{"id":239092,"date":"2026-05-13T16:49:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/?p=239092"},"modified":"2026-05-13T19:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:45:29","slug":"tim-hortons-opening-montvale-nj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/tim-hortons-opening-montvale-nj\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Hortons Gets Approval for Opening in Montvale"},"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\/2026\/05\/tim-hortons-montvale-nj-2-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"tim horton&#039;s montvale\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/tim-hortons-montvale-nj-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/tim-hortons-montvale-nj-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/tim-hortons-montvale-nj-2-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/tim-hortons-montvale-nj-2-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/tim-hortons-montvale-nj-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">news<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim Hortons, a popular Canadian food chain renowned for its quick-service style <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/fresh-fancy-farms-secret-garden-cafe-new-milford-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coffee<\/a> and breakfast, is opening a new location at 128 Chestnut Ridge Road in Montvale, joining just over a dozen locations in New Jersey. <\/span><b>Read on for more details about Tim Hortons opening in Montvale, NJ.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-239100\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/tim-hortons-montvale-nj-2-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"tim horton's montvale\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/tim-hortons-montvale-nj-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/tim-hortons-montvale-nj-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/tim-hortons-montvale-nj-2-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/tim-hortons-montvale-nj-2-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/tim-hortons-montvale-nj-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>About Tim Hortons&nbsp;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim Hortons first opened its doors in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, and has been winning over Canadians ever since with its popular Original Blend coffee, double-doubles, <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/bear-donut-englewood-bergen-county-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donuts<\/a>, and Timbits, becoming a staple of Canadian culture. Two decades later, the chain expanded to the United States and now has nearly 700 locations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/newjersey\/summer-bucket-new-jersey-bergen-county-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey Summer Bucket List: 25 Must-Try Activities for 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim Hortons has more than 1,500 restaurant owners across Canada and employs over 100,000 people. Part of the company\u2019s mission is giving back to the communities it serves, which is why it donates more than $60 million annually to organizations and initiatives throughout Canada, including Timbits Sports and the Tim Hortons Foundation Camps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chain also partners with local coffee farmers to help improve their livelihoods through the Tims Coffee for Communities program, which provides training and support from coffee experts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to coffee, they serve items such as avocado toast, bagels, sandwiches, and wraps, along with a variety of baked goods, including muffins and cookies. But what they\u2019re really known for (food-wise) is their wide selection of Timbits and donuts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>New Location in Montvale<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montvale will soon get a taste of Canada as Tim Hortons was approved to open at 128 Chestnut Ridge Road, joining just over a dozen locations in New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Borough of Montvale Planning Board approved a use permit for a new Tim Horton\u2019s location during its April 21st meeting. There is no official opening date yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>See More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themontclairgirl.com\/drip-fitness-montclair-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The DRIP Fitness Studio Opening New Location in Montclair on 5\/26<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will update this piece as more information becomes available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow @thebergencountygirl on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thebergencountygirl\/?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the latest Bergen County updates, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thebergencountygirl.myflodesk.com\/uu0mgpgtm0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sign up for our email list here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that shares everything you missed each week, and check out our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/events\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">events calendar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which has over 30+ events weekly to peruse.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"categories\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/category\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stories<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>newsTim Hortons, a popular Canadian food chain renowned for its quick-service style coffee and breakfast, is opening a new location at 128&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":445,"featured_media":239100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8823,764,9827,9593],"tags":[9710,9706,9707,9783],"class_list":["post-239092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coffee","category-food-drink","category-news-2","category-local-girl-rss-feed","tag-bergen-county-news","tag-food-drink","tag-news","tag-tlg"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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