Bergen County

Bergen County is in the Gateway (New Jersey) | Gateway region of New Jersey.

Municipalities

Allendale (New Jersey) | Allendale
Alpine (New Jersey) | Alpine
Bergenfield
Bogota (New Jersey) | Bogota
Carlstadt
Cliffside Park
Closter
Cresskill
Demarest
Dumont
East Rutherford
Edgewater
Elmwood Park (New Jersey)
Emerson (New Jersey)
Englewood (New Jersey) | Englewood
Englewood Cliffs
Fair Lawn
Fairview (New Jersey) | Fairview
Fort Lee
Franklin Lakes
Garfield
Glen Rock
Hackensack
Harrington Park
Hasborouck Heights
Haworth (New Jersey) | Haworth
Hillsdale
Ho Ho Kus
Leonia
Little Ferry
Lodi (New Jersey) | Lodi
Lyndhurst (New Jersey) | Lyndhurst
Mahwah
Maywood (New Jersey) | Maywood
Midland Park
Montvale
Moonachie
New Milford (New Jersey) | New Milford
North Arlington
Northvale
Norwood (New Jersey) | Norwood
Oakland (New Jersey) | Oakland
Old Tappan
Oradell
Palisades Park
Paramus
Park Ridge (New Jersey) | Park Ridge
Ramsey (New Jersey) | Ramsey
Ridgefield (New Jersey) | Ridgefield
Ridgefield Park
Ridgewood
River Edge
River Vale
Rochelle Park
Rockleigh
Rutherford (New Jersey) | Rutherford
Saddle Brook
Saddle River
South Hackensack
Teaneck
Tenafly
Teterboro
Upper Saddle River
Waldwick
Wallington
Washington Township
Westwood (New Jersey) | Westwood
Woodcliff Lake
Wood-Ridge
Wyckoff

Bergen County Halal Travel Guide

Bergen County is one of the four original counties in New Jersey. Before New Jersey was what it is today, its earlier borders extended to what are now Passaic and Hudson county. Bergen County is {{mi2|239 of land in the northeast corner of the state and its population is just over 900,000 people. Bergen County is also commonly known as being #16 out of the top 20 wealthiest counties in America, behind New York as #2, Westchester as #7 and San Francisco as #10 (https://ey.aol.com/article/50-municipalities-with-highest-per/490738).

Travel to Bergen County

To get to Bergen County, you can take many different means of transportation. If you're flying, you can fly into Newark International Airport for commercial flights and Teterboro Airport (IATA Flight Code: TEB) for private flights. If flying into New York makes you happier, you can fly into La Guardia Airport or John F. Kennedy International Airport. Each of these airports are within 40 minutes from Bergen County.

If you're coming from somewhere closer and you'd like to drive it's all very simple.

Anywhere south, get onto the Garden State Parkway North — any of the exits between 160 and 172 will be able to take you to Bergen County. There are some other highways that can also take you there, but thit is the most direct and least confusing way.

If you're coming from the north, like New York City, Massachusetts, or Connecticut, you can take the George Washington Bridge (NJ/NY lingo "the GW") or the Tappan Zee Bridge. For the GW, follow signs coming off the bridge for Route 4 E and then for Route 17 N and then signs for the Garden State Parkway N. If you're taking the Tappan Zee, when you get off, follow signs for I-287 West and then take the 14A exit towards New Jersey. After that, merge onto the New York State Thruway and take the School House Rd. exit which will lead you into Montvale in Bergen County.

There are also lots of great hotels to stay in that are all over BC. Depending on your price range and there are plenty of Holiday Inns to stay at or you can check-in to a Hilton or Mariott.

There are Holiday Inn Expresses in Ramsey and Paramus and a Hilton and Mariott in Woodcliff Lake. Because BC is so small, no matter where you stay, everything is within a half hour of where ever you'll be.

Get Around in Bergen County

The best way to get around Bergen County is to drive. There are lots of places to rent cars for a weekend, because otherwise you're stuck taking public transportation which only takes you to "working" parts of the area, not the fun parts. You can arrange for a vehicle service to pick you up at any of the airports and bring to you the nearest vehicle rental agency to get your vehicle on-the-spot or the airport will have a number of vehicle rental services on its property.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Newark Intl Airport, 162 US Highway 1 and 9, Newark, +1 973-242-3400

At La Guardia:*Avis +1 973-961-4300 or +1-800-230-4898

Hertz +1 973-621-2000 or +1 800-654-3131

Although there is no train service in the eastern parts of Bergen County, a project is underway to extend the Hudson Bergen Light Rail north to Englewood.

Shopping in Bergen County

New Jersey is known for many things. Some true, some completely false. One thing that is true is that no matter where you are, you are always 15 minutes away from a mall.In Bergen County and there are three malls.

