Eating In Translation

Schnackenberg's Luncheonette

(This venue is closed.) My chocolate shake ($1.60) was thin but foamy and flavorful, too, and the metal mixing cup nearly had enough left over to fill my glass a second time.

Hoboken Daily News

This corner variety store certainly makes a strong case for the "largest collection of magazines" in town, though the selection of candies and other snacks is unexceptional. The Life Savers five-flavor roll (1.14 oz.; 75 cents) has changed its colors in recent years; cherry, pineapple, and orange remain from the original lineup, but lemon and lime have been bumped by raspberry and watermelon.

Hoboken Daily News
500 Washington St. (at 5th St.), Hoboken, New Jersey
201-656-1955

Clam Broth House

Sadly, the sign is all that's left; the building next door, which housed the restaurant, was torn down in 2004.

Clam Broth House
38 Newark St. (at Hudson St.), Hoboken, New Jersey
201-659-6767