Iberia Tavern & Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

1. Iberia Tavern & Restaurant

80-84 Ferry St (at Congress St), Newark, NJ
Portuguese Restaurant · North Ironbound · 82 tips and reviews

Benny W.Benny Wong: Get the Rodizio - no question. Endless river of meat is a great description. Comes with turkey wrapped in bacon, filet mignon, beer and pork ribs, chicken and port sausages, rice, beans, greens + more

Russell S.Russell Sprague: Get the rodizio, the endless river of meat. The spare ribs and meats wrapped in bacon are particularly good.

Keith M.Keith McBride: try the sangria!

Fernandes Steakhouse is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

2. Fernandes Steakhouse

8.4
158 Fleming Ave (at Chapel St), Newark, NJ
Steakhouse · Newark Airport and Port Newark · 63 tips and reviews

the Davethe Dave: Rodizio & Steak on a tile are incredible. Great sangria too

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Their menu is a small novel, but there's really only one thing to order: rodizio, giant skewers of charcoal-grilled meat paraded through the gaudy dining room by solemn waiters with carving knifes.

MC C.MC C: Steak on the tile!

Fornos of Spain is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

3. Fornos of Spain

8.9
47 Ferry St, Newark, NJ
Spanish Restaurant · North Ironbound · 97 tips and reviews

Gt Copper S.Gt Copper Steth: Love love love the grilled Chilean Seabass with garlic sauce.....make sure you come HUNGRY, large portions. Well worth the cost!!!!

Theresa W.Theresa Willms Cataldo: The chorizo is a must!!

Jodi L.Jodi Luminiello: If you haven't tried this place, you MUST! The red sangria, garlic shrimp & the monk fish are just some of my favs!

Sol-Mar is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

4. Sol-Mar

8.5
267 Ferry St (at Niagara St), Newark, NJ
Portuguese Restaurant · North Ironbound · 32 tips and reviews

Gregg B.Gregg Baranski: Ask for the olive oil for dipping. It's da bomb! The people next to me bought 2 bottles to take home.

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Winner of Best Portuguese in the Village Voice 2011 Best Of issue! The fish dishes win here, especially any served in clay pots.

Reliable T.Reliable Team: Great Food & Great service!

Catas - Tapas Restaurant & Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

5. Catas - Tapas Restaurant & Bar

538 Market St (at Jackson St.), Newark, NJ
Tapas Restaurant · North Ironbound · 31 tips and reviews

Daniel M.Daniel M.: Best Tapas in all of Newark. Don't miss the Octopus "a la plancha" or the fried stuffed peppers.

New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls: Official headquarters of the Viking Army Supporters Club and a great place to take in the game!

Mike S.Mike Sweeney: If you can't get the steak sandwich, get the Viking Burger. Watch out for Benny and Napkins.

Brasilia Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

6. Brasilia Grill

8.1
99 Monroe St (btwn Lafayette & Ferry), Newark, NJ
Brazilian Restaurant · North Ironbound · 51 tips and reviews

Carlos G.Carlos Govea: Great food, best service I have ever had in a restuarant period. Coming back for sure.. Need to try the top sirloin, it is out of this world.

Jennifer C.Jennifer Chatmon: Wanna authentic Brasilian caiprihina? This is a great place to go....Enjoy.

Steve C.Steve Cerqua: If you love meat, go to this place.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

7. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

224 Market St (at Mulberry St), Newark, NJ
BBQ Joint · Newark Central Business District · 120 tips and reviews

MichelleMichelle: BBQ is perfect here. The fried green tomatoes are a must-have!! Parking is free across the street - don't forget to ask waiter to stamp your ticket.

Terri R.Terri R: Waitress was very friendly. Gotta have the donkey punch! Mac n Cheese was delicious as well.

Billy BlowoutBilly Blowout: Absolute best pulled Brisket in the North. Southern food at its best. MUST visit this place! Great prices, EXCELLENT food!

Casa Vasca is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

8. Casa Vasca

8.4
141 Elm St (prospect st), Newark, NJ
Spanish Restaurant · North Ironbound · 24 tips and reviews

Ray V.Ray Venero: One of the BEST Spanish restaurants in America! My fav's include Ternera a la Vasca and Mariscada. The soup is always home made.

