Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen joins Newport's culinary scene

The new Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen in Jersey City's Newport neighborhood spans over 2,200 square feet on the ground floor of The Beach, a waterfront residential tower developed by LeFrak. - PROVIDED BY BLUE ANCHOR BAR + KITCHEN

Kimberly Redmond//September 6, 2024//

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Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen is joining the dining scene at Jersey City waterfront community Newport.

Located at 166 River Drive on the ground floor of The Beach residential tower, the 2,200-square-foot full-service restaurant and bar features a menu of fresh, locally sourced seafood, seasonal offerings as well as a curated selection of wine and craft cocktails.

Blue Anchor – which also offers patio seating overlooking the Hudson River and New York City skyline – will serve brunch on the weekends, too. It’s open Monday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The new eatery is a joint venture between restaurateurs Chris Kong, Admen Kong, Alan Lau, Johnny Leung and Kelvin Yiu, all of whom are partners at Teppan Territory, an authentic an authentic Japanese teppanyaki-style restaurant in Downtown Brooklyn.

Commenting on the opening, Chris Kong said, “We’re thrilled to be part of the beautiful Newport neighborhood, an energetic community that offers a flourishing, innovative culinary scene created by the best of local and national chefs and restauranteurs. Blue Anchor offers a new kind of dining experience and we’re eager for the local community to dive into our menu and enjoy the flavors we are so passionate about.”

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LeFrak announced the opening of Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen, a new restaurant in Jersey City's Newport neighborhood. — Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen features a menu of fresh, locally sourced seafood, seasonal offerings as well as a curated selection of wine and craft cocktails. – PROVIDED BY BLUE ANCHOR BAR + KITCHEN

Ray Kawas, director of commercial leasing for LeFrak, the developer behind the transformation of Newport, added, “We’re excited to welcome Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen to the neighborhood and share this new waterfront dining experience with the Newport community.”

He also noted the live-work-play neighborhood’s growing reputation as “a go-to food scene for local residents, office workers and even New Yorkers.”

At Newport, the culinary lineup includes renowned Ruth’s Chris Steak House, famed waterfront dining venue Batello, American eatery Fire & Oak, Mexican restaurant Los Cuernos, Chinese restaurant Dun Huang and Greek restaurant Efi’s Gyro. It is also home to Komegashi Too, a sushi restaurant where Leung is a partner.

Spanning 600 acres along the Hudson River, Newport consists of 15 residential buildings and eight state-of-the-art office towers that provide 8 million square feet of space for major companies.

In addition to waterfront and skyline views and easy access to New York City, Newport offers lifestyle amenities. That includes the sports and wellness offerings at Newport Swim & Fitness, shopping at Newport Centre Mall and The Newport River Market, recreation at Newport Green and year-round community programming.