Pronounced chee-LEN-toe, Cilento is the region in southern Italy where Sam and Gerardina "GiGi" Giordano, the owners of the newest addition to northern New Jersey's dining scene, were born and raised. (And where they met!)
For Sam and GiGi, the region of their upbringing represents everything they aim to achieve with their restaurant and tavern: A sense of family. And having lived in America for
nearly five decades, it's the ultimate manifestation of their appreciation for American bar staples infused with the culinary TLC Italians are known the world over for. Opened in 2015 - and family-owned and run - Bar Cilento serves as a dynamic testimony that the American Dream lives on.