Richard R.Richard Revilla: Been coming here since I was a kid. Maria the owner is great always on top of her staff and food is amazing. Only place to find Basque cooking.

Andrew F.Andrew Fernandez: Try the lentil soup when it is soup of the day. It is excellent.

Coimbra Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

9. Coimbra Restaurant

7.6
637 Market St, Newark, NJ
Portuguese Restaurant · North Ironbound · 9 tips and reviews

Chris E.Chris Espiritu: If you are attending a Red Bulls Soccer game, this is the best bang for your buck place if you want good traditional Portuguese food at an affordable price. If you drink beer, I recommend Super Bock Read more.

Erica B.Erica Boston: Amazing sangria!

Gabriel M.Gabriel Marchezini: I asked for medium rare sirloin, got dry as fuck overcooked piece of coal.

Seabra's Marisqueira is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

10. Seabra's Marisqueira

7.7
87 Madison St (Ferry St.), Newark, NJ
Seafood Restaurant · North Ironbound · 59 tips and reviews

Adam W.Adam Weissman: Try the shrimp with garlic sauce appetizer and assorda.. Yum

Serious EatsSerious Eats: A marine laboratory-sized display of fresh seafood greets diners at this Portuguese standby.

Warren B.Warren Bobrow: Eat fish. Drink sangria Life's good

Chateau of Spain is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

11. Chateau of Spain

7.9
11 Franklin St, Newark, NJ
Spanish Restaurant · Newark Central Business District · 21 tips and reviews

Jeannette L.Jeannette L.: Get the Mussels Diablo (over linguini) if you see it on the specials menu. So good!

Tonya B.Tonya Bellamy: Have luch here daily live love love Chino makes the best drinks

Sasha F.Sasha Freetobeme: Everything. Lobster and linguine, muscle diablo, tilipia omg the drink between sheets is awesome!!!!

Titanic Bar & Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

12. Titanic Bar & Restaurant

7.2
486 Market St, Newark, NJ
Portuguese Restaurant · North Ironbound · 16 tips and reviews

Rogerio F.Rogerio Fidalgo: Try the Vale do Bomfim red wine. Highly recommended

Noah B.Noah Brier: Skip the train after Red Bulls game and come here instead. Order the chorizo. It comes out on fire.

Markos G.Markos Guess: Don't drink the iced tea

Don Pepe Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

13. Don Pepe Restaurant

7.5
844 McCarter Hwy, Newark, NJ
Spanish Restaurant · Newark Central Business District · 39 tips and reviews

Mary M.Mary Martini D'Aries: get the shrimps in garlic and portobello mushrooms in balsamic. sangria is on tap.

Tom L.Tom Lenox: It's not a Portugese restaurant, it's a Spanish restaurant.

AboutNewJerseyComAboutNewJerseyCom: The category for Don Pepe's is wrong - it is not an Italian restaurant - it's Portuguese. The restaurant is great and a tradition whenever I go to a Devils game or to the NJ Performing Arts Center.

Spanish Tavern is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

14. Spanish Tavern

7.9
103 McWhorter St (at Green St), Newark, NJ
Paella Restaurant · North Ironbound · 11 tips and reviews

RockStarNewYorkRockStarNewYork: Been going since I was a kid. Food is still excellent. One word: PAELLA!

Gary K.Gary Knapp: Paella Valencia was Awesome! The waiter and I made eye contact he kept smiling at me.. Lol

Larry S.Larry Stempler: Everything is great. Sangria to food quality as good as any in ironbound. From basics to specials especially love the fish specials in addition to standards paella shrimp and portabello garlic etc

Luigi's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Family Dinners in Newark.

15. Luigi's Restaurant

7.5
561 Bloomfield Ave, Newark, NJ
Italian Restaurant · 2 tips and reviews

Shariff R.Shariff Robinson: Good food i enjoy the exspresso too

Dr. N.sezgin ö.Dr. N.sezgin özaytekin: Başlangıçlar ve Makarnaları çok güzel. Bilhassa Deniz mahsüllü makarnasını çok beğendim. Starters and Pastas are very nice. I especially liked the Seafood Pasta.