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Serafina 79, New York, NY

Serafina 79

4.3
4.3
788 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian
Please notice that all reservations are for indoor dinning.
Outdoor dinning works on a first come first serve policy.

Our original Serafina restaurant offers a cozy dining room and a family-friendly roof terrace. Located on the second floor of a bi-level building in the heart of Manhattan’s art and museum district. 2 blocks from the MET! Enjoy our authentic Italian menu, prepared with the highest quality ingredients. Featuring homemade pastas, over 20 varieties of pizza from our cherry-wood burning oven and grilled meats, fish and vegetables.

Not handicap accessible.


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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 47 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Upper East Side
  • Cross street
    79th Street
  • Parking details
    None
  • Public transit
    4 & 6 Train, exit on 77th Street
  • Additional
    Delivery, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wine

What 788 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3
4.3 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

789 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined today

    overall4food5service4ambience5
    I took my boyfriend to Serafinas for his birthday. The ambiance and food/drinks were amazing!! We had a walk to fabios and a version of a old fashioned. Only little thing i hoped for was that since i made the reservation umder a bday they would do something a little special. But other than that we had a great time

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  2. shellyp

    Baltimore

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined today

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Great service. Very busy restaurant but service was seamless. Great staff. Excellent food. Close to the Met. Definitely on the favorites list.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very good salmon on kale salad. Chocolate cake also delicious.

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  4. DanaM

    New York Area

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    The layout is very cramped and the stairs between floors is steep but the food and drinks are lovely

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    31 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Outstanding food and service in the UES and a combination of casual setting and classy oven main room.

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  6. ReneeE

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    You can count on delicious food and excellent customer service at any Serafina in the city. My loved ones and I celebrated Thanksgiving for the first time this year at the original Serafina 79, 1022 Madison Ave., just south of East 79th Street. Serafina served its regular menu and a Thanksgiving à la carte menu. We could order whatever we wanted. ⭐️⭐️🌟⭐️⭐️

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always great food and service. Great place for any occasion.

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  8. Donna

    New York Area

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    This restaurant is good for a simple Italian meal.

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  9. PESNJ

    New York Area

    22 reviews

    4.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    We stopped by Serafina 79 after a visit to the Metropolitan Museum. It was a perfect place to have a delicious, quick dinner. It is family friendly and the place has a buzz.

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  10. RickyA

    Los Angeles

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It’s our go to neighborhood restaurant. We love taking friends there for a nice easy dinner.

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  11. Datt100

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 12, 2023

    overall5food4service4ambience4
    Nice warm aesthetic when entering. Helpful and kind staff. Great spot for dinner after a visit to the MET. Food tasted great and good value.

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  12. Christine

    Montreal

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 10, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Good food nice decor. Noisy but overall we had a great dinner

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  13. Jos1234

    Denver

    8 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Great pizza and pasta near the Met. Family friendly

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  14. ScottL

    New York Area

    21 reviews

    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on November 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always enjoy an tasty Italian meal at Serafina. Thank you

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  15. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    6 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    overall3food4service4ambience2
    Upstairs dining room was cramped, noisy, and hot. Not a pleasant ambiance

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  16. JulienA

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Serafina 79 is a very nice restaurant with different type of ambiance.

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  17. MaryAnnC

    New York Area

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on October 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food, great service, near the Metropolitan Museum!

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  18. Julia10028

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience2
    We had to wait quite a while for the waiter to come and take our orders and they didn’t seem very familiar with the menu. The kids menu, which used to be a deal, now feels overpriced and all if the food was mediocre at best.

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  19. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service! Very sweet server! Food was OUTSTANDING! We all loved our pasta dishes! And the tiramisu was the best I’ve ever had! So light and airy! I’m still dreaming about it!

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    London

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 19, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Not as good as other locations for food or service

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  21. richardp

    Detroit

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on October 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very friendly staff, spinach ravioli was excellent, peperoni pizza shared by two of our six diners was excellent, and the location is most convenient to the Met and the temporary Frick location.

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  22. MelissaH

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was great but all the desserts except ice cream have some sort of nut in them and so our birthday girl couldn’t have dessert. It would be nice in this day and age where nut allergies are so common to have a couple nut free options. Thank you!

