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Villa di Como
Ristorante 

OPEN TUESDAY-SUNDAY BY RESERVATIONS ONLY! 

RESERVATIONS CAN ONLY BE MADE ON OUR WEBSITE HERE.

DUE TO LIMITED STAFF WE DO NOT TAKE PHONE CALLS. YOU MAY CONTACT US VIA TEXT 518-475-777

 

Flambéed table side Cacio e Pepe is available on occasions on Fridays. The staff at Villa di Como prides itself in providing our guests the most exclusive, dining experience. It is our pleasure.

 

WE DO OWN A SISTER RESTAURANT AT NEXT DOOR CALLED 288 LARK WINE&TAP AND OUR GUEST WELCOME TO STOP IN FOR A DRINK BEFORE OR AFTER OF YOUR VILLA di COMO RESERVATION ON THE WEEKENDS! More Info www.288LARK.COM

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286 LARK ST ALBANY, NEW YORK 

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ABOUT US

a PASSION FOR PIZZA

Owner and Executive Chef, Ali Celik, opened 288 Lark Wine &
Tap in 2019. He is now opening up Villa Di Como Pizzeria &
Ristorante at 286 Lark St, serving authentic Italian food, wine, and
locally sourced craft beverages. Celik purchased 286 & 288 Lark
Street in 2017, taking extensive measures to historically preserve

and renovate the properties.

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Chef Ali is focusing on pizza at Villa Di Como and hopes to
change your pizza game. He focuses on serving more authentic Italian
food in a beautiful atmosphere where you can happily celebrate

your special dates with your loved ones.

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Ali is able to accommodate larger groups at Villa Di Como than
288 Lark Wine & Tap. He has many great things to offer such as
delicious wine from all over the world, craft beer, hand crafted
cocktails, limoncello, grappa and dessert wines, Northern Italian

Tiramisu and Sicilian Cannolis.

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Come on in and enjoy.  Make Villa Di Como Pizzeria &
Ristorante one of your favorite restaurants.

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Ciao!


-Ali Celik

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ABOUT US

a PASSION FOR AUTHENTIC ITALIAN FOOD

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We are currently serving dine-in Tuesday - Sunday by reservations. All General Dining Room reservations can only be made on our website here. We do not offer take out or delivery. You can reach us by text 518-475-7777 and due to limited staff we do not take phone calls. Response time might be longer during service hours after 5 pm. 

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Owner and Executive Chef, Ali Celik, opened 288 Lark Wine & Tap in 2019. He then opened Villa Di Como Ristorante & Farm Distillery at next door 286 Lark St in 2020. Chef Ali purchased 286 & 288 Lark Street in 2016, after both properties sat vacant over five years by taking extensive measures to historically preserve and renovate the properties. The planning and construction phase took over 3 years. Chef Ali is from Lake Como, Italy cooks unique authentic Italian food, makes super premium Limoncello & Orangecello Liquor, gourmet jarred Italian sauces for you to take home. Our restaurants feature a big wine list to be enjoyed with Chef Ali's delicious al dente pasta in the ambiance of an Italian villa.

 

At Villa di Como, we provide a professional, yet homey style of hospitality that makes our guest feel welcome, warm, and happy in our Villa di Como. We do have a very intimate 7 tables general dining room and a private dining room. We are the perfect restaurant to celebrate your special dates with your loved ones!

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Chef Ali imports his ingredients directly from Italy. In addition to our authentic Italian food and gourmet personal size pizzas and Limoncello and Orangecello in 750ml bottles, we have 3 Gourmet Sauces to offer such as Hot Italian Oil, Marinara and Hot Italian Tomato Sauce in glass jars for you to enjoy at home. You can also order online on this website or at our restaurant. We have many special wine from Italy. We hand craft Italian cocktails with our Limoncello and Orangecello liquor made in house. We make our dough with double "00" soft wheat flour from Amalfi Coast, We make delicious Northern Italian Tiramisu and Cheese Cake and import Cannoli from Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

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We are very grateful to have friendly, kind staff to provide an amazing experience to many guests who dined with us from all over the world and many amazing regulars!

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 Come on in and enjoy! Make Villa Di Como Ristorante one of your favorite restaurants.

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Ciao!


-Ali Celik

general Dine-In reservations available online.

Private dining room reservations available via text only 518-475-7777.


Please book your general dining room reservations on our website here
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Open Tuesday - Sunday

Closed Monday

If you need to get in touch with us. Please text us 518-475-7777.


RESPONSE TIME MIGHT BE LONGER AFTER 5 PM TEXTS DURING DINNER SERVICE. 

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Reservations
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Open Tuesday - Sunday

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Closed Monday

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286 Lark St. 
Albany, NY 12210

hAVE YOU TRIED OUR Chef's Limoncello, Orangecello LIQUOR & GLASS JAR SAUCES?!
*VEGAN *NONGMO *CANOLA FREE *SOYBEANS/SOY FREE *PEANUTS AND TREE NUTS FREE *GLUTEN FREE *APPETIZING *DIGESTIVE *VITAMINAZING *BETTER MOOD *STRONGER IMMUNE SYSTEM *SMALL BATCH - MADE WITH LOVE *AUTHENTIC ITALIAN RECIPE
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