NYP: Former ‘Soprano’ Michael Imperioli opens upscale speakeasy Scarlet on Upper West Side
A new cocktail lounge will feature its own in-house “Soprano” – as Michael Imperioli, the star of the famed mob show, launches an upscale speakeasy on the Upper West Side, Side DIsh has learned.
Imperioli, best known for playing Tony Soprano’s troubled nephew Christopher Moltisanti — opened Scarlet, at 468 Amsterdam Ave. between West 82nd and West 83rd Streets, on Tuesday.
The cozy 500 square-foot space, which will seat around 40 people, will be no “Bada Bing!”, but it will be a family affair.
Imperioli is teaming up with his wife, Victoria, who has leaned on her background as an interior and theatrical set designer to create an Art Deco-style bar that harkens back to 1920s Paris or New York.
Imperioli, 57, told Side Dish he loves the mood and the atmosphere that Victoria created and that he hopes to be involved in live music like DJing, as well booking talent for “the jazz and more lounge stuff.”
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