Piazza Margherita, Lyndhurst

Designed after an Italian city square, Piazza Margherita brings the outdoors inside with striped awnings, faux-brick accents, and vines climbing the columns and streetlamps. A gurgling stone fountain at the restaurant's entryway welcomes guests with appetizer suggestions. The aromas of lasagna layered with ricotta cheese, pan-seared shrimp scampi in white-wine sauce, and cups of cappuccino flutter through the air, further transporting diners to Italian streets. During summer months, patrons flock to the torch-lit patio to split plates of chicken marsala and veal saltimbocca with prosciutto, spinach, and fresh melted mozzarella.