I met a friend for lunch at Serafina Always on 61st between Fifth and Madison. Having seen each other only on Zoom, we just wanted to have time to yak.
This location of Serafina has a tent that is open on one side so we felt safe. She — not a lunch eater — only had the baby arugula topped with huge slivers of Parmigiano Reggiano requesting oil and vinegar on the side, not the fig vinaigrette that it came with ($19).
Being nostalgic for red sauce Italian, I ordered their homemade lasagna with meat sauce ($22) that I washed down with the Chianti Riserva DOCG Tenuta Il Palazzo $14.
We ordered mint tea ($3) and decaf cappuccino ($4.50) so we could continue to talk without feeling guilty about occupying the table.
Serafine Always
Upper East Side
33 east 61st Street
New York, NY 10065
212.702.9898
serafinarestaurant.com/location/serafina-always/
I envy you…after two vaccinations sots I finally am going to venture out for a meal.
I never stopped dining out — wore my ski long underwear and sweaters to dine in the cold.
Now that I’m fully vaccinated too, I will begin eating inside! Glad you are venturing out!