Openings & Closings

Rosie has the latest news on NJ restaurant openings and closings.

OPENINGS
December 2011

Brigantine Seafood, a fish and seafood market and restaurant, has opened at 112 Lincoln Ave, Hawthorne (973-949-5600); BYO.

Cielo Restaurant, 168 Passaic Ave, Fairfield (973-808-1414, www.cielonj.com), offers comfort Italian cuisine including brick-oven pizza. It is now booking for holiday parties, and reservations are available for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve dining.

Chill Out Pizza Lounge, 102 Brunswick St, Jersey City (201-420-6116); BYO.

Jefferson Tavern, 5 Bowling Green Pkwy, Hopatcong (973-810-2810).

Nanking, offering Asian fusion cuisine, has opened at Bally’s, 1900 Pacific Ave, Atlantic City (609-340-1100).


CLOSINGS
December 2011

Cafe Eclectic, Montclair

Coco Pazzo, Morris Plains

Cosimo’s Trattoria & Brick Oven Pizza, Bloomfield

La Bella Vista Pizza, Hoboken

Nisi Estiatorio, 90 Grand Ave, Englewood, has sold the property and will be moving to a new location. The last night to try this excellent restaurant is December 31.

QBA, Montclair, which was temporarily closed while the owner looked for a new business partner, will not be reopening.