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Italian restaurant inspired by the coast and palaces of Italy offering pasta dishes and other Roman fare.
From Google Maps reviews.
Amarena is a gorgeous and delicious Italian restaurant that is tucked away under a staircase. As one of 82nd best kept secrets, the food is amazing and the restaurant feels extremely modern and upscale inside. The chef is not scared to take risks and they pay off, with immensely flavorful food that uses high quality ingredients. Highly recommend coming here and trying both the octopus and the duck, as they were both phenomenal.
They alerted me as I sat down at the crowded happy hour bar that they were down a bartender and apologized. The service was still exceptional. Nothing to apologize for! Most people were here for the HH specials- which are amazing- but I came not knowing about them. Had the HH red wine and HH squash blossoms. Both very cheap and very good. Finished with a great bread basket and the crab pasta. Will be back, HH or not. Wonderful staff, atmosphere and food.
Don't come too hungry, portions are normal , not American. The food is SO fresh, so tasty & so delicate. The house bread is PERFECT. Pastas are mouth melting. Very nice employees
From the Apr 7, 2025 health inspection. Lower-priority items are listed after the serious ones.
Dishes and utensils weren't being properly washed and sanitized.
Shelves, ledges, or equipment exteriors aren't clean or easy to clean.