Salumeria Rosi eyes Labor Day reopening following building-related damage

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy

Salumeria Rosi, the Italian restaurant and salumi shop at 222 Avenue B between 13th and 14th Streets, is eyeing a Labor Day return after a recent temporary closure.

Owner Andrew Loscalzo told EVG last night the closure stems from damage to the building, including issues related to a storm drain and structural repairs.

"We had some damage from the building and we're fixing it," he said. "In fact, we're doing some nice updates to the space."

Loscalzo said the restaurant is targeting a reopening around Labor Day.

"We're not going anywhere," he said. "Everything's great with the business."

He added that Salumeria Rosi is working with the building's ownership and its insurance carrier to complete the repairs.

"We just want to be open," Loscalzo said. "We didn't want to close."

He also expressed gratitude for the neighborhood's response since the restaurant opened here in January. 

"We've had such a good reception," he said. "We're really just so happy with how the project has been going so far with everybody in the neighborhood coming in for their coffee or lunch or dinner. I want people to remember us, and I want people to be excited for when we reopen."

This is the second Salumeria Rosi outpost, joining the one that opened on the UWS in 2008.

Openings: Salumeria Rosi on Avenue B

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Salumeria Rosi finally made its East Village debut last Wednesday at 222 Avenue B between East 13th and 14th streets.

This is the second NYC location for the northern Italian restaurant and salumeria, which first opened on the Upper West Side in 2008. 

The new location closely follows the Uptown model, offering housemade pastas, salumi and imported cheeses, antipasti, and a concise Italian wine list, while adding a neighborhood café that opens earlier in the day. 

The café begins service at 8 a.m. daily, with coffee from Italian roaster Hausbrandt and a selection of breakfast pastries, including cornetti, sfogliatelle and maritozzi, as well as tarts and croissant sandwiches.

At 11:30 a.m., the dining room opens for lunch, serving panini alongside the full menu. Beginning at 5 p.m., the space transitions to dinner and bar service. (Find the menus here.)

The menu centers on northern Italian dishes, including seasonal antipasti, fritti, fresh pastas, etc. Standbys from the Upper West Side location carry over, along with nightly pasta specials and a few East Village-specific additions. 

Owner Andrew Loscalzo (below) designed the space himself, drawing inspiration from Milanese style and traditional salumerias.

The previous tenant here, The Roost, a coffee bar by day and speakeasy-esque cocktail lounge by night, closed in the spring of 2024. We first heard about Salumeria Rosi's plans around that same time.

Signage alert: Salumeria Rosi on Avenue B

Photos by Stacie Joy

The EVG inbox lit up at the end of last week with signage alerts for Salumeria Rosi, located at 224 Avenue B, between 13th Street and 14th Street. (H/T to Maegan Hayward and Russell!)

Salumeria Rosi is an Italian restaurant, salumi and delicatessen shop, which debuted on the Upper West Side in 2008. 

The EV location includes a bar and cafe.

A restaurant rep told us that the owners are very excited to be in the East Village. We'll have more info about an opening date soon. 

Previously on EVG.