4 NJ Pasta Shops Make Yelps Best Of List For 2026

Finding good pasta in Jersey is kind of like trying to find a seashell on the beach; they're everywhere. Personally, I love getting the fresh pasta from Joe Leone's and cooking it at home, but if you're looking to go out for pasta, 4 of the country's best spots for pasta are right here in the Garden State.

In fact, the #1 pasta place in America for 2026 is located in Jersey, and it's a spot worth visiting.

Yelp Released Its Best Of List For The Best Pasta For 2026

Every year, Yelp releases its best-of lists for the year, and the pasta list just came out, and it's got New Jersey all over it. In the past 12 months, searches for the best pasta around have increased about 52 percent, and so Yelp went ahead and released its data, based on reviews, on the best pasta spots in the country.

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4 of them are in New Jersey.

4 NJ Pasta Shops Rank Among The Top 100 In America For 2026

Coming in at #65, we have Mavis Pizza and Pasta in Fort Lee,

Coming in at #57 is L&D Sapore Ravioli and Cheese in Middletown

Now, the top ten on the list of the top 100 best pasta places in America is where it starts to get really good,

Coming in at #8 is Pasta Volo, located right at the Jersey Shore in Asbury Park, and the number one overall pick for the best pasta in America?

What NJ Pasta Spot Is The Best Pasta Shop In America?

The best pasta in America, according to Yelp's Top 100 list, is none other than the Pasta Shop in Denville, New Jersey

With an incredible variety of pasta, sauces, and meatballs that people can't seem to get enough of, it's easy to see why the Pasta Shop topped the list.