UPPER EAST SIDE, NY – Casasalvo, an Italian cafe, market, and espresso bar, opened a third Manhattan location on the Upper East Side on Thursday.
The new eatery – at 1491 Second Avenue near East 78th Street – will offer Italian breakfast items, sandwiches, salads, pasta dishes, and coffee of all kinds.
Remarkably, all coffee and espresso beverages – including a legendary pistachio latte – are priced at $2.50 per cup.
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Market goods will also be available, from pasta and other pantry staples to cheeses and meats.
Born in Catania, Italy, to grandparents who ran a rotisserie, Chef Salvo Lo Castro began working in kitchens when he was just 12 years old, eventually cooking for Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, as well as celebrities like Tom Cruise and Naomi Campbell, according to a press release.
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Lo Castro opened his first Casasalvo on the Upper West Side earlier this year, at 473 Amsterdam Avenue between West 82nd and 83rd Street. A second location opened at 470 Ninth Avenue, not far from Hudson Yards, in September. The Upper East Side location presents a similar concept.
The new cafe features indoor and outdoor seating, and is now open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week.
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