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A mug of chai, books and a laptop on a café table by a rainy window in a college town

Central Jersey · Middlesex County

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is the Middlesex County seat and home to Rutgers University's flagship campus, founded as Queen's College in 1766. Its downtown theater district surrounds George Street, and the city sits on NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line.

Our New Brunswick guides

A mug of chai, books and a laptop on a café table by a rainy window in a college townCoffeeCoffee Shops in New Brunswick, NJ: 7 Cafés for Rutgers Days and Commutes8 min read

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A pour-over coffee and a pastry on a marble café table by a sunny small-town windowCoffeeThe Best Coffee Shops in NJ: 16 Cafés and Roasters Worth the Drive12 min read

The Sunday Port

One slow weekend idea, every Sunday morning.

A town, a café, a walk and a book to bring, plus what's on that weekend. Free, short, easy to leave.