Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in Newark, NJ

Southern and soul food in Newark at a glance

• Southern and soul food is the 16th largest food category in Newark, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 1.5% share compares with 0.9% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Newark leans toward southern and soul food.
• Of the 19 listed below, 18 are independent and 1 belong to chains; 16 list a website.

Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in Newark

• The Juke Joint Soul House
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 7 1st Ave
• Cornbread Newark
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 915 Broad St
• JBJ Soul Kitchen
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Robeson Campus Center, 350 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
• Roy's Fish Fry
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 830 S Orange Ave
• The Weekend Spot Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 683 Springfield Ave
• Combos Grille & Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 66 Thomas St
• Country Fried Chicken
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 712 Broadway
• Diamondz N Da Ruff Café & Lounge
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 71 Clay St
• Duke's Southern Table
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 11 Clinton St
• Essex Sports Cafe
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 18 Green St
• Soul food
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1079 Broad St #2
• The Soul Food Factory
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 683 Springfield Ave
• Kreole restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 999 S Orange Ave
• Chess House Soul Food Lounge
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 66 Thomas St
• Smitty & Mo's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 100 Mulberry St, Gateway Building
• Bobby's Authentic Southern Cuisine
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 272Lyons Ave
• D and J Country Cooking
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 363 Madison Ave
• Betty Lee Jeans Kitchen
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 272 Lyons Ave
• Madre & Son Soulfood Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 37 Commerce St

Southern and soul food elsewhere in New Jersey

Among the New Jersey cities in this guide, the most southern and soul food listings are in Jersey City (6) and Trenton (6).

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