Designed in collaboration with Alice Tai of AWT Architect, dell’anima embraces the dichotomy of old and new, at once honoring the restaurant’s long history as a beloved New York institution and giving it a completely refreshed aesthetic.

Guests enter the space and are greeted by a 12-seat, walnut-wrapped bar, and a window banquette with cantilevered cocktail tables ideal for a quick drink or bite. At the back of the dining room is a space that can be sectioned off as a private dining room with seating for twelve.

White fluted wood paneling and an original tin ceiling, painted deep green, line the bar room, in addition to a floating, standing-room wooden countertop. The main dining room is inviting and warm, featuring original exposed brick walls, dark green banquettes with crisp and minimal tailoring, marble tables wrapped with walnut like the bar, and brick-red chairs.

Soft illumination comes from extra-large Nelson bubble pendants, while a glass partition between dining room and working kitchen gently defines the boundary between the two, leaving just enough transparency to hint at the bustling kitchen activity just beyond.

Photography by Matthew Borowick, courtesy of dell’anima.