TV Restaurants in New Jersey
149 restaurants and bars in New Jersey have been featured on Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, Bar Rescue, Best Thing I Ever Ate, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Food Paradise, Hotel Impossible, Kitchen Nightmares, Mystery Diners, Man v. Food, Restaurant: Impossible, and Restaurant Stakeout. 101 open · 34 closed.
Map of TV restaurants in New Jersey
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8 of 149 New Jersey records have no confirmed coordinates yet and are listed below but not on the map.
Every tracked location in New Jersey
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Asbury Park, NJ
Food Paradise
Open verified Checked -
Now: The Break (formerly Langosta Lounge)
Asbury Park, NJ
Mystery Diners
New owners verified Checked -
Asbury Park, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open reported Checked -
Asbury Park, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Asbury Park, NJ
Man v. Food
Open reported Checked -
Atlantic City, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open reported Checked -
Atlantic City, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Atlantic City, NJ
Food Paradise
Open reported Checked -
Atlantic City, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open verified Checked -
Atlantic City, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate · Food Paradise
Open verified Checked -
Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Avon-By-The-Sea, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Now: Mustache Bill's Diner (formerly Mustache Bill's)
Barnegat Light, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open verified Checked -
Barnegat Light, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open verified Checked -
Beach Haven, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate · Man v. Food
Open verified Checked -
Belleville, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Open verified Checked -
Now: Del Buono's Bakery & Carmen's Deli (formerly Carmen's Deli)
Bellmawr, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open reported Checked -
Belmar, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Belmar, NJ
Food Paradise
Open reported Checked -
Bloomfield, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Closed verified Checked -
Bradley Beach, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open verified Checked -
Brick Township, NJ
Mystery Diners
Open verified Checked -
Bridgewater, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open verified Checked -
Brigantine, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open verified Checked -
Now: The Panzarotti Spot (formerly Panzarotti Pizza King)
Camden, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Renamed reported Checked -
Cape May, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open automated Checked -
Cape May, NJ
Hotel Impossible
Open verified Checked -
Now: Segovia Meson (formerly Grasshopper Also)
Carlstadt, NJ
Kitchen Nightmares
New owners verified Checked -
Chatham, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Closed verified Checked -
Cinnaminson, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open verified Checked -
Clark, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Open reported Checked -
Clifton, NJ
Food Paradise
Open reported Checked -
Clifton, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open verified Checked -
Cranbury, NJ
Kitchen Nightmares
Closed verified Checked -
Dumont, NJ
Kitchen Nightmares
Closed verified Checked -
Jimmy Buff's Hot Dogs & Sausages
East Hanover, NJ
Food Paradise
Closed verified Checked -
Harold's New York Deli Restaurant
Edison, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate · Man v. Food
Open verified Checked -
Edison, NJ
Man v. Food
Open reported Checked -
Edison, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives · Food Paradise
New owners verified Checked -
Egg Harbor City, NJ
Restaurant: Impossible
Open reported Checked -
Fair Lawn, NJ
Kitchen Nightmares
Closed verified Checked -
Galloway, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open reported Checked -
Hackensack, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate · Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Hamilton Township, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Harrison, NJ
Kitchen Nightmares
Open reported Checked -
Highlands, NJ
Man v. Food
Open reported Checked -
Highlands, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
New owners verified Checked -
Hightstown, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Now: Fiore's House of Quality (formerly Fiore's Deli)
Hoboken, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open reported Checked -
Hoboken, NJ
Man v. Food
Open reported Checked -
Hoboken, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Hoboken, NJ
Food Paradise
Open reported Checked -
Hoboken, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Closed verified Checked -
Hoboken, NJ
Man v. Food
Open automated Checked -
Now: Pure Pita (formerly Pita Grill)
Hoboken, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Closed verified Checked -
Hoboken, NJ
Mystery Diners
Closed verified Checked -
The Shepherd and the Knucklehead Pub & Steakhouse
Hoboken, NJ
Food Paradise
Open verified Checked -
Hoboken, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate · Man v. Food
Closed verified Checked -
