The HBA's case for the event rests on how much of Hoboken's commercial space is food. "Over a quarter of the city's retail space is home to food and beverage establishments," said James Runkle, President of the HBA Board of Trustees, in that announcement. Luca Infantino, owner of Alessio's Cafe and an HBA trustee, said in the same release that the week gives residents "another reason to explore, try somewhere new, and support local."
Hudson Restaurant Week was set up differently. It has run since 2005 as a countywide prix-fixe event with restaurants in Hoboken, Jersey City, Weehawken, Bayonne and other Hudson County towns, according to nj.com. Its 20th annual edition ran January 27 through February 7, 2025. The Hoboken version stays inside the Mile Square and accepts a $4 slice of carrot cake as readily as a $49 dinner. The list also kept growing. Hoboken Girl counted 28 confirmed businesses on November 6, and the HBA page listed 43 once the event was underway.
The HBA bills this as the "First Annual" Hoboken Restaurant Week, which suggests it plans to hold it again. Each restaurant's listing on the HBA page links to a fuller description, so check the hours before you head out. Several offers apply only to dine-in orders or to a set window of the day.
After Sunday, the Calendar Moves to the Waterfront and Uptown
Restaurant Week ends Sunday, and the next items on the Hoboken calendar are already dated.
- Pier One Tree returns to Pier 13, 1301 Sinatra Drive, from Friday, November 27 through Sunday, December 20, selling Christmas trees and holiday accessories, according to Hoboken Girl's holiday market guide. The pier sits on the Gold Coast waterfront walk north of downtown.
- Falchetta, an Italian steakhouse from the owners of Johnny Pepperoni at 219 11th Street, is aiming to open in December, Hoboken Girl reported.
- From Duo, the matcha shop at 205 12th Street, soft-opened October 31. In the meantime it has also been popping up downtown at La Hueca, one of this week's participants.
For more on dining, walking and weekend life across the Hudson waterfront towns, see our New Jersey Gold Coast neighborhood guide.
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