New Artichoke Pizza Restaurant Opens Friday In Jersey City With Special Deals

JERSEY CITY, NJ — The popular Artichoke Basille's Pizza chain, which has stores in Hoboken and Manhattan, will open a new location in Jersey City this Friday, with special offers.

The store will open Friday, Feb. 18 at 246 Bay St.

On the first day, 20 percent of all sales will be donated to the Jersey City Free Public Library.

Also, the store will offer the first 100 customers Friday a deal that includes two massive pizza slices, a drink, and an Artichoke t-shirt for $25.

The store, founded in New York City in 2008, is known for unique toppings, from artichoke to crab.

The Jersey City shop has 800 square feet of space and is located off the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza.

"The restaurant’s interior features ambient brick walls preserved from the 1880s as well as classic NYC design elements like an antique tin ceiling and mosaic floor tiles," said a spokesperson, "paying homage to Artichoke’s original outpost."

The store is the third of five franchised stores slated to debut across New Jersey as part of a deal penned in 2018 with franchisees Premal and Leela Shanghvi.

A shop is also planned for Red Bank.

“As longtime fans, Leela and I are thrilled to bring the larger-than-life slices and culture of Artichoke Basille’s Pizza that we fell in love with to diners in Jersey City,” said Premal Shanghvi. “We’re also proud to include the Jersey City Free Public Library in our Grand Opening celebration in support of the organization’s free educational and employment resources. The Grand Opening should be a fun-filled day and we’re excited for the opportunity to meet new guests and neighbors.”

Founded in 2008 by cousins Francis Garcia and Sal Basille, Artichoke Basille’s Pizza specializes in serving an authentic style of pizza born and bred from fourth generation New York City pizzaiolos. Find out more about the Jersey City location here.

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