San Gennaro Festival Coming To Inwood: What To Know

INWOOD, NY — An Inwood restaurant is getting into the Italian spirit this weekend by holding a San Gennaro festival in the neighborhood.

The Tryon Public House is hosting the Uptown San Gennaro Festival starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

The celebration will take place both inside and outside the restaurant, and all guests are asked to maintain social distancing standards from people not in their party. Everyone must also wear a mask when moving around in the restaurant.

The popular Upper Manhattan restaurant is located at 4740 Broadway, just north of Thayer Street.

The Feast of San Gennaro was first celebrated in the United States in 1926 by Italian immigrants from Naples who gathered in the Little Italy section of New York City. The celebration is held in honor of Saint Gennaro, who was a Bishop of Benevento, Italy, and died a martyr in 305 AD, according to SanGennaronyc.org.

The celebration has gained popularity in the nearly 100 years since the first feast in Little Italy, and now is consistently celebrated in all corners of New York City.

Tryon Public House is breaking out a special Italian menu for the day, including Fried Calamari, Burrata Caprese, Sausage and Peppers, Autunno Spritz's, and more.

There will also be live music for the celebration, with Butch Barbella's Streets Of The Bronx Band set to jam out.

Tryon Public House first arrived in Inwood in 2014 and quickly became one of the more popular neighborhood spots. The restaurant was opened by Niall Henry, who grew up in Ireland and co-founded the Bronx Brewery.