HAMILTON'S GRILL ROOM, 8 Coryell Street, Lambertville, NJ, 609.397.4343THE BOATHOUSE 8 1/2 Coryell Street, Lambertville, NJ 609•397•2244

Tucked into a romantic alley on the banks of a Delaware river canal are these two little gems...and I mean gems.  They are located across the courtyard from one another. We literally stumbled on these spots one night running in a snow blizzard this past winter and fell madly in love all over again...so will you...go here, trust me...

Mediterranean-influenced, the fresh fish is on display, raw-bar style ready to be plucked and grill fired...

...in a rustic yet sophisticated setting...we dined alone just the 2 of us in a little outhouse adjacent to the main dining room...huddled together to stay warm...one of our greatest memories to date...

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And get this...restauranteur and owner Jim Hamilton is also an award-winning Broadway set designer, cool or what? Now it all makes sense, suddenly in stark relief...

THE BOATHOUSE...have a cocktail here before dining at Hamilton's Grill...the tiny, cozy bar feels like you are in someone's lake cabin in the Adirondacks-or walking into a 19th century American Realist Painter's Guild retreat...it's amazing...from another world...

The heat must be getting to me the last couple of days...I'm dreaming of sheepskins and fireside bars...have a super weekend...happy birthday to my sis Maria today...see you Monday ♥ CC