Somerville’s Centennial Celebration

by artfuldiner on May 13, 2009

in New Jersey Event, Special Celebrations

somerville2In honor of the Borough’s Centennial, many restaurants in Somerville’s downtown will be offering a three-course $19.09 prix-fixe menu from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. during Restaurant Week, Friday, May 15th, through Saturday, May 23rd. This $19.09 price recognizes the year 1909 when Somerville was incorporated as a borough. And this special Restaurant Week is timed with the “Arts on Division,” a week-long celebration of the arts, which extends from Friday, May 15th – Friday, May 22nd.

 

Restaurant Week will offer a sampling of Downtown Somerville’s diverse dining possibilities with nine cuisines represented: Asian Fusion, Italian, Portuguese, Irish, Fondue, Seafood, American, Japanese, and Cuban.

 

Participating restaurants include…

 

Bank 34 – Known for its Asian fusion cuisine, the restaurant is offering soup or salad, entrée, and dessert. (908) 722-9995.

 

Da Filippo’s Ristorante Italiano – Serving authentic Italian cuisine for over two decades, the restaurant is offering the $19.09 three-course prix-fixe menu Monday through Thursday. (908) 218-0110.

 

Gabriela’s Authentic Portuguese Cuisine is featuring soup or salad, choice of entrée, and dessert for $19.09. (908) 526-7070.

 

somerville1Mannion’s Pub & Restaurant – Known for its traditional Irish fare and American cuisine, the restaurant invites patrons to enjoy the three-course prix-fixe menu at $19.09 per person. (908) 203-0700.

 

The Melting Pot will offer a three-course $19.09 prix-fixe cheese fondue, salad, and chocolate fondue during Restaurant Week. (908) 575-8010.

 

Miami Café & Bakery features Cuban cuisine and baked specialties. During Restaurant Week, it will offer steak and shrimp entrée as part of their three-course menu. (908) 526-0511.

 

Scampi’s Seafood Restaurant will offer fresh seafood, pasta, chicken, and more during the $19.09 Restaurant Week. (908) 685-1323.

 

Verve Restaurant will feature pork confit with caramelized shallots among its $19.09 three-course menu choices. (908) 707-8655.

 

Wasabi Asian Plates & Sushi Bar will feature select appetizers, miso soup, yaki udon or teriyaki entrées with chicken or shrimp during Restaurant Week. (908) 203-8881.

 

somerville3In conjunction with Somerville’s $19.09 Restaurant Week, Discover Wine, 66 West Main Street, is offering a special promotion of 19.09% discount on a wine selection for dinner at any of the participating restaurants during their prix-fixe dinner promotions. Purchase wine for dinner at Discover Wine’s regular price, enjoy it with dinner at any participating restaurant, then stop back with a dinner receipt and 19.09% of the original wine purchase will be gladly refunded.

 

The $19.09 Restaurant Week is sponsored by the Somerville District Management Corporation.

 

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