Taste Trenton—a three-day, self-guided tour of nearly three dozen Capital City restaurants—returns this weekend (Friday, July 21 through Sunday, July 23). Postponed from June due to weather concerns, the rescheduled event features a lineup of restaurants offering small plate, reduced-price menus to Taste Trenton participants, with many offering special dinner and breakfast selections, too.
Wristbands identifying guests as eligible for Taste Trenton specials can be ordered at www.tastetrenton.com for $10 and are good for the entire weekend. Single day passes are also available for $7. Wristbands and maps showing the location of each participating restaurant can be picked up at Artworks (off Stockton St across from the NJ MVC) beginning Thursday July 20th afternoon and throughout the Taste Trenton weekend. See the Taste Trenton website (www.tastetrenton.com) for hours.
Included in 2023 are 10 restaurants new to Taste Trenton including seven that opened during the past two years. “This year’s list of restaurants includes a great representation of the cuisines that Trenton has to offer,” notes Bernard McMullan, Taste Trenton’s coordinator. “We are pleased to have Italian, African, Guatemalan, Honduran, Venezuelan, Jamaican, Palestinian, Costa Rican, Mexican, Polish, African American, and many other cuisines reflected in 2023. Their range underscores Trenton’s history as a gateway city to America,” he adds.
Taste Trenton began in 2015 as a single-day event focused on a dozen restaurants in the Chambersburg restaurant district. Since then, it has expanded city-wide and offers guests three days to try out some of Trenton’s best eating spots.
