Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Newark by diners

Comfort food. Just saying the phrase manages to create a feeling of warmth that suddenly envelops you and travels directly to your stomach. It's the small, happy dance you do in your chair as your mom puts your favorite dinner in front of you when you go home to visit. It's the infamous cranberry sauce that your beloved aunt makes every Thanksgiving. It's the inexplicably delicious French bread pizza that makes you remember the nostalgia of childhood when everything was simple and eating pizza for lunch felt like a dream come true.

There's a wonderfully subjective quality about comfort food because when it comes down to it, the only criterion it has to have is that it has to make you feel comfortable when you eat it. It's the dish you eat when you're having a rough day鈥攍ike a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream鈥攐r it's the dish you eat when you have something amazing to celebrate鈥攁lso a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream.

Whether you're out traveling for work, enjoying a road trip for solely play-related purposes, or just tired of figuring out what to have for dinner tonight, decided to help you find some of the highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Newark, using data current as of July 22, 2025. The restaurants that serve the starchy, salty, sweet, greasy, cheesy, flaky, buttery comfort food that hits close to home, exactly when you need it most.

Businesses in the "comfort food" category were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews and within a 10-kilometer radius of Newark were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included.

Keep reading to find out if your favorite comfort spot made it or to find a new favorite!

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Vonda's Kitchen

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#16. Vonda's Kitchen

- Rating: 3.8/5 (570 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 183 West Kinney St. Newark, New Jersey
- Categories: Soul Food, Comfort Food, Breakfast & Brunch
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R U Hungry

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#15. R U Hungry

- Rating: 4.0/5 (44 reviews)
- Address: 164 University Ave. Newark, New Jersey
- Categories: Comfort Food
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Wallington Diner

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#14. Wallington Diner

- Rating: 4.0/5 (52 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 417 Paterson Ave. Wallington, New Jersey
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Burgers, Comfort Food
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Vine and Oak Tavern

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#13. Vine and Oak Tavern

- Rating: 4.0/5 (172 reviews)
- Address: 100 South Ave. East Cranford, New Jersey
- Categories: Comfort Food, Wine Bars, Cocktail Bars
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Yaya Tea Newark

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#12. Yaya Tea Newark

- Rating: 4.1/5 (77 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 250 Central Ave. Newark, New Jersey
- Categories: Bubble Tea, Comfort Food, Coffee & Tea
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The Parkside Social

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#11. The Parkside Social

- Rating: 4.2/5 (120 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 706 Bloomfield Ave. Verona, New Jersey
- Categories: American, Cocktail Bars, Comfort Food
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Turtle + The Wolf

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#10. Turtle + The Wolf

- Rating: 4.2/5 (370 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 622 Valley Road Montclair, New Jersey
- Categories: New American, Desserts, Comfort Food
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Al Chile

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#9. Al Chile

- Rating: 4.3/5 (116 reviews)
- Address: 187 Hackensack St. Wood Ridge, New Jersey
- Categories: Mexican, Bars, Comfort Food
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Shawn's Table

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#8. Shawn's Table

- Rating: 4.3/5 (29 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 271 Ocean Ave. Jersey City, New Jersey
- Categories: Comfort Food
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Mordi's Sandwich Shop

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#7. Mordi's Sandwich Shop

- Rating: 4.5/5 (179 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 320 Communipaw Ave. Jersey City, New Jersey
- Categories: Sandwiches, Comfort Food, Burgers
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The House of Hot Chicken

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#6. The House of Hot Chicken

- Rating: 4.5/5 (75 reviews)
- Address: 138 Newark Ave. Jersey City, New Jersey
- Categories: Chicken Shop, Sandwiches, Comfort Food
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Bobwhite Counter

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#5. Bobwhite Counter

- Rating: 4.5/5 (257 reviews)
- Address: 150 Warren St. Jersey City, New Jersey
- Categories: Southern, Comfort Food, Caterers
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Go Go Curry Newark

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#4. Go Go Curry Newark

- Rating: 4.6/5 (60 reviews)
- Address: 1 William St. Newark, New Jersey
- Categories: Japanese Curry, Comfort Food
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Linden Rotisserie

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#3. Linden Rotisserie

- Rating: 4.6/5 (23 reviews)
- Address: 691A West Edgar Road Linden, New Jersey
- Categories: Fast food, Puerto Rican, Comfort Food
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Wheelie Good Pierogi

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#2. Wheelie Good Pierogi

- Rating: 4.7/5 (68 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1580 Irving St. Rahway, New Jersey
- Categories: Polish, Comfort Food
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Konoz Restaurant

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#1. Konoz Restaurant

- Rating: 4.8/5 (50 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 16 Clinton St. Newark, New Jersey
- Categories: Empanadas, Comfort Food, Puerto Rican
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 95 metros.

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