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LUNCH
Monday—Saturday
11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.DINNER
Monday—Thursday
4 p.m. to 10 p.m.Friday & Saturday
4 p.m. to 11 p.m.Sunday
4 p.m. to 9 p.m.BRUNCH
Sunday
10:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Directions
FROM 287 NORTH
287 north exit 37 merge onto NJ-24 E toward SPRINGFIELD. Take the exit–exit #8–toward SUMMIT AVE./SUMMIT/CHATHAM. Stay straight to go onto NJ-124 E. Turn RIGHT onto SUMMIT AVE. Turn RIGHT onto SPRINGFIELD AVE. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto KENT PLACE BLVD.FROM 287 SOUTH
287 south exit #37 merge onto NJ-24 E via toward SPRINGFIELD. Take the exit–exit #8–toward SUMMIT AVE/SUMMIT/CHATHAM. Stay straight to go onto NJ-124 E. Turn RIGHT onto SUMMIT AVE. Turn RIGHT onto SPRINGFIELD AVE.FROM 78 WEST
Take I-78 WEST. Merge onto NJ-24 W exit number 48 toward RT-124 W/SPRINGFIELD/MORRISTOWN. Take the exit toward SUMMIT. Merge onto BROAD ST. Turn RIGHT onto SPRINGFIELD AVE.FROM 78 EAST
I-78 E toward NEWARK. Merge onto NJ-24 W toward RT-124 W/SPRINGFIELD/MORRISTOWN. Take the exit toward SUMMIT. Merge onto BROAD ST. Turn RIGHT onto SPRINGFIELD AVE.FROM PARKWAY NORTH
GARDEN STATE PKWY N. Merge onto I-78 E via exit #142 toward NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE/NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT/SPRINGFIELD. Take the exit–exit #54–toward HILLSIDE/IRVINGTON. Take the ramp toward HILLSIDE. Take the ramp toward I-78 W. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto WINANS AVE. WINANS AVE. becomes PAINE AVE. Merge onto I-78 W. Merge onto NJ-24 W via exit #48 toward RT-124 W/SPRINGFIELD/MORRISTOWN. Take the exit toward SUMMIT. Merge onto BROAD ST. Turn RIGHT onto SPRINGFIELD AVE. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto KENT PLACE BLVD.FROM PARKWAY SOUTH
GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SOUTH. Take the I-78 exit–exit #142–toward SPRINGFIELD/NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. Stay straight to go onto ramp. Merge onto I-78 W. Merge onto NJ-24 W via exit #48 toward RT-124 W/SPRINGFIELD/MORRISTOWN. Take the exit toward SUMMIT. Merge onto BROAD ST. Turn RIGHT onto SPRINGFIELD AVE. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto KENT PLACE BLVDJFK PARKWAY WEST
Go down JFK parkway straight through Livingston. Continue past Short Hills Mall, bear left onto RIVER ROAD. Turn left onto MORRIS AVENUE. Stay straight until you reach the very end. (Ignore the light that says turn left for Springfield avenue). At the end you will turn left onto SPRINGFIELD AVENUE. Two blocks down on the left hand side.click here for a google maps link
- Contact Us
ADDRESS
2 Kent Place Boulevard
Summit, NJ 07901Tel (908) 277-4224 | Fax (908) 277-0579
Jim Owens
General Manager
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- About Us
A SHORT TRAIN RIDE FROM MANHATTAN—WINBERIE’S RESTAURANT & BAR IS HOUSED IN THE HISTORIC SUMMIT OPERA HOUSE
Located on the corner of Springfield Avenue and Kent Place Boulevard, the building was designed in 1893 for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union by architect Theodore Mead Jr. In return for the title to the property, Civil War veteran Joel G. Vancise completed the construction and provided the W.C.T.U. with a local headquarters. He also used the site as a rostrum when he ran for President on the Prohibition Party ticket.
The building originally housed shops on the ground level. Upstairs, an 800-seat stage hall featured vaudeville and became Summit’s very first movie house. The rear section contained a coffee shop, reading rooms, the W.C.T.U. meeting hall, and resort-quality sleeping rooms…the basement boasted sixty-foot bowling alleys.
The building’s many names have included:
Temperance Hall & Union Hall (1893)
Willard Hall & Howard Hall (1894)
Vancise building, followed by the more lyrical “Summit Opera House”
In 1920, the Overlook Masonic Lodge inserted a full third level and dubbed it “Masonic Hall”The building has housed several restaurants, including:
- The Blue Lantern Tea Room (1920-1948)
- The New Hampshire House (1948-1984)
- Winberie’s (Established 1985)
Some fun facts to impress your friends:
- Dave Brown, former quarter back of the NY Giants, grew up here, and his parents are regular guests of Winberie’s
- Jim Cramer and Ice-T grew up here as well
- Summit is the home of the Reeves-Reed Arboretum and Garden, which used to be a passage for Native Americans
- Visit today! For detailed directions, click here