The little star.
A family word
for a small, bright thing.
Stellina is the Italian word for little star. It is a tribute on two levels.
In 1960, Adriana Milana's grandparents opened Stella Ristorante in Floral Park, Long Island. For more than six decades it has been a landmark on Long Island — the kind of restaurant where families become regulars and regulars become family.
Stellina carries that name forward, honoring Stella and Adriana Milana's late mother Maria. And it earns it: a small room, forty seats, and the quiet ambition to be one of Oyster Bay's memorable evenings.
"We named it for my mother Maria, and for my grandparents' restaurant where I grew up learning what hospitality really means."
Chef Fabrizio
Facchini.
Fabrizio came up through Italy's kitchens — from the traditions of Emilia-Romagna to Michelin-starred rooms in the country's capitals. In 2012 he earned his place in the Michelin Italy Guide, and he has been listed every year since.
He is an Ambasciatore del Gusto — a named ambassador of Italian cuisine abroad, recognized by the Italian American Chamber for carrying the standards of the kitchen from Italy into the United States.
At Stellina, he cooks the way he cooks for his family: carefully, with real ingredients, and with time. Pasta is rolled before service. Sauces simmer from the afternoon. If you have a question about a dish, he would rather you ask than guess.
- Featured in the Michelin Italy Guide since 2012
- Recognized by the Italian American Chamber for advancing authentic Italian cuisine in the USA
- Ambasciatore del Gusto
— Fabrizio
Seasonal, honestly
The menu changes when the market changes. No frozen shortcuts, no dish we can't explain. If a tomato isn't ready, it's not on the plate.
Made by hand
Pasta rolled each morning. Sauces from the bone. Dough proofed overnight. The work is slow because slow is what makes it taste right.
Hosted, not served
Forty seats means we get to know you. Regulars keep their table. Guests leave as guests. No one rushes through their last glass of wine.
Run by the people who are here.
Stellina is owned and operated by Chef Fabrizio Facchini and his wife Samira, together with partners Adriana and Tom Milana. The people who greet you at the door are the people whose name is on it.