Now: Vito's & Son Italian Deli (formerly Vito's Italian Deli)
Hoboken, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open reported Checked -
Now: Life Pancake Company (formerly Brownstone Diner)
Jersey City, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Renamed verified Checked -
Jersey City, NJ
Bar Rescue
Closed verified Checked -
Now: Villa Borghese III (VB3 Pizzeria) (formerly VB3)
Jersey City, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Open verified Checked -
Lake Hopatcong, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Ledgewood, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Closed verified Checked -
Now: Oyster Creek Restaurant and Boat Bar (formerly Oyster Creek Inn)
Leeds Point, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open verified Checked -
Now: Johnny Prince's Bayway Diner (formerly Bay Way Diner)
Linden, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Renamed verified Checked -
Livingston, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Now: Coney Waffle Ice Cream and Sweet Shop (formerly Coney Waffles Ice Cream Sweet Shop)
Long Branch, NJ
Food Paradise
Open verified Checked -
Long Branch, NJ
Kitchen Nightmares
Open reported Checked -
Manasquan, NJ
Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back
Open verified Checked -
Maple Shade, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open reported Checked -
Maplewood, NJ
Food Paradise
Relocated verified Checked -
Joey D's Pizzeria & Restaurant
Metuchen, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Open verified Checked -
Middletown Township, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open verified Checked -
Millburn, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open verified Checked -
Montclair, NJ
Food Paradise
Closed verified Checked -
Montclair, NJ
Kitchen Nightmares
Open reported Checked -
Montclair, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Closed verified Checked -
Morristown, NJ
Food Paradise
Open verified Checked -
New Brunswick, NJ
Food Paradise
Open reported Checked -
Mr. C's Grease Truck @ Rutgers University campus
New Brunswick, NJ
Food Paradise
Open reported Checked -
New Brunswick, NJ
Man v. Food
Open verified Checked -
New Brunswick, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Open reported Checked -
New Brunswick, NJ
Man v. Food
Open reported Checked -
Newark, NJ
Food Paradise
Open reported Checked -
Newark, NJ
Restaurant: Impossible
Open reported Checked -
Newark (Ironbound), NJ
Man v. Food
Open automated Checked -
North Arlington, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Closed verified Checked -
Now: Antonia's by the Park (formerly 90 Park)
North Bergen, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Closed verified Checked -
North Wildwood, NJ
Hotel Impossible
Open verified Checked -
Northfield, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Norwood, NJ
Food Paradise
Closed verified Checked -
Oakhurst, NJ
Food Paradise
Open reported Checked -
Oakhurst, NJ
Kitchen Nightmares
Closed verified Checked -
Oakland, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Open reported Checked -
Piccini Wood Fired Brick Oven Pizza
Ocean City, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open verified Checked -
Shriver's Salt Water Taffy & Fudge
Ocean City, NJ
Food Paradise
Open verified Checked -
Palmyra, NJ
Restaurant: Impossible
Closed verified Checked -
Paramus, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Closed verified Checked -
Paterson, NJ
Restaurant: Impossible
Closed verified Checked -
Plainfield, NJ
Kitchen Nightmares
Closed verified Checked -
Plainsboro Township, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Pleasantville, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Closed verified Checked -
Point Pleasant, NJ
Man v. Food
Open verified Checked -
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Food Paradise
Open verified Checked -
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Food Paradise
Open verified Checked -
Princeton, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Now: CARS Eatery (formerly Cars Sandwiches and Shakes)
Ramsey, NJ
Food Paradise
Renamed verified Checked -
Ramsey, NJ
Food Paradise
Open verified Checked -
Now: SubUrban Bar & Kitchen (formerly Morris Tap & Grill)
Randolph, NJ
Food Paradise
Renamed verified Checked -
Now: Danny's Steakhouse & Sushi Bar (formerly Danny's Grill & Wine Bar)
Red Bank, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Closed verified Checked -
Ridgewood, NJ
Kitchen Nightmares
Closed verified Checked -
Robbinsville Township, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Rocky Hill, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Roselle Park, NJ
Food Paradise
Open verified Checked -
Sea Bright, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open verified Checked -
Sea Girt, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open reported Checked -
Seaside Heights, NJ
Man v. Food
Open verified Checked -
Seaside Heights, NJ
Hotel Impossible
Open verified Checked -
Thunderbird Motel, Charlroy Motel, Palm Villa Suites, and Tradewinds Motor Lodge
Seaside Park, NJ
Hotel Impossible
Open verified Checked -
Now: LBI Pancake House (formerly LBI Pancake House / Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Department)
Ship Bottom, NJ
Restaurant: Impossible
Open verified Checked -
Short Hills, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open verified Checked -
Grilled Cheese & Crab Cake Co.
