New Jersey Trendy Restaurants

New Jersey restaurants are quickly taking hold of the latest trend that appeals to younger diners who seek out restaurants with a refreshing, energetic, casually elegant dining experience that is a departure from the "Old World" stuffy style of dining.

Formal, stuffy, and expensive is a dying breed of restaurants! Restaurants are reinventing themselves by becoming more casual with fewer costly amenities. chandeliers, drapes, table linens, and waiters in tuxes.

What are the new breed of younger diners looking for?

Vibrant Ambiance - Younger diners are looking for a vibrant atmosphere with rustic, upscale, trendy ambiance. "Old World " ambiance with waiters in tuxedos, chandeliers, elegant draperies, and other costly amenities are out!

Healthy Food - Diners are increasingly aware of healthy and environmentally safe food choices. Restaurants committed to buying local, and using fresh farm to table, organic products and wild caught seafood are increasingly in demand.

More Creative, More Options, Smaller Food Portions. The appetizer/entree menu format is being phased out. People like to customize their dining experience. Diners are no longer interested in huge portions that result in left over doggy bags. Small plates and more portion options that can be shared. Plate sharing enhances a more intimate dining experience among couples and friendship groups.

Minimal and Lighter Menus. Less menu options with an emphasis on quality ingredients, smaller portions, and the use of light sauces to bring out the flavor of quality ingredients. Menus with fewer choices are done so to insure that the ingredients are fresh, purchased daily and the menu items are prepared when ordered. The new, trendy restaurants avoid the use of heavy sauces that mask the taste of frozen, reheated, and poor quality ingredients.

Serving Alcohol - BYOB is out with younger 21 - 45 year old diners. This demographic enjoys ordering cocktails and craft beers in a social setting and in meeting up with friends.