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Wednesday is Sinatra Night

Gino Dabbicco sings the great American songbook, live in the dining room, every Wednesday from six.

August 11, 20261 min readCasa Stellina

The bar at Casa Stellina under copper pendants

Wednesday used to be the quiet one. It is not any more.

Every Wednesday from six until nine, vocalist Gino Dabbicco sings the great American songbook in the dining room. Standards, live, in a room that was already built for exactly that.

Why it fits

Sinatra worked on warmth and swagger in roughly equal measure, and this room runs a little louder than people expect it to. It is not a hushed dining room. It is close-set tables, a bar that stays busy, and a volume that makes a long dinner feel like the right idea.

Put a live voice into that and it stops being background. By the second chorus most of the room is humming, which is not something you can arrange on purpose.

What to know before you come

There is no cover. It is reservations only, and Wednesdays fill faster than they used to, so a few days ahead is sensible rather than optimistic.

Come early if you can. Happy hour runs until six, which means ten dollar cocktails and the bar menu before the first song, and the kitchen is open right through.

What to eat

Something to share while you are listening, rather than a plate that needs concentration. The Polpette al Sugo are the obvious answer, and a long pizza in the middle of the table works better than it has any right to.

Book a table, sit somewhere you can see, and let the room do the rest.

A table is waiting.

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