Lambertville,
New Jersey
Flea markets and fish are the draw
From the April 22, 2002 Issue of New York
 New
Hope, Pennsylvania, has long been a popular small-town escape from
the city, and its draw among New Yorkers now spills across the Delaware
River into Jersey, where Lambertville, all of 500 feet away, delivers
the same mix of upscale chic, Deadhead vibe, and antiques by the buggyload.
Drive out for the annual Shad Fest on April 27 and 28, celebrating
those tasty fish and their tastier roe, or anytime for the Colonial-village
feel and the flea markets that, like the shad, proliferate in droves.
(The biggies are the Lambertville Antique Market and Golden Nugget
Antique Flea Market, both on River Road.) There are plenty of bed-and-breakfasts;
among the best is the Lambertville House, a newly renovated historic
inn. For dinner, try the Church Street Bistro: "They go for lots of
free-range and organics," one local says, "without being in-your-face
about it."
-- CHRISTOPHER BONANOS
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