Nutley

City / town · New Jersey

Nutley

Best timeMay–Oct
From you
Nearest airportTEB · 6 mi
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Overview

Nutley is a town of 27,000 in Essex County, in Northern New Jersey.

4 places to eat

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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)

Jan: 3.3 in rain3.3"Jan: high 40°F, low 29°F40°29°JanFeb: 2.9 in rain2.9"Feb: high 43°F, low 30°F43°30°FebMar: 4.0 in rain4"Mar: high 50°F, low 36°F50°36°MarApr: 3.9 in rain3.9"Apr: high 61°F, low 46°F61°46°AprMay: 3.6 in rain3.6"May: high 72°F, low 56°F72°56°MayJun: 4.0 in rain4"Jun: high 81°F, low 66°F81°66°JunJul: 4.3 in rain4.3"Jul: high 86°F, low 72°F86°72°JulAug: 4.4 in rain4.4"Aug: high 84°F, low 71°F84°71°AugSep: 3.9 in rain3.9"Sep: high 77°F, low 64°F77°64°SepOct: 3.8 in rain3.8"Oct: high 66°F, low 53°F66°53°OctNov: 3.2 in rain3.2"Nov: high 55°F, low 43°F55°43°NovDec: 4.1 in rain4.1"Dec: high 45°F, low 35°F45°35°Dec

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 — 6 mi away. Directions
  • EWR Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark — 9 mi away (major hub). Directions

Newark Liberty International Airport (LGA)

Full “Get in” guide ↓

Budget & where to stay

  • Typical meal: about $12 per person at listed restaurants.

See the Sleep guide ↓ for places to stay.

Food for you

There are many choices of restaurants in Nutley, however, Italian Restaurants seem to be the most abundant and most popular. This may be the case because a majority of the inhabitants of Nutley are Italian.

Italian restaurants

Cuisine (tap to filter)

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    Understand

    This small town has a peaceful suburban quality that is conveniently located near the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike, Route 3, Route 21 and even New York City. The town residents pride themselves on their small prospering town and take quite an action to everyday bettering their living environment.

    Get in

    By plane

    Newark Liberty International Airport (LGA)

    LaGuardia Airport (EWR)

    By bus

    Grey Hound or New Jersey Transit Buses

    By car

    Use exit 151 off of the Garden State Parkway.

    Get around

    This is a small town where most people travel by car, bike, or foot. It measures to 3.4 square miles, a distance that is easy to get around. There are also buses that travel daily. They can take you around Nutley, to surrounding towns, and even to New York City.

    See

    Nutley Museum - A historic museum that holds artifacts from the famous Annie Oakley and other interesting novelties of Nutley.

    Franklin Avenue is the main and most popular street. This is where a majority of the shopping and eateries and The Nutley High School and the John Walker Middle School are located. On a warm summer night, Nutley residents enjoy a nice walk down Franklin Avenue to catch up with the town and take in some fresh air.

    The Nutley High School has an amazing award winning performing arts group. Multiple times a year the concert choir will perform for the town. They have also been invited and sang in the famous Carnegie Hall, New York City over 9 times. Along with they choral groups, once a year the High School will put on award winning productions. These plays are brilliant and entertaining and definitely a must see.

    Nearby attractions:

    Edgemont Memorial Park- a beautiful historic park located in the neighboring town of Montclair

    Brookdale Park - This park is located right outside of Nutley in Montclair. They hold many outdoor concerts during the summer for patrons to enjoy. They also hold the very popular Fourth of July Fire Works display.

    Grover Cleveland Birthplace - President Grover Cleveland was born in neighboring town Caldwell, New Jersey. This is definitely a fun and historic place to visit.

    Montclair Art Museum

    Do

    For a fun night time thrill, visitors can go to "Weird New Jersey" places in Nutley and surrounding towns. There are many books you can read about these unexplained interesting sites that are located in new Jersey. Quite a few of them happen to be located in Nutley and its surrounding towns. Just a quick drive and you will be there!

    One site of weird NJ is the Old Canal Inn on Passaic Avenue - This is said to have the mysterious death chair. Anyone who sits in it will die from a heart attack.

    AMC Movie Theater

    Block Buster

    Buy

    Clifton Commons - a shopping center on the border of Nutley and its neighboring town Clifton. There are many restaurants and different shops for the public. This has become a very popular spot for surrounding inhabitants.

    The Sports Authority

    Barnes and Noble

    Party City

    Stop n' Shop

    Staples

    Walter Bauman Jewelers

    Hallmark

    Target

    Eat

    There are many choices of restaurants in Nutley, however, Italian Restaurants seem to be the most abundant and most popular. This may be the case because a majority of the inhabitants of Nutley are Italian.

    Italian restaurants

    Drink

    Nutley has multiple bars and lounges to enjoy a small bite to eat and some drinks. A few of the most popular places to drink are the Franklin Steak House and Jim Dandy's The Mud Hole. Both places are located on the main street, Franklin Avenue. During the day these places are family welcome restaurants where parents bring their children for an enjoyable dinner. At night, the people of age come out to liven up Nutley.

    Sleep

    Since Nutley is such a small town, it does not offer any hotels or motels for visitors. Most tourists stay with family or friends. However, the surrounding towns offer very nice hotels with great accommodations.

    Howard Johnson - Clifton, New Jersey 680 Route 3 West, (973)-471-3800

    Renaissance Meadowlands Hotel - Rutherford, New Jersey 801 Rutherford Avenue (201)-231-3100

    Sheraton Meadowlands - East Rutherford, New Jersey 3 Meadowlands Plaze (201)-896-0500

    Go next

    While staying in Nutley, it is very simple to visit some of the popular near by cities.

    New York City 11.3 Miles

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 82.3 Miles

    Atlantic City, New Jersey 91.9 Miles

    Ocean City, New Jersey 99 Miles

    Nearby

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