LeFrak Commercial and Newport Associates Development Co. recently announced the opening of Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen, the newest culinary offering to debut in Jersey City’s waterfront neighborhood, Newport.
The new seafood restaurant is located at 166 River Drive on the ground floor of the Beach, the waterfront residential tower overlooking Newport Green.
“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,” Chris Kong, co-owner and partner of Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen, said. “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.”
Encompassing over 2,200 square feet, Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen brings a full-service restaurant and bar, complete with patio seating overlooking the Hudson River and New York skyline, to Newport.
The elevated menu features fresh, locally sourced seafood, including lobster rolls, a raw bar and other seasonal offerings, complemented by a selection of wines and craft cocktails. Blue Anchor also will be serving a brunch menu on the weekends.
Blue Anchor is a joint venture between restaurateurs Kong, Admen Kong, Alan Lau, Johnny Leung and Kelvin Yiu, partners at Teppan Territory, an authentic Japanese teppanyaki-style restaurant in Downtown Brooklyn. Leung is also a partner in Newport’s celebrated Komegashi Too sushi restaurant.
“Over the past few years, Newport has solidified itself as a go-to food scene for local residents, office workers and even New Yorkers,” Ray Kawas, director of commercial leasing for LeFrak, said. “We’re excited to welcome Blue Anchor Bar + Kitchen to the neighborhood and share this new waterfront dining experience with the Newport community.”
Spanning 600 acres along the Hudson River, Newport is a live-work-play community with 16 residential buildings and eight state-of-the-art office towers that provide 8 million square feet of office space for major employers. In addition to stunning water and skyline views and easy access to Manhattan, Newport is sought after for its diverse lifestyle amenities, including 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, such as summer pickleball courts and annual holiday events.
