Top Businesses Basking Ridge Readers Would Like To Bring Back

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Businesses come and go yet Basking Ridge residents still miss some local landmarks in town even after a decade.

Patch asked Basking Ridge readers, "If you could bring back one local business that closed in town (it doesn't matter how long ago), which would it be?"

Just under 60 comments came in as readers shared names of their favorite businesses of years past.

The Store, which had stood as a local landmark in Basking Ridge for 30 years, was among the most common answer among readers. The Store officially changed ownership in August of 2010 and was renamed in May 2011 to The Ridge Tavern.

Here is the full list of restaurants and other businesses readers miss in Basking Ridge:

• The Store
• Base Camp
• Down Cellar
• Lemon Lounge
• Peppermill Deli
• The old Station Restaurant
• Nardone's Bakery
• City Meets County
• Naranj
• The Village Fountain
• Mockingbird Cafe
• Fresca
• Nonnas
• Pistilli's
• Albert’s Ice Cream
• Grand Union/A&P
• Burger Que
• Corner Cupboard
• Nino’s
• Basking In Java

Which shuttered Basking Ridge business would you bring back? Comment below, or join the conversation on Basking Ridge Patch's Facebook page.

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