The father and son duo of Pasquino and Michael Vitiello, two of the forces behind beloved Queen Marie Italian Restaurant in Brooklyn Heights, NY, are crossing the Hudson to open Ristorante MV in the historical small town of Bernardsville, NJ.

When asked about the move, Michael Vitiello said, “Opening a restaurant in New Jersey was always our five-year plan. The pandemic just hurried things up. 30% of our business was from the lunch crowd from the nearby courthouses that disappeared when the court cases went virtual, so we closed in April.”