Start from 31 curated places around Hoboken, NJ, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Augustino's
Cash-only, no-frills, legendary — Hoboken's best old-school Italian-American red sauce joint, where the chicken parm has won local reader polls enough times to make it feel like a civic institution. The room is not Instagram-bait. The food is exactly what it needs to be. The Infatuation calls it the best Italian in the city, and the locals who walk past it three times a week agree.
La Isla
A classic Cuban diner with brightly colored wallpaper, counter stools, and a menu of papa rellenas, Cuban sandwiches, and rice-and-bean plates that have been feeding Hoboken residents for decades. It feels like a time capsule of the old Hoboken that predates the condos, and the Infatuation loves it for that reason.
Trails & outdoors
Palisades Long Path Loop
The most dramatic hiking close to Hoboken — cliff-edge trails along the Palisades with the Hudson River 540 feet below and the Manhattan skyline extending south. AllTrails rates it 4.7 stars with over 2,000 reviews. About 10 miles north by car from Hoboken, with multiple trailheads at the State Line Lookout area in Alpine.
Hudson River Waterfront Walk
The flat waterfront walkway along the entire length of Hoboken's Hudson shoreline — a 2-mile one-way run from Pier A Park in the south to the northern edge at Sinatra Park. Used daily by residents for runs, dog walks, and evening strolls. The easiest walk with the best views in the city. Connects southward into Jersey City for longer options.
Things to do
Pier 13
The go-to summer gathering spot in Hoboken — a seasonal open-air waterfront beer garden at 1301 Sinatra Drive with unobstructed Manhattan skyline views, food trucks, live music on summer evenings, and kayaking and paddleboarding available from the pier. The movie nights and events programming make it more than just a bar.
Mile Square Theatre
Hoboken's primary professional theater company, staging a season of small-scale but well-crafted productions throughout the year. The company has built a genuine reputation for work that's more than community theater — and the small room means you're always close to the action. A cultural touchstone in a city where nightlife tends to dominate the entertainment conversation.
Landmarks & sights
Hudson River Waterfront Walkway - Hoboken
Hoboken's section of the 18-mile Hudson waterfront path runs the full length of the city along Sinatra Drive and the River Street corridor, with uninterrupted views of the Manhattan skyline that are better than many in New York itself. The walkway connects Hoboken to Jersey City in the south and Weehawken in the north, making it one of the great continuous urban walks in the Northeast.
Sinatra Park
Named for Hoboken's most famous son, this north-end waterfront park has a kayak launch, soccer field, open-air amphitheater that hosts concerts and community events throughout summer, and some of the best skyline views in the city. It's the social park of the north end neighborhood and a natural gathering point on summer evenings.