Princeton · United States
The Princeton food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
A thin, crisp pizza baked in a pan, the kind served at a bar with a beer.
Best at Conte's Pizza, Witherspoon Street. Get: Pepperoni pie
Five places, and what to order
- Hoagie Havensandwich · Nassau Street (east end)Get: The Phat Lady (cheesesteak with fries and mozzarella sticks) or a Sanchez
- PJ's Pancake Houseclassic · Nassau StreetGet: Pancakes, or the Trenton pork roll, egg and cheese
- The Bent Spoonstreet-food · Palmer SquareGet: Whatever seasonal flavor is new that day, and hot chocolate in winter
- Pizza Denfor thin-crust bar pie · PrincetonGet: A plain pie
- Nomad Pizzafor thin-crust bar pie · PrincetonGet: A wood-fired pie
The market
Farmers market. New Jersey produce, meat, bread and prepared food
In season this November
Apple, cranberry and pumpkin ice cream · New Jersey produce
How it works here
Tip: Tip 18-22% at sit-down restaurants, a dollar or two a drink at the bar.
Book: Book the hot places on Resy or OpenTable, often the day tables drop (2-4 weeks out); counters and slices are walk-in.
When locals eat: Lunch noon-2pm, dinner 6-9pm; it gets late only in the big cities.