Lance Lucarelli, Jr.

Long before diners first shared plates of prime beef carpaccio and pasta under Baccarat chandeliers or sipped perfect martinis at the marble bar, at least 50 iterations on tracing paper went into the design of Americano in Bayonne. Owner Lance Lucarelli took chalk and crayon to the concrete floor and drew the room out at full scale, envisioning an Italian steakhouse dining experience wrapped in old Hollywood glamour. A third-generation builder by trade, Lucarelli made his name building high-rise residential projects across Bayonne and throughout the Gold Coast.