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  23. AB63

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 18, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience3
    There was an insect crawling on my plate. I pointed it out to the waiter. He took the plate away and did nothing further. I then altered the manager as we were leaving and she too a few items off the bill to accomadete us.

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  24. Piianoora

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 16, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Excellent pastas and pizzas. Wine list could be better. Friendly service and nice ambience!

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 12, 2023

    overall1food4service1ambience1
    The service there is absolutely horrible especially for the prices. The actual restaurant needs to be updated, its falling apart. There were boxes under the benches we were sitting at, its like they dont even tey to hide it. The only reason I even go back is because my daughter likes it.

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  26. Margo

    New York Area

    33 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    33 reviews

    Dined on October 10, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Good basic Italian in a relaxed atmosphere Our servers were very attentive Good place to catch up with family or friends or after a visit to the nearby Met

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  27. Infrequentdiner

    New York Area

    13 reviews

    4.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on October 10, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience3
    We had the steak with new potatoes and sides of green vegetables. Delicious. Service was good, although there seemed to be only one server for the entire second floor dining, which was filled with a waiting line. Noise too high for comfortable conversation.

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  28. Love2eat

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 7, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience3
    Do not go if you can’t walk up 2 flights of horrible stairs! The food and service is excellent.

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  29. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service! Will go back again!

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  30. None

    New York Area

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 2, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Service was too fast . We got our main while eating our salads. We felt rushed.

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  31. MarioC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a pleasant evening, an experience that worth trying again!

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  32. Heathcliff

    New York Area

    122 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    122 reviews

    Dined on September 14, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    Having been a customer at this location for over 15 years, I love the consistently good, fresh and tasty fare. Seating on the 3rd floor could still be improved, I think. Some of the tables up there should come with a discount or a free drink.

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  33. OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service was wonderful. Food was delicious. Worth a stop in. Try the tiramisu!!

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  34. Ratherbeplayinggolf

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience1
    I understand Serafiina 79 doesn't guarantee reservations for outdoor seating but the manager, Joseph, promised that if my party of 6 couldn't get outdoor seating, he would guarantee 1st floor seating. It is very difficult for me to climb stairs (I'm on oxygen and carry around a 10 pound oxygen concentrator.) So after the waitress refused to accommodate us outdoors, even though there were two empty tables that she could have easily put together and that could fit 6 chairs, she told us we'd have to go upstairs. When we got to the first floor we were told that they were NOT holding a table (despite Joseph's comment in our reservation) and that we'd have to climb to the 2nd floor. Not only was this climb extraordinarily difficult for me, the entire experience was humiliating.

    1 person found this helpful

  35. NYFoodie

    New York Area

    27 reviews

    2.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on September 5, 2023

    overall2food1service3ambience2
    This used to be a dependable place, but I found the food slightly over-priced. The food was less than mediocre. Bland salads, fish was tasteless. It’s gone downhill and I believe caters to the tourists from the MET museum.

    1 person found this helpful

  36. AdamB

    London

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Super friendly staff Great food especially specials Fast service Perfect if visiting The Met What’s not to like!

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  37. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 17, 2023

    overall3food5service3ambience4
    The food was very good. But service was very slow.

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  38. OpenTable Diner

    Nashville

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food, great venue, good service. Highly recommend

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  39. Talldarkstranger

    New York Area

    35 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    35 reviews

    Dined on August 8, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience2
    Don’t bother me service Food off a few ticks over the years

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  40. JONATHAN

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The staff were amazing and helpful, the food was absolutely delicious, the drinks were top notch and it was affordable. The AC wasn't working but that's no fault of the restaurant. Eagerly looking to return soon

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Sealed or wrapped utensils used
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
    • Contactless payment available
  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
  • Protective equipment

    • Waitstaff wear masks
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
    • Staff is vaccinated

FAQs

Serafina 79 offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (212) 734-2676.

Serafina 79 is rated 4.3 stars by 788 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 47 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Serafina 79

1022 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10075

Additional information

  • Cross street
    79th Street
  • Neighborhood
    Upper East Side
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch & Dinner Daily 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Public transit
    4 & 6 Train, exit on 77th Street
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Delivery, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wine
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