Around Town
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WEEHAWKEN
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ON SEAFOOD
SPECIALITIES
CHART HOUSE
A DRINK AND A VIEW
GRAB
THE PERFECT PIECE
HUDSON BLUE BAR
THE WOODSHACK
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Located in the Waterway Weehawken Ferry
Terminal, Hudson Blue Bar offers guests full
panoramic views of the Hudson River and
Manhattan. The Zagat-rated restaurant
serves up sushi and Asian-fusion entrees,
as well as import and domestic beer, wine
and daily drink specials. The space has an
indoor dining room and bar for colder
months and a private outdoor patio for
spring and summer. Nightly events at the
restaurant include trivia on Tuesdays, live
music on Fridays and karaoke on one Friday
a month. Guests who present an NFL ticket
on Sundays can receive complimentary food.
4800 Port Imperial Blvd., (201) 348-3200,
hudsonbluebarandview.com
FIND
Formerly known as The Woodshed,
North Hudson’s biggest showroom
has new ownership and a new
name, The Woodshack. The fine
furniture store’s inventory features
fully-assembled pieces made from
real wood. Furniture can be finished
or unfinished and custom-made
items can also be created. Items for
sale in the shop’s massive showroom
include desks, bookcases, closets,
dressers and rocking horses.
4500 Park Ave., (201) 866-7949,
woodshedunpaintedfurniture.com
THE CLASSICS
WEEHAWKEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
The building, modeled after a castle on the Rhine River, features stained-glass windows and was designed in the Germanic architectural
style in the early 1900s. After a series of previous owners, the Township of Weehawken now owns the facility, which was converted
to a library in 1942 and has satiated local readers’ appetites ever since. Library-goers will notice the tree of knowledge stone wall
structure containin