Thursday
Oct132011
Breaking: Sette Closed for Good, Reopening on Eighth Avenue as Giovanni's
Thursday, October 13, 2024 at 2:09PM 
Sette Enoteca and Cucina, on the corner of Seventh Avenue and Third Street, has closed up shop and will be re-opening on the corner of Eighth and Prospect Avenues as Giovanni's Brooklyn Eats, an employee of Sette has confirmed.
Sette, which opened in 2005 under the auspices of now-Food Network personality Amanda Freitag, opened to rave reviews but has since lost its luster, becoming best known for its inexpensive brunch and ample outdoor seating. Owner Giovanni Tafuri apparently thought it was time for a change, and is taking the show on the road to the South Slope, where his new restaurant, currently under construction, will bear his own name.
Giovanni's current state
Stay tuned for more details.
tagged Closed for Business in Food, Scoops, Storefronts
Closed for Business in Food, Scoops, Storefronts
Reader Comments (13)
Interesting development.
No big loss to me, didn't like their food anyway
The food at Sette was god awful. I mean, really bad.
As a side note, this gentleman should not have outed himself as the owner because while I was curious about Giovanni's before, I am now completely not interested due to the fact that now I know he owned Sette. He should have made it seem like he was opening up a brand new place, and not just moving and renaming an absolutely terrible place.
I could never justify it for the price, and I lived right across the street. There's something about $12 for three meatballs that I just can't handle. I can make a dozen, a better dozen, for half that.
Anyway, hopefully it leads to something more appealing, and doesn't take a year to find a tenant.
guess he didn't notice Gialetti's right across the street, the same way he didn't notice Sotto Voce when he opened Sette.
Completely agree with parkslopefoodie. Sette was one of my least favorite Italian places in the Slope. Hopefully the new place will be better, but I'm certainly less excited now.
What's coming to the ex-sette site?
i love it when foodies who cant boil an egg make comments on restaurants.
Awwww, did I hurt your feelings, slopie, I mean owner of the deceased Sette?
No! I love Sette! It was my favorite restaurant in the hood!! I hear you all saying you didn't like it but I guess different tastes. Wow. This is so sad - and to Trishe and GIovanni, I look forward to seeing you at the new restaurant and will do what I can to go more often.
BrooklynJP - Giallatti's is a cafe that closes before 6. Giovanni's is an italian restaurant. Totally different. Also- Giovanni was the original owner of Sotto Voce.
30 years ago my husband and I lived across the street from where Sette was. I happened to see it on TV when Steve Buscemi was on "Who Do You Think You Are?" Back when we lived there, the space was occupied by a chidren's clothing store called Abiyoyo.
Judging by these remarks, I guess we didn't miss anything and the place was better off selling kids' clothes, lol.