Newport, NJ According to LeFrak Commercial, Newport Associates Development Company and the owners of Downtown Brooklyn’s Japanese restaurant Teppan Territory, the opening of Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen, the newest culinary offering to debut in Jersey City’s waterfront neighborhood, is official. The new seafood restaurant located on River Dr. inside residential building The Beach offers a dining option that enhances the neighborhood’s vibrant food scene.
“We’re thrilled to be part of the beautiful Newport neighborhood, an energetic community that offers a flourishing, innovative culinary scene created by the best of local and national chefs and restauranteurs,” said Chris Kong, partner and co-owner of Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen. “Blue Anchor offers a new kind of dining experience and we’re eager for the local community to dive into our menu and enjoy the flavors we are so passionate about.”
Encompassing over 2,200 s/f, Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen brings a full-service restaurant and bar, complete with patio seating overlooking the Hudson River and New York skyline. The elevated menu features fresh, locally sourced seafood, including lobster rolls, a raw bar and other seasonal offerings, complemented by a curated selection of wines and craft cocktails. Blue Anchor will also be serving a brunch menu on the weekends. Blue Anchor is located at 166 River Dr. on the ground floor of The Beach, a waterfront residential tower overlooking Newport Green.
Blue Anchor is a joint venture between restauranteurs Chris Kong, Admen Kong, Alan Lau, Johnny Leung and Kelvin Yiu, partners at Teppan Territory, an authentic Japanese teppanyaki-style restaurant in Downtown Brooklyn. Leung is also a partner in Newport’s celebrated Komegashi Too sushi restaurant.
“Over the past few years, Newport has solidified itself as a go-to food scene for local residents, office workers and even New Yorkers,” said Ray Kawas, director of commercial leasing for LeFrak. “We’re excited to welcome Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen to the neighborhood and share this new waterfront dining experience with the Newport community.”
Newport has established a new hotspot for food lovers with a growing number of successful restaurants opening in recent years, including the renowned Ruth’s Chris Steak House, famed waterfront dining venue Batello, sushi restaurant Komegashi Too, upscale American eatery Fire & Oak, Mexican restaurant Los Cuernos, Chinese restaurant Dun Huang, Greek restaurant Efi’s Gyro and more.
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