2025 was a busy year for new restaurants opening in Verona. A wave of diverse and innovative restaurants opened in the Verona area this past year, offering residents and visitors a plethora of options to expand their flavor palette. Read on to learn more about new restaurants that have opened up in Verona in 2025.
Bao Dumplings + Bao Tea opened in the Verona area this past July. This is the restaurant’s fourth location in New Jersey, including Fair Lawn, Hazlet, and Kenilworth. The dumplings, wontons, and buns are made from scratch and all of their locations. Bao offers a range of flavors in their menu, including pork, shrimp, chicken, and vegetarian options.
In addition to dumplings, Bao also offers bubble tea, offering options such as fruit, iced, milk boba, or slushed (with bursting boba and jelly!) If you’re unfamiliar with bubble tea, Bao offers a “top ten” list to help you choose.
Bao Dumplings + Bao Tea is open every day from 11AM – 10PM.
The newest addition to the Skopos Hospitality Group, Nomada was inspired by the flavors of Tulum, Mexico, with a strong focus on creative beverages and food. Executive Chef Sabrina Goncalve focuses on local and regional ingredients, allowing guests to sample a range of unique and flavorful dishes.
The bar menu focuses on tequila, mezcal, and other agave-based spirits, featuring a weekly rotating flight menu that allows guests to try a sample of different flavors. Classic margaritas are also available. Amarinys Luna, the head mixologist, also created spirit-free beverages that are equally as flavorful as their alcohol-based counterparts.
At Nomada, there is a range of dishes made for sharing, but the tacos are a fan favorite, with flavors such as shrimp, pork, mushrooms, or mahi-mahi.
From now until January, Nomada is offering a “Mexican Christmas Celebration” menu with specific holiday dishes and flavors. Nomada also offers a lunch, brunch, and happy hour menu, making it the perfect choice for any time of day.
Nomada is open 11AM – 12AM Monday through Thursday, 11AM – 1AM on Friday and Saturday, and 11AM – 10PM on Sunday.
Husband and wife duo Staci and Rob Puleo opened this sub shop earlier this year. With the slogan “Peace. Love. Sandwiches”, Staci’s aims to offer a variety of Jersey favorites, including soups, salads, with a big focus on sandwiches.
With unique and fun names, Staci’s has a sandwich for everyone, including “The Lucas” (turkey, lettuce, and tomato), named after their son, and “Not Your Average Chic” (chickpeas with a vegan twist). Soup options change daily, and there are even homemade blueberry muffins to go along with your favorite sandwich.
Staci’s is open Monday through Saturday, from 7AM – 3PM.
Threefold Cafe is Verona’s newest restaurant, which opened in October. Owner Jessica Paddock, also the chef, was inspired by French flavors- she spent time in France, creating and growing her love of crepes.
The cafe offers both savory and sweet options for its crepes, such as bacon, egg, and cheese or Nutella, strawberry, and banana. Beverages include hot coffee, hot tea, iced drinks, and non-caffeinated drinks.
The goal of Threefold Cafe, besides serving delicious crepes and beverages, is to become a third space for the Verona community. Locals are encouraged to use this space separate from work and home. The backyard patio will host community events such as open mic night.
Creating and building the cafe was a labor of love, which Jessica documented on the cafe’s Instagram. She worked with local friends and family to create a cozy, welcoming vibe, and a friend built tables and a window counter, truly making Threefold a community project.
Threefold Cafe is open 7:30AM – 3:30PM, Monday through Friday.
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