After over three years of work, a new Italian restaurant is preparing to open in Gahanna next month.
Micheli’s Osteria is slated to open in December at 101 Mill St. in Gahanna. The menu offers dishes from across Italy and features an exclusively Italian wine list.
“We’re really focusing on the celebrated regions of Italy’s wine country,” owner Anthony Micheli said.
Some starters include Sicilian arancini and crispy Roman artichokes. The menu also offers seafood and steak dishes, as well as classics like tagliatelle Bolognese, ricotta gnocchi and pizza. Some featured desserts include tiramisu, affogato and pistachio cannoli.
The wine list is Italian only and can be purchased by the glass and bottle. There are also Italian-inspired cocktails, like Amalfi 101, Mare Martini and Ciociaria Negroni.
This marks Micheli’s second concept, following Market 65 in Downtown Columbus. Micheli said a wine bar is something he’s wanted to open for a while.
“It’s a passion project of mine and felt like if I didn’t do it now, I’d never do it and regret it,” Micheli said.
The concept has evolved since Micheli started working on it three years ago. At first, he pictured Micheli’s solely as a wine bar with some charcuterie items. Once he found the available space on Mill Street and noticed the full kitchen, the idea developed to include food service.
The restaurant’s name is a callback to an old cafe Micheli’s great-grandparents opened in the 1920s in Zanesville called Micheli’s Cafe.
“I wanted to pay homage and tribute to my family as well and also incorporate some of those very old recipes that have been passed down from generations,” Micheli said.
Micheli’s Osteria is expected to open next month in Gahanna at 101 Mill Street. When the space does open, its hours of operation will be Tuesday through Sunday.
Updates can be found on Instagram.
