Hoboken Maxwell's Rock Club Will Become Seafood Restaurant

HOBOKEN, NJ — As reported in January, the storied Maxwell's rock club in Hoboken has been transforming into an upscale seafood restaurant. The club closed for good in early 2018 and was later purchased by the owner of Sorellina, the Italian restaurant across the street.

On Monday, the website JerseyDigs published a rendering and story about the upcoming eatery, located at Eleventh and Washington streets. They said it will tentatively be named Sirenetta, and will have a raw bar.

According to the story, the restaurant, owned by Gabi Lombardi, will "be a food-and-wine-focused endeavor sporting a drink menu of specialty cocktails. The overhaul of the 3,565-square-foot space was designed by local firm Nastasi Architects and will alter the previous aesthetic a bit, replacing the trademark blue of Maxwell’s exterior with gray panels sporting a series of bi-folding windows." It will also have outdoor seating.

Many famous bands graced the stage of Maxwell's in Hoboken as their careers were starting to take off in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s — including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, and the Pixies.

The club is named for the Maxwell House coffee plant a few blocks away on the waterfront, which closed in 1992.

More of the JerseyDigs story can be found here.

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