Heron & Salt
A twelve-course tasting menu in Jersey City
Tasting counter
Heron & Salt is a twenty-seat counter on Newark Avenue where the kitchen is the dining room. Chef Mara Ellison cooks a single menu each night from what the estuary and the farms across the river have that week.
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This season
Autumn Tasting Menu
$185 per person
Twelve courses from the Hudson estuary and Garden State farms, served over about two and a half hours.
Oyster, apple, horseradish snow
Sunchoke tart, cultured cream, chive
Smoked bluefish, rye, pickled ramp
Private dining
The counter
The whole counter can be yours. Buyouts are available Wednesday through Sunday for either seating, or for the full evening.
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Press
“The most exciting counter on either side of the Hudson.”
The New York Times “Ellison cooks with the confidence of someone who has nothing to prove and everything to say.”
Eater NY “Best New Restaurant, 2025.”
New Jersey Monthly “Book it for the scallop alone. Stay for the duck.”
The Infatuation
Guests
- ★★★★★
“Twelve courses and not one you could take out. The estuary course is the one we still talk about.”
Dana R. · Resy · - ★★★★★
“Twenty seats, two seatings, and the kitchen right there. Book the second seating and stay late.”
Marcus L. · Google · “We came for an anniversary and the non-alcoholic pairing was as considered as the wine. Thank you for that.”
A guest ·