Tastemakers 2025: Ciccia Osteria

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Mario Cassineri, Owner & Chef

Chef Mario Cassineri’s Ciccia Osteria offers the best of both worlds: It has the intimate, low-key coziness of your favorite neighborhood restaurant and food so thoughtful and delicious it earned a coveted Michelin Bib Gourmand distinction. Ciccia Osteria serves authentic, original Italian dishes you can’t find anywhere else in city. “Our goal is to create simple Italian food done well,” Cassineri says. “The ‘fancy’ part of every dish is in the flavors, the authenticity, and the passion behind it.”

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Handmade Sombreri Pasta

Served in a yellow bell pepper and saffron sauce with homemade sausage and mascarpone cheese.