IN THE LAST DECADE, New Jersey entrepreneurs and business owners have capitalized on the Hudson waterfront's
appeal in every way possible: homes, highrises, restaurants. We've seen it all. A great view of Lower Manhattan hardly loses its
majesty, but we're no longer simply oohing and aahing at brightly-lit towers across the way. e truth is, restaurateurs —and
plenty of developers—have squandered the possibilities of their location, falling short of the very quality known to our Gotham
neighbors they mean to emulate.
When Battello opened in 2014 at the edge of a pier in Jersey City's Newport neighborhood, its culinary I.Q. and rustic,
upscale charm raised the standards of what we knew about dining on the Hudson River. By 2017, with weddings and events
booked into the following year, it became a major landmark in the New Jersey bridal world. And with hundreds of successful
dinner services to boot, it had truly made as big of an impact as one could make in just three short years.
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