Press
DOPO EAST has been written about in local publications and reviews covering our regional Italian cuisine, our 700-label wine cellar and our live jazz nights.
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Regional dishes built around seasonal organic ingredients, served on the ground floor of our brownstone.
700+ Labels
A wine cellar of over 700 labels, including premium by the glass, available for private parties.
Fri & Sat Nights
Live jazz at the grand piano in our dining room on Friday and Saturday nights.
What the press writes about
Editors and reviewers have highlighted three things in particular: the regional Italian menu, the depth of the wine program, and the live jazz evenings at the grand piano.
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Cuisine
Regional Italian dishes with seasonal organic ingredients
Our menu is organized around classic courses — Insalate, Antipasti, Primi Piatti and Secondi Piatti — with regional specialties such as the Nizzarda salad ($18) and Bufala often noted among the standouts.
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Wine
A cellar of over 700 labels
Our wine cellar holds more than 700 labels, with premium selections available by the glass and the full cellar offered for private parties.
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Ambiance
Jazz nights and the garden
Live jazz fills the dining room around the grand piano on Friday and Saturday nights, while weekends bring brunch and a mimosa bar to the plant-filled private outdoor garden.
In their words
Traditional Italian cuisine and a gorgeous decor brought to the neighborhood, with a beautiful brownstone on the Upper East Side, a plant-filled private garden and live jazz on Friday and Saturday nights.
Description of DOPO EAST
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Dopo East is an Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side, where regional cooking meets a warm brownstone setting. The kitchen draws on traditional Italian techniques, with dishes built around seasonal organic ingredients such as tomato, basil, olive oil and freshly prepared mozzarella. Soups, salads and sautéed vegetables are served alongside house-made pasta, baked lasagna, and slow-braised meats, all reflecting the flavors of the various regions of Italy rather than a single fixed style.
Beyond the dining room, Dopo East is known for its wine cellar, which holds more than seven hundred labels, including selections offered by the glass and bottles suited to private gatherings. The restaurant also presents live jazz at the grand piano in its dining room on Friday and Saturday nights, giving the space a layered identity that blends an evening of Italian food with music and conversation in a distinctly neighborhood venue.
Press coverage of the restaurant has focused on three qualities that reviewers return to again and again: the regional Italian menu, the depth of the wine program, and the atmosphere created by combining food with live jazz. Editors and columnists have highlighted the traditional preparation of the kitchen, the breadth of the cellar list, and the welcoming, unpretentious character of the room, which is frequently described as a favorite of locals and visitors alike.
Guests also come for the details that make an evening feel complete: an airy dining space filled with art, a private garden and private-party options, and a menu that runs from brunch and light plates to hearty plates such as veal, steak, chicken and risotto. Bread, focaccia and seasonal vegetables anchor many plates, while desserts and a coffee or tea service close the meal. Reservations are recommended, particularly for weekend jazz nights and larger groups.