Taste Trenton
Friday, June 9 through Sunday, June 11, 2023
Taste Trenton, the Capital City’s Restaurant Crawl, returns for its seventh season on Friday, June 9 through Sunday, June 11!
Taste Trenton, the Capital City’s Restaurant Crawl, returns for its seventh season on Friday, June 9 through Sunday, June 11!
Taste Trenton, the acclaimed Capital City restaurant crawl, returns on June 9th, 10th, and June 11th, 2023 to show off some of Trenton’s best eateries.
Once again, food adventurers wearing special wristbands will enjoy reduced-price dishes at restaurants across Trenton. As in previous Taste Trenton events, there's a dizzying array of cuisine options including Costa Rican, Venezuelan, Dominican, , Polish, and Guatemalan. As well restaurants featuring BBQ, classic African-American fare, and choices with a New Orleans flair. And there's stout, whiskey, and ice cream, too!
SPECIAL DESTINATIONS: We've kept our "special" destinations this year and added a few new wrinkles. First, we've expanded Taste Trenton hours to breakfast to feature those "great way to start you day" places. So, start at one of them and plan yo, ur day's excursion. One Up One Down Roastery, Sunrise Luncheonette, and Pat's Diner. As your tour day winds down, mosey on over to Tir na Nog, a traditional Irish Pub, that is offering a special drink combining classic Irish Whiskey and ginger ale. Or, if whiskey isn't your choice, check out Trenton Ice Cream Parlor throughout the weekend for a quick tasty cone or cup! What a great way to enjoy Trenton!
Once again, food adventurers wearing special wristbands will enjoy reduced-price dishes at restaurants across Trenton. As in previous Taste Trenton events, there's a dizzying array of cuisine options including Costa Rican, Venezuelan, Dominican, , Polish, and Guatemalan. As well restaurants featuring BBQ, classic African-American fare, and choices with a New Orleans flair. And there's stout, whiskey, and ice cream, too!
SPECIAL DESTINATIONS: We've kept our "special" destinations this year and added a few new wrinkles. First, we've expanded Taste Trenton hours to breakfast to feature those "great way to start you day" places. So, start at one of them and plan yo, ur day's excursion. One Up One Down Roastery, Sunrise Luncheonette, and Pat's Diner. As your tour day winds down, mosey on over to Tir na Nog, a traditional Irish Pub, that is offering a special drink combining classic Irish Whiskey and ginger ale. Or, if whiskey isn't your choice, check out Trenton Ice Cream Parlor throughout the weekend for a quick tasty cone or cup! What a great way to enjoy Trenton!
This year, more than 30 restaurants will be on the self-guided tour. Taste Trenton began in 2015 as a project of the Trenton Council of Civic Associations (TCCA) as an effort to re-introduce Trenton’s restaurant scene to the residents of Trenton and surrounding communities after several well-known restaurants in the Chambersburg Restaurant District closed or re-located to the suburbs.
Trenton, NJ Mayor Reed Gusciora and 1911 Smokehouse BBQ owner Reggie Hallett. Photo Courtesy of 78 Ways Studios' Will Foskey
Here’s how it works: Food tourists purchase a wristband from Taste Trenton. Wristbands are valid for the entire weekend. Come to ArtWorks (19 Everett Alley) to pick up the wristband and a map that lists each participating restaurant, the reverse side notes the type of cuisine, liquor license, credit card acceptance, and the hours the restaurant is open each day of the tour. Guests may use the TasteTrenton.com website to see the specials being offered by each establishment.
The tour is self-guided; those on the tour select which restaurants they want to visit, how long they want to stay, and which of the specials they want to try. Since its launch in 2015 as a one-day event focused on 12 restaurants in Chambersburg, Taste Trenton has expanded to an entire weekend promoting dozens of restaurants throughout the city. Each event has attracted more and more guests, from 150 participants in the first year to upwards of 325 in the next three Taste Trenton events.
“We believe that getting people to cross the thresholds of restaurants is very important.” Bernard McMullan, Taste Trenton's coordinator, notes. “The tour guides people to the restaurants; the reduced price samples mean guests are not concerned about dropping a lot of money on something they don’t like; and, the restaurant has the opportunity to make these guests return visitors.”
1911 Smokehouse Co-owner, Reggie Hallett, is a strong supporter of Taste Trenton. “When we were invited to join in the second year, we jumped at the opportunity. I can confidently point to 15 to 20 of our regular customers who first came to the Smokehouse for that event, and they haven’t stopped coming.”
The tour is self-guided; those on the tour select which restaurants they want to visit, how long they want to stay, and which of the specials they want to try. Since its launch in 2015 as a one-day event focused on 12 restaurants in Chambersburg, Taste Trenton has expanded to an entire weekend promoting dozens of restaurants throughout the city. Each event has attracted more and more guests, from 150 participants in the first year to upwards of 325 in the next three Taste Trenton events.
“We believe that getting people to cross the thresholds of restaurants is very important.” Bernard McMullan, Taste Trenton's coordinator, notes. “The tour guides people to the restaurants; the reduced price samples mean guests are not concerned about dropping a lot of money on something they don’t like; and, the restaurant has the opportunity to make these guests return visitors.”
1911 Smokehouse Co-owner, Reggie Hallett, is a strong supporter of Taste Trenton. “When we were invited to join in the second year, we jumped at the opportunity. I can confidently point to 15 to 20 of our regular customers who first came to the Smokehouse for that event, and they haven’t stopped coming.”
