Del Posto Is Closing, You Can Buy The Lauded Eatery's Dining Room

CHELSEA, NY — The acclaimed Italian restaurant Del Posto in Chelsea is permanently closing its doors after a 16-year-run in the neighborhood, according to its Instagram.

However, the space won't go unused for long as Del Posto's former executive chef Melissa Rodriguez and the eatery's longtime general manager Jeff Katz bought the restaurant and the property from its former owners and will open a new restaurant within 85 10th Avenue address sometime in late 2021.

According to the New York Times, Rodriguez and Katz will actually open three new businesses in the space following a renovation:

• A cocktail bar
• A casual restaurant with a wood-burning pizza
• A special occasion Italian restaurant.

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However, before any new restaurant gets designed within the property, "everything must go" from the Del Posto dining room.

The new owners of the Chelsea property are selling off Del Posto's front-of-house furniture, fixtures, decor, and more in an auction starting at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

You can check out all the items from the former Michelin star restaurant here.

You can make bids for items either online at BestBuyAuctioneers.Hibid.Com or in-person at the restaurant for a "true auction experience."

In 2010, Del Posto earned a rare four-star review from the New York Times, however in recent years, its former ownership, the Bastianich family's B&B Hospitality Group, has been repeatedly accused of fostering a toxic workplace.

Additionally, former co-owner and celebrity chef Mario Batali removed himself from ownership in 2019 after being accused of sexual assault and harassment by at least 18 women.

Del Posto never reopened after closing its doors during the coronavirus citywide shut down last March.