All are expected to open this year.
ESSEX COUNTY -- Locals looking for new culinary options are in luck. Four new restaurants have recently announced that they will be opening in Essex County.
Here's a sampling of some of the new spots you can expect to see this year.
An artist rendering of Essex Junction.ESSEX JUNCTION CRAFT KITCHEN & BAR
This gastropub is set to open on Washington Street (right near the train station) in Bloomfield in December, its developer, Experience Management Group, recently announced.
It will be headed by North Caldwell native and Miami restaurateur Jeremy Goldberg, and focus on atmosphere as much as food. The eatery will serve craft beer, artisanal wines, and signature dishes, the announcement said. It will focus, owners said, on its fun atmosphere as a community meet-up.
TURTLE + THE WOLF
Local Chef Lauren Hirschberg is returning to New Jersey after a long career at Manhattan's Craft restaurants to open this eatery on Valley Road in Upper Montclair this fall. The BYOB menu, which will serve dinner Tuesdays through Sundays and brunch on the weekends, will focus on locally-produced ingredients.
"My mission at Turtle + The Wolf is simple: to cook seasonal food with ingredients sourced as locally as possible, whenever possible, while continuing to support these awesome producers," Hirschberg said in a statement about the impending opening.
Bareburger. Hoboken. (Saed Hindash | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) BAREBURGER
With locations in Hoboken and Edgewater, this organic burger joint is planning a Montclair location opening this winter, its website says. According to a Baristanet report, its set to open in Bloomfield Avenue's Hinck Building.
Diners can expect an eclectic mix of meats and toppings when this location opens its doors. Plus, NJ Advance Media burger guru Pete Genovese recommends the onion rings, as well.
COMMON LOT
The eatery is currently under construction on Main Street in Millburn. According to a Village Green report, Australian chef Ehren Ryan plans to serve unique dishes and an interesting atmosphere that includes an upstairs library of the chef's cookbook collection, and a "chef's table" with an up-close-and-personal look at the culinary team at work, the report said.
It is slated to open either late this year or early 2016, it said.
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