We arrived at our hotel, the Doubletree, around noon, and walked around the city and down the waterfront promenade, stopping in at the nearby Irish festival. We had hoped to find a place to eat outdoors on the water, but no luck - many businesses are closed on weekends, seeming to cater to the weekday business crowd only. We ate lunch at HopsScotch, followed by pre-dinner drinks at Dorian's Red Hand, and topped off by an amazing dinner at Thirty Acres. on the way home from dinner, we strolled through a very small but cute area of Jersey City, then walked down to the waterfront promenade to view Manhattan across the river all lit up at night. The next morning, we enjoyed brunch at Batello, with a view of the harbor and river before departing for home.
We enjoyed Jersey City, but we felt about it the way we felt about Brooklyn - the housing rates are still quite high (although not Manhattan prices), and you are left to look across the river longingly at the place where you really want to live.
Hotel:
- Doubletree Jersey City Link to my review
Restaurants:
- Batello Link to my review
- Dorrian's Red Hand Link to my review
- HopScotch Link to my review
- Thirty Acres Link to my review