Somers Point, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Somers Point, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
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Somerville, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Closed verified Checked -
Somerville, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Unknown unverified Checked -
Somerville, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open verified Checked -
South Bound Brook, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open verified Checked -
South Orange, NJ
Man v. Food
Closed verified Checked -
Southampton Township, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Stone Harbor, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open reported Checked -
Botto's Italian Line Restaurant
Swedesboro, NJ
Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back
Open verified Checked -
Toms River, NJ
Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back
Closed verified Checked -
Toms River, NJ
Mystery Diners
Closed verified Checked -
Union, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Open reported Checked -
Voorhees Township, NJ
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Closed verified Checked -
Now: Landmark Tavern at Stone House (formerly Stone House at Stirling Ridge)
Warren, NJ
Food Paradise
Renamed reported Checked -
Wayne, NJ
Food Paradise
Open reported Checked -
Wayne, NJ
Kitchen Nightmares
Open reported Checked -
West Orange, NJ
Man v. Food
Open verified Checked -
Now: Starlite Restaurant & Pizza (formerly Starlight Restaurant and Pizza)
West Orange, NJ
Restaurant: Impossible
Closed verified Checked -
Now: Hot Rods American Craft (formerly Hot Rods BBQ)
Wharton, NJ
Restaurant Stakeout
Closed verified Checked -
Now: The Junction (formerly Flamangos)
Whitehouse Station, NJ
Kitchen Nightmares
Closed verified Checked -
Whitehouse Station, NJ
Restaurant: Impossible
Closed verified Checked -
Wildwood, NJ
Food Paradise
Open reported Checked -
Woodland Park, NJ
Kitchen Nightmares
Open verified Checked -
Woodland Park, NJ
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Relocated verified Checked
Shows filmed in New Jersey
- Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back — 3 locations in New Jersey
- Bar Rescue — 1 location in New Jersey
- Best Thing I Ever Ate — 19 locations in New Jersey
- Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives — 43 locations in New Jersey
- Food Paradise — 28 locations in New Jersey
- Hotel Impossible — 4 locations in New Jersey
- Kitchen Nightmares — 13 locations in New Jersey
- Mystery Diners — 4 locations in New Jersey
- Man v. Food — 15 locations in New Jersey
- Restaurant: Impossible — 7 locations in New Jersey
- Restaurant Stakeout — 18 locations in New Jersey
How to use this map
Each pin is one restaurant or bar in New Jersey that appeared on a show we track. Pin colour is the status we have on file — open, closed, changed, or unknown — and clicking a pin opens its dated status and a link to the full page. Where pins sit close together they collapse into a numbered cluster; click it to zoom in until the individual pins separate.
The two dropdowns above the map filter the pins and the list below in the same move, so you can narrow to, say, closed locations from one show without losing your place. The list is the accessible version of the map: it carries the same 149 records in the same order, is fully keyboard-navigable, and "Show on map" on any card flies the map to that pin.
Status is never a live feed. Each card shows the date we last checked it — for New Jersey that is September 7, 2026 on the most recently reviewed record — and the source page it rests on. Confirm with the business before you drive anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
How many TV-featured restaurants in New Jersey are still open?
101 of the 149 New Jersey records we track are recorded open, 68% of the state's total, each with its own dated source. 34 are recorded closed.
What TV shows have featured restaurants in New Jersey?
Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, Bar Rescue, Best Thing I Ever Ate, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Food Paradise, Hotel Impossible, Kitchen Nightmares, Mystery Diners, Man v. Food, Restaurant: Impossible, and Restaurant Stakeout.
Something on this page is wrong. What now?
Tell us what you're seeing and where you saw it. If we can't reach a confident answer within about a week, we lower the page's confidence label rather than leave a disputed claim standing.