Restaurant Week Returns To Bloomfield, With Some Twists

Eric Kiefer
·3 min read

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Center’s “Restaurant Week” is returning for 2020 … with some twists.

This year, amid the coronavirus crisis, the annual event will take a different form than local foodies might be used to. The festivities, which include food specials and “virtual performances,” will take place from Monday, July 13 to Sunday, July 19.

According to a news release from the Bloomfield Center Alliance:

“Bloomfield Center Restaurant Week will feature some pre-fixe meals and many special offers at 10+ restaurants in the center including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Participating restaurants offer a mix of service options like take-out and delivery so that New Jersey residents can take part in the week’s specials in the way that fits them best. Some restaurants are also now offering outdoor seating, which will be promoted on a restaurant by restaurant basis in Restaurant Week communications.”

Organizers added:

“Bloomfield Center Restaurant Week will also feature special virtual performances, many of them recorded live online each evening from local musicians. music school students, and other performers. Bloomfield Center residents and visitors alike can grab a meal for their family from participating restaurants and tune in live at night for the performance, or watch content from previous night’s fun.”

Learn more about the event and see dining specials here.

Participating restaurants include:

  • Aki Asian House

  • Anthony’s Cheesecake

  • Burgers Grilled Right (BGR Bloomfield)

  • Bucco

  • Bloomfield Steak & Seafood

  • Bloomfield College Dining

  • Brandon’s Coffee Shop

  • Havana Restaurant Cafe

  • Minia’s Deli

  • Six Points Pub

  • State Street Diner

  • Sweetberry Bowls

  • Tacos La Gringa

Participating musicians and performers include:

  • Michael Stanton Murphy

  • Sixteenth Note Music School

  • School of Rock – Montclair

  • The Gigabeats

  • Nutley School of Music

The Restaurant Week in July 2020 comes after a year filled with culinary events like Dinner Under the Stars, an al fresco summer dining event that was extended by popular demand through September, and a pair of first-ever Bloomfield Center Food Tours.

“The restaurants in Bloomfield Center are an important part of so many family’s traditions and individuals’ routines … I think we all realized how much we love eating food from these restaurants over the past year, and also how good it feels to find community within them,” said Ollyn Lettman, director of the Bloomfield Center Alliance.

“Coming out of this stressful period, we want to provide as much support in marketing and generating excitement and demand in our center as we can, and we’ve found the diverse foods of Bloomfield Center are an incredible draw,” Lettman said.

Frank Bucco, the owner of Bucco restaurant on Washington Street, said he’s excited to take part in this year’s event.

“We have been offering our menu for takeout and delivery during this challenging time and are now opening limited outdoor seating,” Bucco said.

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