Englewood, New Jersey travel guide: things to do, food & where to stay

Overview

Englewood is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey. It borders on Fort Lee and Englewood Cliffs to its east, Tenafly to its north, Teaneck to its west, and Leonia to its south. Some sections of the city are quite built-up with office buildings and businesses, but it is also home to the Flat Rock Brook nature preserve (pictured below).

1 sights · 1 things to do · 2 places to eat · 1 places to stay

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Best things about Englewood

Flat Rock Brook Nature Center

BergenPAC

Bergen Performing Arts Center.

Plan your trip

Best time to visit & weather

Most comfortable: May–Oct. Summer highs reach about 86°F; winter lows dip to about 29°F. Cold months (Jan) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Aug and Jul. (climate data from nearby New York City)

Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).

Getting there

From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
TEB Teterboro Airport, Teterboro — 5 mi away. Directions
LGA LaGuardia Airport, New York — 10 mi away (major hub). Directions

<mapframe latitude="40.886427" longitude="-73.975196" zoom="5" width="200" height="100" /> Englewood is quite close to Upper Manhattan. Only Fort Lee is between Englewood and the George Washington Bridge.

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Budget & where to stay

No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.

Sample 1-day itinerary

Day 1

Morning Flat Rock Brook Nature Center
Lunch Kennedy Fried Chicken
Afternoon BergenPAC
Dinner Sofia

Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.

Food for you

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What to ask about, for your diet

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Get in

By car

Take the George Washington Bridge and follow signs for Route 4 West. There are several exits in Englewood from Route 4, including State Route 93.

By bus or jitney

Jitneys that leave from the parking slots just outside the doors of the lower level of the Port Authority George Washington Bridge Bus Station ply Route 4 through Englewood and beyond. There are also NJ Transit buses that come in from the larger Port Authority Bus Terminal on W. 41 St in Midtown Manhattan.

Get around

There are NJ Transit Buses that leave from Tenafly, NJ-About a 10 Minute drive-No traffic-that have routes that cut through Englewood.

See

See BergenPAC

Bergen Performing Arts Center.

📍 30 N Van Brunt St☎ +1 201-227-1030

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Do

Do Flat Rock Brook Nature Center

📍 443 Van Nostrand Avethe entrance is 1 mile east of State Route 93 (Grand Ave) and State Route 4 intersection🕒 Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM, Sat Sun 1-5PM💲 None☎ +1 201-567-1265Checked Apr 2024

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Palisades Court is in Englewood and has some great shopping.

Buy

Shop Balthazar Bakery

This is the wholesale location for the bakery that bakes all the bread and pastries for Balthazar Restaurant in Soho. However, they also have a retail counter. Their products are fresh and delicious. There is no place to eat there and they don't deliver to retail customers, so all retail business is for takeout only.

📍 214 South Dean Stred brick building on right (west) side of this one-way street🕒 Mon–Fri 7AM-6PM, Sat 8AM-5PM, Sun 8AM-2PM☎ +1 201-503-9717⚠ Last checked Apr 2017 — confirm before you go

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Shop Jerry's Homemade

This is a fantastic gourmet food and wine store, specializing particularly in Italian products. The first eight categories in their online menu can give you some idea of the breadth of their coverage, if you keep in mind that they have multiple, high-quality choices in each category: pasta, oils & vinegar, sauces, cheese, meats & fish, sweets, tea & coffee, wines. They always have a generous number of samples out in several categories, and prices are much cheaper than at stores of comparable quality in New York City. Service is friendly and helpful, too.

📍 410 South Dean St🕒 Mon-Sat 8AM-7PM, Sun 8AM-2PM☎ +1 201-871-7108⚠ Last checked Apr 2017 — confirm before you go

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Marcia's Attic, 32 North Dean Street .A store with everything from cozy pajamas to juggling balls and jewelry.
Tapestrie Englewood, 10A South Dean Street.- A nice woman's clothing store right at downtown, with great deals.
Palisades Court, 39 Nathaniel Place (you can find parking at the address or here: 5 Palisades Court, or if that's not a valid address, where Palisades Ct meets Daisy Place is right by a good parking lot). Shopping plaza.