Zack’s Oak Bar & Restaurant

Specialties

Zack’s Oak Bar & Restaurant serves traditional American cuisine in a friendly neighborhood atmosphere. We are renowned for our old world charm, excellent food, attentive service and delicious desserts all freshly made on the premises.

Our restaurant is a relaxed place where you can come in, enjoy great wine and food, and relax. We are passionate about serving delicious food at a good value. We’re also dedicated to supporting our community, and hold special events to feed the community during the holidays.

Diners can select a glass of wine from our extensive wine list, a pint from the range of imported and micro-​brews we have on tap or one of our premium liquors or single malt scotches.

We offer comfort and community. Come to Zack’s Oak Bar & Restaurant, where everybody knows your name and you can be yourself!

History

Established in 1997.

Zack’s is located in the historic district of Hoboken. The building was constructed in the late 1880’s and originally housed a local grocery store that catered to immigrants from Germany, England and Italy.

When the commercial property was converted to a tavern in 1892, the current mahogany and oak bar was installed. The same bar where many a seamen or merchant marine stopped for a drink and a chat on their way home or to a room in one of the local boarding houses.

The dining room was renovated in the fall of 2007 with banquets along the walls covered in rich leather and boucle tapestry. On the walls of both the bar and dining room, hang street and river scenes from a bygone era when local transportation was by horse and buggy or the electrified tram system.

Meet the Business Owner

Mark and Sheila N.

Business Owner

Zack’s Oak Bar & Restaurant is a family business run by Mark & Sheila Nisler that opened in the spring of 1996. Sheila & Mark have been in the restaurant business since 1993 and Zack’s bears Mark’s middle name and is the third of four successful bars & restaurants opened and managed in Hoboken.

In 1993, our first venture, Ted and Jo’s Oak Bar & Restaurant opened in Hoboken. TJ’s Trout and Ale opened in the same year and was the only restaurant in town to specialize in serving a fresh seafood menu. In 2012 we were part of the team that opened The Fig Tree.

Mark, who was born and raised in Hoboken, has more than 20 years of experience in food and bar service.

In Zack’s, we have no doubt that we have successfully realized our ambition, which was to create a neighborhood restaurant in the classic American sense where friends and neighbors could meet and always find a friendly face and a warm smile.