The team at NJ.com revealed their picks of N.J.’s 41 best empanadas, 2025 update, for National Empanada Day (Read Full List).

This itself was first published in 2019 and has been updated annually since then.

For those interested in how the list was specifically tabulated and ranked, that information was not shared with readers.

Celebrated annually on April 8th, National Empanada Day highlights the “economical compact car of the fast food universe”.

The list is a compilation of “restaurants, markets, bakeries and trucks” serving the food staple.

A number of Bergen County shops were shared, among them were:

Empanada Mania in Bergenfield (Website) made the cut featuring empanadas “big on flavor”.

Noches de Colombia in Fairview (Website) had empanadas that were “hearty and filling” along with their “distinctive hot sauce”.

The Original Empanada Factory in Lyndhurst was favored for their chicken that “boasted more than the usual seasoning”.