Owner story · McGinley Square, Jersey City

Cozy Italian in the heart of McGinley Square.

The ITA team · 682 Bergen Ave, Jersey City

A cook at ITA grating cheese over a salad

A Neapolitan-style pizza being sliced at ITA

On Bergen Avenue since 2020

Made from scratch, for the neighborhood.

ITA opened at 682 Bergen Avenue in February 2020, from the owners of Carvao BBQ on the same block, who wanted to bring the neighborhood Italian food made from scratch. Chef Dylan Golden, who had cooked at Wallsé and Upland in Manhattan, built the opening menu of Neapolitan-style pizza and house-made pasta. When the pandemic came weeks later, ITA kept its pizzas and pastas going for pickup and delivery. In 2022 Yelp ranked it third on its first Top 100 Places to Eat in New Jersey. Pinkbot has delivered its orders from Bergen Avenue since March 2026.

“We believe in buying local and making ingredients from scratch.”Max Rudenko, one of ITA’s founding partners, to The Hoboken Girl, 2020

ITA’s round sign and striped awning on its corner of Bergen Avenue, with tables out front

The menu

Neapolitan-style pizza, fresh pasta, great wine and more!

The bread, the pizza dough and the pasta are all made in house, and there are gluten-free and vegan options. The pies are 12 inches, Neapolitan style, and ITA calls its cooking “consciously sourced Italian fare.”