This cozy dive bar is your home away from home, where you can shoot a game of pool while listening to some classic Rod Stewart jams from the bar’s stack of vinyl records. They’ve got a great selection of drinks at DC’s Tavern, where you can order everything from a nice glass of whisky to the bro-iest of beers, Bud “Heavy.”

Everyone said we’d be fools to miss out on Fiore’s Thursday special, a roast beef sandwich made with gravy and fresh, housemade mozzarella (always pronounced “mootz”). So we made it our business to get one — and take it from us, this sandwich is definitely a must-try.

O’Bagel’s extensive menu of hand-rolled bagels makes it an ideal breakfast spot. You can’t go wrong with the everything bagel, which is always served with the perfect amount of cream cheese.

La Isla came highly recommended, and it definitely lived up to the hype. We swung by the restaurant’s uptown location for lunch and tried the Cuban Reuben, their flawless mash-up of two classic sandwiches.

This Jersey City brewery specializes in gluten-free craft beers and features an awesome skate-inspired tap room, where we got to sample some great brews straight from the fermenter. Plus, this brewery is home to Bogan, one of the sweetest pups we’ve ever met.