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Villa di Como
Ristorante 

OPEN TUESDAY-SATURDAY BY RESERVATIONS ONLY! 

RESERVATIONS CAN ONLY BE MADE ON HERE OR ON OPENTABLE

YOU CAN REACH US BY TEXT 518-475-7777.

DUE TO LIMITED STAFF WE DO NOT TAKE PHONE CALLS.

286 LARK ST ALBANY, NEW YORK 

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.

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.

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.

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

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 - Saturday by reservations. All reservations can only be made on our website or on OpenTable. 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 4 pm. 

Owner and Executive Chef, Ali Celik, opened Wine/Aperitivo Bar 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 larger private dining room. We are the perfect restaurant to celebrate your special dates with your loved ones!

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, Northern Italian Tiramisu and import Cannoli from Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

We are very grateful to have friendly, kind staff to provide an amazing experience to many guests who dined with us from Italy, England, France, Switzerland, Spain, Hungary, Colombia, Brazil, Turkiye, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, China, Japan, India, Palestine, Israel, Canada and from different states of America and many amazing locals and politicians!

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

Ciao!


-Ali Celik

Private and general
Dine-In available by reservation only.

Please visit opentable for reservation requests
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Tuesday - Thursday  4 pm - 9 pm

Friday & Saturday 4 pm - 10 pm

 

If you need to get in touch with us. Please text us 518-475-7777.
RESPONSE TIME MIGHT BE LONGER AFTER 4 PM TEXTS DURING DINNER SERVICE. 

Reservations
locations

Tuesday - Thursday  4 pm - 9 pm

Friday & Saturday 4 pm - 10 pm

Closed Sunday & Monday

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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