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FORT LEE
PLAZA DINER
Renovations in March at the Plaza Diner transformed this typical, New Jersey diner to an elegant,
upscale family restaurant, while keeping the same
comfortable, casual diner atmosphere. The diner
offers new items on its menu, including Asian food
and a sushi bar, linguini in clam sauce, and a manager’s favorite, penne alla yoon, featuring broccoli,
Portobello mushrooms, sausage and garlic in extra
virgin olive oil. Fresh from New England, the restaurant offers lobster and clams (with deliveries twice a
week). Plaza Diner has a full bar with six beers on
tap and a special Korean liquor called Soju. The
diner’s classic menu items, such as Greek salad,
burgers and breakfast specials, as well as a typical
dessert box of pies, cakes and baklava, are available.
2045 Lemoine Ave., (201) 944-8681,
fortleeplazadiner.com
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The shop offers a range of services and
merchandise, including renting and selling
bikes, servicing bikes and providing riders
everything from sunglasses, helmets,
clothes, wheels and more. T he shop also
has an outside patio where bikers can rest
or re-energize with a full coffee bar and a
nutrition bar. A new addition this fall are
the “ebicycles” (available to rent or sell),
which have a battery and an assistance
motor to give riders an extra boost when
pedaling. 2347 Hudson Terrace,
(201) 944-7074, strictlybicycles.com
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FALL 2015 (201) GOLD COAST
Located at the entrance to the George
Washington Bridge in the heart of Fort Lee,
Hudson Lights is part of an innovative
redevelopment initiative expected to invigorate
the city’s well-located downtown corridor. The
first phase of the project is expected to open
by the end of 2015 and will include 276 luxury
apartments featuring numerous amenities for
residents, including a pool, lounge, fitness center,
rooftop terrace and gardens. “The high-quality
tenants we have brought aboard will be a boon
not only for our Hudson Lights residents,
but for all of the residents of Fort Lee, and the
surrounding area, who will now be able to
access a wide range of dining, shopping and
entertainment options,” says Richard Tucker,
Tucker Development CEO. The development’s
lead tenant is movie theater iPic, which is building
an eight-screen, 533-seat luxury movie theater.
Other tenants include restaurants Tanzy, Gaonurri
and Anthony Franco’s Pizza, bakery café Paris
Baguette, CVS pharmacy, Coldwell Banker,
Capital One, New Bank, Shesmiss clothing store,
European Wax Center, Tutti Nails and Spa, and
self-serve frozen yogurt shop 16 Handles.
175 Main St., hudsonlightsnj.com
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FORT LEE BAKERY
If you’re looking for fresh,
artisan bread, you’ve found
it. Fort Lee Bakery, which
recently opened on
Memorial Day this year,
makes everything from
scratch. The small, familyowned business offers
walnut raisin bread to olive
bread – items made daily by
their professional baker. The
bakery makes pastries, too.
Want to order in bulk? Call
up today to pre-order large
quantities. Still in its beginning stages, stop in, try
some bread and see the
bakery grow and rise to
deliciousness. “I reassure
you we provide quality fresh
breads, every day,” says
Willie, one of the co-owners.
482 Main St., (201) 944-1126
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