An Italian restaurant in Albany County is closing its doors after nearly twenty years of serving the Capital Region. The owner is retiring, and the decision wasn’t easy.
MezzaNotte on Western Avenue in Albany is shutting down after eighteen years of serving the Capital Region.
Owner Connie Ware left a heartfelt message on the MezzaNotte Facebook page:
Connie and Mitch Ware have been a big part of the local restaurant scene for nearly two decades. They bought the property on Western Avenue in 2006 and opened MezzaNotte the following year.
According to the Albany Business Review, over the years, some well-known chefs passed through their kitchen, including Michael Mastrantuono (now at 15 Church), Elliott Vogel (The Delaware), and Mark Graham (formerly of Taste, Forno Bistro, and Max London’s)…