Boschetto expands in New Jersey with Michelin-starred fast-casual Italian pasta

Berkeley Heights is getting a second Boschetto, and the move turns a Michelin-linked Italian idea into something far more weeknight-friendly. The Montclair restaurant is set to add a new location in fall 2026, bringing its polished, counter-service pasta format to Union County in a space built for speed, convenience, and a more elevated dinner stop than a typical fast-casual counter.

The new restaurant will open at The District at The Park, part of the larger Park redevelopment in Berkeley Heights. The setting is a strong part of the story: The Park is a 185-acre mixed-use campus that was once Connell Corporate Park, and the broader project is being described as a roughly $500 million redevelopment. The District itself is a 60-acre walkable downtown with about 160,000 square feet of retail, restaurants, and entertainment, plus 328 apartments nearby. That mix gives Boschetto a built-in audience of residents, workers, and visitors rather than the traffic risk of a standalone strip-center opening.

Boschetto was founded in 2022 by Robert Spina, Ryan Held, and chef Joseph Sergentakis, also known as Joey Sergentakis. The brand calls itself “fine fast casual” and says it specializes in regional Italian cuisine in a world-class designed space. Spina has framed the concept as a response to a simple question: why should a fast-casual restaurant have to look like a cafeteria? For diners, that answer is clear in the Boschetto model, which aims to pair Michelin-level sensibility with the pace and pricing of a more accessible lunch or dinner stop.

The chef pedigree is a big reason the expansion matters in New Jersey’s pasta scene. Sergentakis began working in New York City’s food industry at age 15 and drew inspiration from his Italian grandmother’s kitchen, a background that helps explain the restaurant’s Italian roots and its attention to craft. Boschetto already has a foothold in Montclair, where the concept proved there is demand for a faster format that still feels refined. The new Berkeley Heights location will measure about 3,600 square feet, giving the brand room to scale without losing the sharper identity that helped it stand out in the first place.

With another Boschetto heading into a development designed around daily foot traffic, the expansion signals more than just another Italian opening. It shows that chef-driven pasta can travel well when the formula combines pedigree, speed, and a setting built to make stopping in feel easy.