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July 2023 by Christian L.
When you are Yelp!'s #1 OUTLAW where do you hang your spurs?Palmer Square at Princeton University! Why you might ask!? Because I am the least preppy and run-of-the-mill hanging-on-mom-and-dad's-expense account type. My ruggedness fits right in at 'Palmer Square' with my leather jackets and frayed jeans: the way oil and vinegar mix! That said, I enjoy my outlaw status at Princeton's angled walkways and shops and cliche coffee houses.When I enter Small World Coffee or order up at The Yankee Doodle Tap Room the women visibly gasp at my long locks and muscles in disbelief!People either think I am an astrophysicist on a hallucinogenic or a Greaser from the 1950s.The Rebel Chef has what is sorely needed in this town: frassos.Palmer Square is where all the ritzy brats in this town go to buy their $500 undershirts, Choo-choo train toys and loafers. It's a lit-up snazzy horseshoe shaped little park with some sign posts, historical markers, restaurants, bars, clothes stores, arches and bookshops. People come to walk poodles.It gets busy around here between about 10am until 3pm, after that all the monocled scientists and 'an athletic scholarship in high jump bought me my way to a degree in biology' - types go to their small dorms for long naps.Palmer Square is nonetheless an archaic but valued (if for its aura and celebrated window shopping) nexus and hub for the hamlet of Princeton. Every now and again when I come through here - I grab a pint and some bar food and enjoy the seasons.Palmer Square Review: 5
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January 2023 by Sunil R.
Incredible location right at the heart of a Princeton by the Uni, quaint stores and good dining options. The architecture reminds me of Europe. The Christmas lighting is beautiful as well.
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November 2022 by Larry R.
Palmer Square, at the heart of Princeton, is a great place to sit for a while to rest and people watch and then walk to either many nearby shops, the Nassau Inn or the beautiful Princeton campus.
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November 2022 by Norbert K.
Sitting in the heart of Princeton, across from Princeton University, Palmer Square offers a variety of retail and dining options. I do enjoy walking in the Square. The Nassau Inn, Yankee Doodle Tap Room, and Princeton Post Office are located here. Unfortunately, there was a large number of empty storefronts when I was there yesterday. Parking is a headache here, especially with construction in the area, i opted for the park-for-fee garages.
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December 2021 by Justin W.
Very nice little square with some shops. Excellent architecture. At Christmas there's a giant tree. The only shop I visited was Thomas Sweet Shop. The chocolate was good but a little pricey. The window display is small but worth checking out. If the ice rink is open caution it's not real ice.
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June 2021 by Michael N.
When I want to give my Khaki and Lacoste wardrobe a workout I usually head to the center of Princeton. Like something out of a Blue Blood Sno-Globe, Palmer Square forms the commercial and communal heart of this university town offering an endless array of usual suspect upscalia - shops, restaurants and a centerpiece "Green" to celebrate all seasons and give countless Simon & Garfunkel tribute bands a place to earn a living. Most of the shops have turned multiple times since I've been here but new ones are always found thinking their interpretation of the $400 aromatherapy blouse will have the monied doyennes beating a path to their door. Even Brooks Brothers crashed and burned here. Cue the next tenant and a generous bailout. The real attraction in Palmer are the restaurants and outstanding food options. Local standouts like Mediterra, Mistral, Elements, Teresa's and Witherspoon Grill pack them in on the weekends with pedestrian gridlock on the Square as everyone strolls to work off the tonnage. Be forewarned, parking on a weekend when school is in session remains a Bear (or Tiger to get you in the Princeton mood) as the two parking decks are usually at full capacity early. Finally, if you ever want to torment your progressive friends, remind them over an after-dinner cappuccino, that the present day Palmer Square, in all it's immaculate glory, was accomplished by the mass relocation of "undesirable populations" in the 1930's when the area was a working class neighborhood. Amnesia in Princeton is funny like that. Daddy, who's Woodrow Wilson?
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March 2020 by Rob Ciechon
Used to work in the square. Just a beautiful area to browse, eat and take in the scenery with wonderful neighbors
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October 2019 by John Peraino
I worked for Palmer Square Management performing during the Holiday Season for over 25 years. It was always a very enjoyable experience working with management and making shoppers smile. That is until the last couple of years when new management took over. The restrictions that they put on performers with insurance requirements and the like made it impossible to work for them. Good Luck Palmer Square! I hope that someone wises up before it’s too late.
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June 2019 by Amina R.
I love this cute little square. Christmas tree in the winter is beautiful but the square becomes even more beautiful in the summer.
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November 2018 by Jill Jarvis Wargo
Beautiful scenery, great food and shopping.
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December 2017 by Mike Star
Nice place
