Located in Jersey City near on the waterfront along Hudson River,within the rapidly evolving Harborside district, this enormous gastropub opened its doors in 2016. The bar and grill sits in the prestigious Plaza 10 Office Tower featuring multiple indoor and outdoor dining options. The entire establishment boasts commanding views of the Manhattan skyline across the historic Hudson River.
Boasting contemporary and elegant décor with incredible view of the city, Hudson & Co. is a welcome addition to the growing downtown Jersey City gastronomy scene. They offer a selection of gourmet dishes cooked for discerning palates that are up to par for fine dining or simply sharing a casual meal. The new downtown gastropub was opened by innovative restaurateur Jeremy Casilli who is behind venues such as Tribeca’s AOA Bar & Grill, the trailblazing Pier 115 in Edgewater, New Jersey. He is also the winner of 3 Westerly Awards and was awarded best of Westchester. He also managed the Atelier Ballroom and the restaurants of Soho and Tribeca Grand Hotels.
In the kitchen Executive Chef Stefan Ondrus is in charge of the meals, creating the menu and running the kitchen staff. Chef Stefan previously ran the kitchen at the BLT Bar & Grill in the W Hotel and has cooked for notable kitchens such as Rene Pukol. Stefan is assisted by Chef de Cuisine Guillermo Vallejo who has earned some of the culinary scene’s highest accolades. He was previously the sous chef for the New York Yankees Steakhouse in Midtown Manhattan. He started his professional career at Gutenbrunner’s Blaue Gans as a chef, and continued at Gutenbrunner’s famous Wallsé (Austrian-American restaurant kitchen, two stars New York Times and a Michelin Star) as sous chef for five years.
Hudson & Co. has a fully stocked bar, serving a wide selection of cocktails, wine and draft beer.They have a large selection of wine that can be ordered by the glass or the bottle with wines from all around the world. They also have an extensive list of reserve of white wines including Chardonnay from California, Pinot Grigio from Italy, Pouilly-Fuissé from France and Chemin Blanc from South Africa. They also have many reserve red wines from Napa Valley, such merlot, cabernet sauvignon and zinfandel from California. They have a large selection of draft beers on tap which include international brews. The also have a large selection of craft beers available in bottles. They can make any mixed drink and offer many specialty cocktails made with exclusive spirit labels such as Brockman’s Gin, Pendleton 1910, and Ketai 1 Oranje Vodka.
The gourmet menu features a mixture of new American and international cuisine. Guest have a wide array of menu options to choose from. Starters include Asian dishes such as crunchy rice cakes made with spicy tuna, sushi and tuna tartare to European delicacies such as crispy octopus, German pretzel and crispy shrimp bad buns.Appetizers also feature gastronomic enhancements to American favorites such as Mac & Cheese which is made with Applewood smoked bacon and hern panko crust. Entrees range from seafood dishes such as seafood chitarra, pan-seared skate, blackened Scottish salmon medallions, shrimp tempura, yellow-tailed scallion and more. Other entrees include pressed young chicken, filet mignon au povreand 40 day dry, aged NY Strip, They also serve pizza made from their brick oven and offer a range of sandwiches and burgers. Desserts include giant chocolate chip cookies with Tahitian vanilla gelato, creme brulee and gelato trio.
