The Ironbound, Newark
Ferry Street. The best food neighborhood in North Jersey. Portuguese, Brazilian, Spanish. The restaurants are the reason people drive to Newark.
The Ironbound doesn't need a rebrand or a food blog write-up. It's been here. Fornos of Spain has been on Ferry Street since 1976. Seabra's Marisqueira packs the house every Saturday for Portuguese seafood. Brasilia Grill turns rodizio into a spectacle. The neighborhood is named for the railroad tracks that surround it, but the boundaries everyone knows are culinary. If you can smell garlic and hear Portuguese, you're in the Ironbound.
Dense, loud, generous. Every table gets bread and butter before you sit down.
World Cup 2026: Ferry Street is closing
Brazil vs Morocco at MetLife Stadium on Saturday June 13. Ferry Street closes for the day. Newark officials expect 70,000 to 100,000 people in the Ironbound. This is the largest street-level event in North Jersey during the entire World Cup. Full match-day guide
All Ironbound businesses
164 Ferry St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
41-51 Wilson Ave #1c, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
233 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
10 Wilson Ave, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
73 Warwick St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
141 Elm St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
182 Ferry St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
54 Ferry St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
47 Ferry St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
72 Elm Rd, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
148 Delancy St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
538 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
267 Ferry St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
87 Madison St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
288 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
99 Monroe St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA
80-84 Ferry St, Newark, NJ 07105, USA