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New restaurant, Piccolo Bistro in Ridgewood, Opens to Great Reviews

Piccolo Bistro , Ridgewood NJ

March 10,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Piccolo Bistro is located at 29 Chestnut Street , Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Piccolo is a BYOB place and offers contemporary Italian cuisine, Giancarlo Borletti is the executive chef .The atmosphere was cozy, rustic, Candle lit, warm, and comfortable for dinning.

A perfect place for an intimate dinner with friends or for a romantic night out. The outside has a garden area perfect for outdoor dining in the Spring and Summer months. There is also small bar inside and a more private dining area towards the back of the restaurant .

The food is unique while still Italian and the service is excellent . Several friends recommend the Piccolo burger , the tuna with baked polenta , lentil stew , mussels or the chorizo  and several mentioned that the polenta being top notch.

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Ridgewood bank being repurposed for new restaurant

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Photo credit: Village of Ridgewood Tax Assessor’s web site

MAY 1, 2015    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

The First National Bank and Trust Company building is a Ridgewood landmark, one of the most recognizable sites of the downtown landscape. Erected in the early 1930s, its Classical Revival-inspired exterior is iconic to this day, while the indoor architecture and distinct features continue to stand the test of time.

But existing sans tenants for the past five years, the massive structure has become an unofficial symbol of the Central Business District’s (CBD) plights: several longstanding vacant storefronts, the struggle for adequate parking, underused properties and a drawn-out permitting process.

The building in the heart of the village’s downtown has been without an occupant since Bank of America closed its branch there in January 2010.

Real estate investment and development firm Onyx Equities, however, wants to return the building back to its heyday.

Onyx acquired the bank and property in April 2013; its principals paying nearly $2 million for the deed to the land.

According to the Village of Ridgewood website, the combined property and improvements were most recently assessed at more than $3.9 million.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/bank-repurposed-for-big-catch-1.1323143