Paramus Park Mall (in Paramus) — some stores: JC Penny, Macy's, Swarovski, Brighton Collectibles
The Shops at Riverside Plaza (in Hackensack)- Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomindale's, Brooks Brothers for Women, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tiffany & Co, Pottery Barn, Barnes & Noble, Burberry, Barney's CO-OP, Hermes, Movado
Garden State Plaza (in Paramus): Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Steve Madden, Rocky Mountain Chocolates Factory, Godiva, Jessica McClintock, H&M, Louis Vuitton, GEOX, Juicy Couture, Stuart Weitzman, Ed Hardy, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Kiehl's, Tumi, Apple and Lululemon Athletica

For some great trendy shops in town to go to:

Guess What's New Boutique — 32 Westwood Ace, Westwood
Marcia's Attic — 32 North Dean Street, Englewood
Threads — 128 Vervalen St, Closter

Bergen County has one of the strictest "blue laws" in the nation—virtually all Sunday shopping is banned, with the few exceptions including supermarkets, convenience stores, gas stations and restaurants. Paramus has even stricter blue laws that ban all work on Sunday except in groceries, restaurants and entertainment venues. The ban on Sunday shopping is actually a state law that can be rejected on a county-by-county basis by voter referendum; Bergen County is the only county that has refused to reject the state blue law.

Halal Restaurants & Food in Bergen County

Brazilian Bbq Buffet

Sushi/Asian

Kiku — Route 17 North in Paramus
Ichiban

American/Chain

Houlihan's — Route 17 North in Ramsey or Route 4. West in Paramus
Bobby's Burgers Palace
Dante's Italian Deli
Houstons — Route 4 West in Riverside Plaza Mall, in Hackensack
Morton's Steaks House — Route 4 West in Riverside Plaza Mall in Hackensack
Napa Valley Grille — Paramus, in Garden State Plaza, off of Route 17 S, ☎ +1 201-845-5555

Diner/Breakfast

Suburban Diner — Route 17 North in Paramus
The Ridge Diner — Park Ridge on the junction of Kinderkamack Ave and Park Ave
Ronnie's Bagels — 118 Broadway, Hillsdale or 541 Livingston Street in Norwood

Italian

Aldo and Gianni — in the CVS shopping center on the junction of Chestnut Ridge Rd. and Grand Ave, Montvale (make a reservation — +1 201-391-6866)
Fratelli Trattoria — Ridgewood
Campania Restaurant (featured in (201) Magazine's Best of Bergen's Editor's Picks for rennovations done by Hell's Kitchen's Gordon Ramsey) — 17-15 Broadway, Fair Lawn
Sanducci's — 570 Kinderkamack Road, River Edge
Cafe Amici — 315 Franklin Avenue, Wycoff — +1 201-848-0198*Cafe L'Amore — 455 Ramapo Valley Road, Oakland — +1 201-337-5628

Mexica

Rosa Mexicana — The Shops at Riverside, in Hackensack
El Bandito — Spring Valley, NY (it's not NJ, it's right on the border outside of Montvale. If you're looking for authentic Mexican food and atmosphere, go there!)

Because BC is such a "family" place and there isn't much of a crazy night life directly in town. A short 20 minutes drive to Nyack is the "it" place to be for a trendy night life.

If you like the pub/bar scene, Pearl River, NY, which borders Park Ridge in BC, you can go to The Saloon for a more townie, toned down place to have a Coffee.

If you're still itching for me, NYC is a hop, skip and a jump away. Take the Lincoln or Holland Tunnel to downtown NYC for great restaurants to go.

The local place for nightlife is Club Feathers ]at 77 Kinderkamack Rd.; River Edge.

Top Travel Tips

Sky Zone Allendale GPS 41.0938,-74.1178 - in Allendale

County parks Ski, skate, jog, cycle, golf, picnic, camp overnight, tour a zoo, visit a Revolutionary War site, swim, hike, play softball and tennis. Bergen County parks offer golf courses, horseback riding stables, an environmental center, a zoo and plenty of places to picnic and play.

Darlington County Park: Darlington Avenue, Mahwah. 2 swimming lakes with sandy beaches, changing rooms, Snacks bar, picnic areas, sand volley ball courts, fishing lake, tennis, handball and basketball courts.
Bergen County Zoological Park in Van Saun County Park (Forest and Continental Avenues in Paramus): a train ride, extensive playground and the zoo which is home to a wide variety of wild and domestic animals and different species of birds.
Campgaw Mountain County reservation, Campgaw Road in Mahwah: camping, alpine skiing, snowboarding, night skiing, snow tubing. Children's Programs and Lessons. Ski info: +1 201-327-7804
The Hermitage, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ +1 201-445-8311: Historic house museum that incorporates an 18th-century stone house that was visited during the Revolutionary War by George Washington and is the site where Aaron Burr met and married Theodosia Prevost.
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ +1 201-261-0012: Founded in 1957 by an early conservationist and the museum showcases the natural world. It includes wildlife art and big game collections.
New Jersey Children's Museum, Paramus, NJ +1 201-262-5151: 30 neat exhibits including a kid-sized grocery and the World of Animal Senses, a fire truck, New Jersey's largest kaleidoscope and a medieval castle where kids dress up as knights, princesses, fairies and kings.
Historic sites: 18th, 19th & 20th century monuments
County golf courses: Bergen offers tremendous resources for some 90,000 golfers
Cultural events: Films, concerts, art shows and theatre
The Bergen Performing Arts Center is Bergen County's largest theater. The theater presents entertainment for every taste and budget, including a celebrity performers, world class music and theater and dance, glittering holiday shows and a Family Series of quality, affordable children's shows.
The Bergen County Players are one of northern New Jersey's premier community theater groups. For nearly 70 years and they have been entertaining area residents with quality productions. The group performs at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell.
The American Stage Playhouse (+1 201-692-7744) at Fairleigh Dickinson in Teaneck features revivals as varied as Forever Plaid and The Bad Seed as well as several new and adventurous works every season.

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