Mulberry Italian Restaurant is a staple of the southtowns, and they’ve been approached before to expand in Western New York, Toronto, even as far as Ohio.

But a decision has been made, and it’s good news for lovers of Italian cuisine — it’s much closer than the Buckeye State. Mulberry will be opening a new location in the northtowns, at the former location of Squire on Main. Mulberry Italian Restaurant has made Lackawanna’s Bethlehem Park neighborhood smell of basil, marinara and garlic for the better part of the past 13 years.