As the leaves change colour through hues of red and orange, this vibrant New Jersey metropolis comes alive with everything from bustling street fairs and artistic open houses to Oktoberfest events and seasonal culinary creations.
As the days shorten, the sun’s rays lengthen and a slight chill enters the air, so begins a special time for Jersey City. Just across the Hudson River from Manhattan, a 10-minute metro ride away, this charismatic US city exudes fall charm at its finest. As you wander the city’s streets, the smell of ingredients like cinnamon, pumpkin and clove pours out of cafes and bakeries, themselves overlooked by trees transitioning through shades of red and orange.
“The parks in Jersey City are incredible, especially in autumn,” says Melissa McCart, longtime Jersey City resident and food journalist. “I love Riverview-Fisk Park in Jersey City Heights. You get beautiful fall foliage there, and a view of the New York skyline so crisp and close you feel like you can reach out and touch it. Jersey City has a similar energy to that of the metropolis across the river,” she says, “but with a lot more breathing room.
Jersey City embraces autumn with an emphatic energy: new seasonal menus appear in restaurants, autumnal ingredients end up in both cocktails and beer, and fairs and festivals grace the streets. The annualkicks off the season on 21 September. At this event on Newark Avenue, vendors sell homemade crafts and candles, beer gardens fill with groups enjoying local brews and live bands provide welcome entertainment. gets underway.
Jersey City's colourful murals are at their best when complemented by the orange and yellow hues of the surrounding changing leaves., another local favourite brewery, introduces a gluten-free pumpkin-spiced ale, as well as a few Oktoberfest brews. And to go full-on fall, the popular, an acclaimed bakery that arguably makes the best pizza in New Jersey. “In the early part of the season, we can still get all of the best summer vegetables — tomatoes, eggplant, peppers and more.
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