Jersey City has quietly become one of the most desirable event corridors in the metro area. The Manhattan skyline becomes your backdrop, the venue inventory has exploded over the last decade —Liberty House, Maritime Parc, Battello, Hyatt Regency Jersey City, the Powerhouse Arts District lofts — and the operational realities are significantly easier than catering an event across the Hudson.
When the Manhattan skyline is the backdrop, the food has to compete with the view. Our plating, station design and beverage programs are built to look as good in golden-hour photos as they taste
Liberty House, Maritime Parc, Battello, Hudson House, The Brownstone and Mason Jar — we’ve
operated as both the contracted caterer and as the off-site partner working alongside in-house teams.
Our trucks, staff and kitchen leads are familiar with both Lincoln and Holland Tunnel logistics, PATH
station-adjacent loading, and the Newport / Exchange Place corporate corridor.
Many of our Jersey City clients are NYC corporate teams and couples who want Manhattan-quality
catering without Manhattan venue minimums. We deliver on that promise.
Our jersey City catering services cover the full event spectrum:
Bespoke menus, plated or station-style service, full rentals and white-glove staffing for ceremonies and receptions of every size.
Breakfast meetings, client lunches, all-hands events, product launches, holiday parties and
conferences.
Black-tie galas, milestone birthdays, anniversary dinners, fundraisers and high-touch private
Curated cocktail menus, certified bartenders, sommelier-led wine programs and full bar build-outs.
Live sushi rolling, theatrical carving, hot interactive stations, raw bars and chef-curated market displays.
Selene Catering operates across Jersey City in full, including but not limited to
W Hoboken and rooftop properties with Manhattan skyline views.
Pier 13, Pier A Park-adjacent venues and Hudson waterfront event spaces.
Uptown and Downtown brownstone dinners, rooftop parties and intimate residential events.
Coordinating with on-campus event teams for graduations, fundraisers and academic galas.
Working with Washington Street and waterfront restaurants for buyouts and hybrid catering
arrangements
Greenpoint, Red Hook, Bushwick and Industry City spaces requiring full kitchen build-outs, lighting plots and bar infrastructure.
Find answers to common questions about our catering services
Yes — we’ve operated at most major Jersey City waterfront venues, either as the contracted caterer or in coordination with the venue’s in-house team
Both. Our team services the full metro and the operational reality of catering a Newport venue is comparable to a Midtown one — we plan for the route, the loading, and the timing the same way
Yes. Breakfast meetings, all-hands lunches, executive client dinners, evening launches — we run corporate catering across the Jersey City financial corridor on a weekly basis
Share your date, headcount, venue and vision. We’ll come back with a tailored proposal — menudirection, station design, beverage program, staffing plan and full investment.
