Italian-American scene
New Jersey
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New Jersey is the land of the Italian hot dog, pork roll, tomato pie and some of the best Italian delis in America.
North Jersey's Italian communities in Newark, Paterson, Hoboken and Nutley kept the deli and pork-store tradition alive; Trenton has its tomato pie.
What to order: an Italian hot dog with peppers, onions and potatoes; Trenton tomato pie; a deli sub.
- Neighborhoods
- Newark, Hoboken, Paterson, Trenton, Belleville
- Must-order
- an Italian hot dog with peppers, onions and potatoes; Trenton tomato pie; a deli sub
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