{"id":179965,"date":"2025-07-23T21:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T01:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/?p=179965"},"modified":"2025-07-23T23:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T03:33:39","slug":"new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"4 New + Incoming Businesses in Ridgewood, New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"new businesses ridgewood nj\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">updates<\/div><p>A few weeks ago, <em>The Bergen Girl<\/em> rounded up <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/new-businesses-westwood-nj\/\">10 new and incoming businesses in the Bergen County town of Westwood<\/a>, and this time, we&#8217;re heading a few miles west. Over in Ridgewood, four businesses have opened recently or have plans to open this summer \u2014 from a Japanese-style head spa to a new Greek restaurant. <strong>Read on for a list of four new and incoming businesses in Ridgewood, New Jersey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-180002\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-1-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"new businesses ridgewood nj\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-1-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-1-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/new-businesses-ridgewood-nj-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>^ Tacoria&#8217;s newest Ridgewood location<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/auraheadspanj.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aura Head Spa<\/a> | 119 East Ridgewood Avenue<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-179993\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/aura-head-spa-montclair-nj-1024x1024-1-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"aura head spa montclair\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/aura-head-spa-montclair-nj-1024x1024-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/aura-head-spa-montclair-nj-1024x1024-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/aura-head-spa-montclair-nj-1024x1024-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/aura-head-spa-montclair-nj-1024x1024-1-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/aura-head-spa-montclair-nj-1024x1024-1-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/aura-head-spa-montclair-nj-1024x1024-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>^ the Montclair location<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This viral head spa is making its way to <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/toughest-restaurant-reservations-bergen-county-nj\/\">Bergen County<\/a> this summer. Aura Head Spa is the first head spa to launch in New Jersey, with its first location opening in Bloomfield before relocating to 28 South Fullerton Avenue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themontclairgirl.com\/aura-head-spa-montclair-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in Montclair in 2024<\/a>. The Japanese-style spa, which gained a lot of popularity on social media quickly, is a deeply sensorial experience that prioritizes wellness, rejuvenation, and luxury. Between the aromas, ambient music, lighting, and massage techniques, the goal is to relieve stress and promote healthy scalps, hair growth, and cleanliness. The new Ridgewood location was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFX2t6QJ730\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first announced<\/a> in January of this year, with plans to open this summer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/new-businesses-westwood-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 New + Incoming Businesses in Westwood, NJ<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meltemirestaurant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meltemi Greek Restaurant<\/a> | 21 East Ridgewood Avenue<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJrcoWyuZ39\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJrcoWyuZ39\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Meltemi (@meltemi_ridgewood)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meltemi is a new Greek restaurant on Ridgewood Avenue serving up traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/best-greek-food-bergen-county-nj\/\">Greek<\/a> fare. The BYOB spot opened earlier this year and feels like an escape to the Mediterranean, right here in Bergen County. The walls are adorned with bougainvillea flowers, Greek landscapes, and coastal accents in a bright white space. The food here is nothing short of IG-worthy, and has been a hit among locals since opening. The menu consists of traditional Greek spreads like tzatziki and revithosalata (chickpea), meze, pita sandwiches, platters, salads, fish entrees, and more \u2014 a few highlights include the Aegean Shrimp Pasta (pictured above), gyro platter, grilled vegetable pita, grilled haloumi, and spanakopita (spinach pie), among other dishes. <strong><em>BG<\/em> pro tip:<\/strong> if you&#8217;re looking for a caffeine boost, try out Meltemi&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKSAJ8vOxiM\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homemade frappes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/tacoria.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tacoria<\/a> | 67 East Ridgewood Avenue<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-180003\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/tacoria-ridgewood-nj-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"tacoria ridgewood nj\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/tacoria-ridgewood-nj-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/tacoria-ridgewood-nj-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/tacoria-ridgewood-nj-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/tacoria-ridgewood-nj-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/tacoria-ridgewood-nj-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/tacoria-ridgewood-nj-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/07\/tacoria-ridgewood-nj.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tacoria is well-known throughout New Jersey \u2014 with stores in Edgewater, Hoboken, Jersey City, Marlton, Montclair, Morristown, New Brunswick, Paramus, Piscataway, and Princeton. The <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/ridgewood-new-jersey-things-to-do\/\">Ridgewood<\/a> location, which opened earlier this month, marks its 11th in the Garden State. The Mexican restaurant serves several types of hand-crafted tacos, including carne asada, al pastor, spicy pulled chicken, and Brussels sprouts. There&#8217;s also a selection of burritos, quesadillas, bowls, salads, nachos, (including Nutella nachos), and small bites including Mexican street corn, fried avocado, and chips with guacamole or pico de gallo. <strong><em>BG<\/em> pro tip:<\/strong> order an auga fresca to go with your meal, which comes in various flavors.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/tattebakery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tatte Bakery + Caf\u00e9<\/a> | 222 East Ridgewood Avenue<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMNcg8LtmFP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMNcg8LtmFP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Tatte Bakery (@tattebakery)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tatte Bakery and Cafe has a big footprint in the Washington, D.C. and Boston areas, and now, it has made its way to the Garden State. The <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/best-breakfast-spots-ridgewood-new-jersey\/\">Ridgewood<\/a> store marks its first in our area, located right in downtown Ridgewood. The menu features a wide selection of seasonal favorites, breakfast items, sandwiches, salads, pastries, coffee drinks, and more \u2014 essentially everything you need for a morning or mid-afternoon meal. Some of the specialty items currently include the blueberry, beet, and ricotta salad, overnight oats with roasted peach and raspberry, corn soup, and strawberry turnovers. The iced teas are a summer essential, and come in flavors like matcha rhubarb, iced white peach + mint, blood orange hibiscus, and mango + ginger.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>See More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/new-businesses-hoboken-jersey-city-nj-july-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11 New Businesses Coming to Hoboken + Jersey City for July 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Follow @thebergencountygirl on <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thebergencountygirl\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thehobokengirl\/?hl=en\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Instagram<\/a> for the latest Bergen County updates, <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thebergencountygirl.myflodesk.com\/uu0mgpgtm0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/view.flodesk.com\/pages\/62f92877e5ea6b3d8aea50ad\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">sign up for our email list here<\/a>\u00a0that shares everything you missed each week, and check out our\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/events\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">events calendar<\/a>, which has over 30+ events weekly to peruse.<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/category\/events-news\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-130852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/8-650x217.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/8-650x217.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/8-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/8-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/8-1536x512.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/8.jpg 1800w\" alt=\"read more news button\" width=\"450\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>updatesA few weeks ago, The Bergen Girl rounded up 10 new and incoming businesses in the Bergen County town of Westwood, and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":354,"featured_media":180001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9720,9479,764,7997,9660,8824,9723],"tags":[9706,9702,9667,9712],"class_list":["post-179965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bergen-county-towns","category-local-events-news","category-food-drink","category-lifestyle","category-news","category-restaurants","category-ridgewood","tag-food-drink","tag-lifestyle","tag-restaurants","tag-ridgewood-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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