Editor ’ s Choice : GREEN NECTAR JUICERY
Favorite New
Restaurant
COMMON LOT
Favorite Italian Restaurants PETER ’ S OF MILLBURN
Favorite Chinese Restaurant JADE LAKE GOURMET
Favorite Sushi Restaurant SAKURA
Favorite Restaurant BASILICO
Favorite Brunch Places ( TIE )
CAFÉ MONET
AND MOONSHINESUPPER CLUB
Food , Drinks and Fun
Editor ’ s Choice : GREEN NECTAR JUICERY
385 MILLBURN AVE ., MILLBURN , GREENNECTARJUICERY . COM
Owner Tara Prupis , with an assist from her guitar-playing daughter , Fayona , participates in the CSA andusesthe veggies to whipup smoothies , cold-pressedjuices , organic cleanses ( try the Beet Poetry and Lemon Kick ) and vegansoupssanssalt . Apopular post work-out spot , Green Nectar also attracts many of thefitness instructors who work in town . Thecolorful , Matisse-esque mural onthe wall was painted by Betsy Davis , owner of Bhakti Barn , where Prupis teaches yoga twomornings aweek .
Favorite New
Restaurant
( opened in the past year )
COMMON LOT
27 MAIN STREET , MILLBURN , COMMONLOT . COM
Almost impossible to geta reservation here , but totally worth the wait once you do . Don ’ tmiss the 12-hour braised lamb shoulder andthe vanilla and coconut rice pudding .
Favorite Italian Restaurants PETER ’ S OF MILLBURN
61 MAIN STREET , MILLBURN , PETERSOFMILLBURN . COM
RUNNER-UP : LA PERGOLA , 120 Essex Street , Millburn , lapergolanj . com
“ WE LOVE PETER ’ S BECAUSE OF THE FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AND BECAUSE THE FOOD TASTES HOMEMADE . THE STAFF MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE REGULARS .”
LAURA KESSLER
Favorite Chinese Restaurant JADE LAKE GOURMET
229 MILLBURNAVE ., MILLBURN , JADELAKEGOURMET . COM
Favorite Sushi Restaurant SAKURA
44 ESSEX STREET , MILLBURN , SAKURAMILLBURN . COM
Favorite Restaurant BASILICO
324MILLBURNAVE ., MILLBURN BASILICO . COM
The entrée fusilli cavolfiore ( whole-wheat pasta with cauliflower , pinenuts , garlic , breadcrumbs and pecorino cheese ) and side dishes polpette ( meatballs ) and sautéed Brussels sprouts are extraordinary . RUNNERS-UP : ARTURO ’ SOSTERIA & PIZZERIA , 180 Maplewood Ave ., Maplewood , arturosnj . com , and COMMON LOT .
Favorite Brunch Places ( TIE )
CAFÉ MONET
309 MILLBURN AVE ., MILLBURN , CAFEMONET . INFO
AND MOONSHINESUPPER CLUB
55MAINSTREET , MILLBURN , MOONSHINESUPPERCLUB . COM
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