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Serafina in pictures
Italian magnates Vittorio Assaf and Fabio Granato expect to open the Philadelphia branch of Serafina at 18th and Sansom this coming Tuesday, June 21, with an official "pasta-cutting" ceremony.
Serafina in pictures
Italian magnates Vittorio Assaf (left) and Fabio Granato expect to open the Philadelphia branch of Serafina at 18th and Sansom this coming Tuesday, June 21, with an official "pasta-cutting" ceremony. The partners, who have Serafina locations in New York, the Hamptons and Brazil in addition to other restaurant projects, first announced their intent to break into the Philly market in the spring of 2010.
This big corner space (130 S. 18th St., 215-977-7718) seats nearly 200 between two floors, the second accessible via elevator; there's a bar accomodating 14 on the ground level, plus al fresco dining (watch for the signature yellow umbrellas). Food-themed frescos adorn multiple walls. The focal point of the kitchen operation is the wood-burning oven, where Serafina pizzaioli will crank out thin-crust heat-blistered pies, as well as seafood, poultry and other meat items (apps $7-$19; entrées $17-$28). The restaurant will also have a café operation offering coffee, pastries, sandwiches and so forth. They'll be open daily from 11:30 a.m. to midnight; the café will operate daily from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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