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Best Bakeries

Splurge Bakery, Short Hills, 973.379.0740, splurgebakery.com.
Readers gave two cookie crumb– covered thumbs up to these personalized desserts’ homemade quality.

» Antique Bakery, Hoboken, 201.714.9323
» Balthazar, Englewood, 201.503.9717, balthazarbakery.com
» Brownie Points Bakery, Summit, 908.464.2253; browniepointsbakery.net
» Calandra’s Bakery, Caldwell, 973.226.8889; Fairfield, 973.227.5008; Newark, 973.484.5598; calandrasbakery.com
» Carlo’s Bake Shop, Hoboken, 201.659.3671, carlosbakery.com
» Cocoluxe, Peapack, 908.781.5554, cocoluxepastry.com
» Crumbs Bake Shop, Hoboken, 201.420.8900; Westfield, 908.232.5527; crumbs.com
» Lyndhurst Pastry Shop, Lyndhurst, 201.939.3951, lyndhurstpastryshop.com
» Made with Love, Jersey City, 201.451.5199, madewithloveorganics.com
» Sugar + Sunshine Bakery, Plainsboro, 609.936.3777, sugarandsunshinebakery.com
» The Flakey Tart, Atlantic Highlands, 732.291.2555
» Witherspoon Bread Company, Princeton, 609.688.0188, terramomo.com

Best Ice Cream

Thomas Sweet, Princeton, 609.683.8720; thomassweet.com.
Is there a kid — of any age — who can resist the candy/cookie add-ins here? Make faces in the carnival mirror as you wait your turn in line.

» A La Mode, Ocean City, 609.398.2207
» Applegate Farm, Upper Montclair, 973.744.5900, applegatefarm.com
» Bischoff’s, Teaneck, 201.836.0333
» Blackwell’s Organic, Long Branch, 732.229.8899, blackwellsorganic.com
» The Bent Spoon, Princeton, 609.924.2368, thebentspoon.net
» The Chocolate Bar, Westfield, 908.389.9000
» The Pop Shop, Collingswood, 856.869.0111, thepopshopusa.com

Best Coffee

Lambertville Trading Company, Lambertville, 609.397.2232, lambertvilletrading.com
Patrons laud the friendly atmosphere, frozen coffee ice cubes in the iced coffee, and variety of roasts.

» Cafe Beethoven, Chatham, 973.635.0005
» Ocean City Coffee Co., Ocean City, 609.399.5533, oceancitycoffee.com
» Ridgewood Coffee Co., Ridgewood, 201.493.9200, ridgewoodcoffeecompany.com
» Rojo’s Roastery, Lambertville, 609.397.0040, rojosroastery.com
» Small World Coffee, Princeton, 609.924.2715, smallworldcoffee.com
» Smart World Coffee, Denville, 973.627.1600; Morristown, 973.359.9800; smartworldcoffee.com

Best Chocolate & Candy

Enjou Chocolat, Morristown, 973.993.9090, enjouchocolat.com.
This Morristown mainstay is loved for its decadent chocolate gifts and novelty items. Where else can you pair a chocolate pizza with a chocolate Heineken bottle?

» Chocolate Bar, Beach Haven, 609.492.0289, chocolatebarnyc.com
» Conrad’s Candy, Westwood, 201.497.6280, conradscandy.com
» Critchley’s Candies, River Edge, 201.967.1800, critchleyschocolates.com
» Donna Toscana, Cranford, 908.272.4380, shopdonna.com
» J. Emanuel Chocolatier, Chester, 908.879.0500, jemanuel.com
» Matisse Chocolatier, Englewood, 201.568.2288, getfreshchocolate.com

Best Farms/Farmers’ Markets

Delicious Orchards, Colts Neck, 732.462.1989, deliciousorchardsnj.com.
This market offered the best, freshest, and most homegrown Jersey produce and products decades before it became fashionable.

» Abma’s, Wyckoff, 201.891.0278, abmasfarm.com
» Griggstown Quail Farm and Market, Princeton, 908.359.5218, store.griggstownquailfarm.com
» Melick’s Town Farm, Bridgewater, 908.725.0225; Califon, 908.832.2905; Oldwick, 908.439.2955; melickstownfarm.com
» Summit Farmers Market, Summit, summitdowntown.org
» Sweet Valley Farms, Ringoes, 908.806.3276, sweetvalleyfarms.com
» Terhune Orchards, Princeton, 609.924.2310, terhuneorchards.com

Best Gourmet Shops

Casa Di Trevi, Roselle Park, 908.259.9000, casaditrevi.com.
Readers praise the Aiello family’s gourmet homemade pastas (made daily) and sauces as “amazing.” Plus, the gluten-free products allow a wide clientele to enjoy Italian dishes that, for dinner anyway, will transport their home to Rome.

» Eden Gourmet, South Orange, 973.762.5200
» Jerry’s Gourmet, Englewood, 201.871.7108
» Mitsuwa Marketplace, Edgewater, 201.941.9113, mitsuwanj.com
» Monterey Gourmet, Bernardsville, 908.766.2000, montereygourmetshops.com
» Olsson’s Fine Foods, Trenton, ?609.394.2798
» Pearl Street Market, Beach Haven, 609.492.3910, pearlstreetmarket.com
» Sickles Market, Little Silver, ?732.741.9563, sicklesmarket.com
» The Market Basket, Franklin Lakes, 201.891.2000, marketbasket.com

Best Cheese Shops

Summit Cheese Shop, Summit, 908.273.7700.
Channel Paris with a stop at the quaint Summit Cheese Shop, which evokes Old World charm. Grab a hunk of cheese, couple with bread, and nosh through the town shopping or linger and savor the flavor in the park. Ahh, heaven couldn’t be finer.

C’est Cheese, Morristown, 973.267.2941, basketsbycestcheese.com.
Whether you prefer baskets or platters, C’est Cheese can create a delicious combination for gifts, parties, or picnics.

» Bobolink Dairy, Vernon, 973.764.4888, cowsoutside.com
» Bon Appetit, Princeton, 609.924.7755, yourbonappetit.com
» Cheddar Alley, Newton, 973.940.3172
» Cherry Grove Farm, Lawrenceville, 609.219.0053
» Valley Shepherd Creamery, Long Valley, 908.876.3200, valleyshepherd.com

Best Wine Shops

CoolVines, Princeton, 609.924.0039; Westfield, 908.232.5050; coolvines.com
With multiple tastings each week, these stores offer a virtual wine education for those looking to expand their palate.

» 56 Degree Wine, Bernardsville, 908.953.0900, 56degreewine.com
» Amanti Vino, Montclair, 973.509.9463, amantivino.com
» Englewood Wine Merchants, Englewood, 877.568.8820, englewoodwinemerchants.com
» Phillips’ Fine Wines, Stockton, 609.397.0587, phillipsfinewines.com
» The Grape Escape, Dayton, 609.409.9463, thegrapeescape.net
» Tomasello’s Winery, Hammonton, 609.397.5577, tomasellowinery.com
» Wine in the Woods, West Milford, 973.728.5500, wineinthewoodsnj.com
» Wine Legend, Livingston, 973.992.4441, winelegend.com