Casa Stellina Opens Farmingdale Pizzeria, Offering Roman Style, More

FARMINGDALE, NY — Casa Stellina has opened the pizzeria half of its Farmingdale venture, with an Italian restaurant coming this spring. Casa Stellina Pizza is at 302 Main Street — formerly the Main Street Pizza Company.

Chef Fabrizio Facchini moved from Italy with his family and has lived in New York since 2017.

Casa Stellina offers traditional American or Neapolitan pies, as well as Roman-style pala pizzas: longer, rectangular pies with toppings such as prosciutto; potato; truffle, white honey; and more. Facchini said Casa Stellina tries to bring the authentic taste of Rome to Farmingdale.

"We use 100% imported Italian flour, very high quality," Facchini told Patch. "San Marzano tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella."

It marks Facchini's first time opening a true pizzeria. He and co-owner Tom Milana sell some pizza at their Oyster Bay restaurant, Stellina Ristorante, but Facchini said that restaurant is not famous for its pizza.

"The pizza is really good," Facchini said. "But we are well known for our Italian authentic cuisine in Oyster Bay. Here, we have the pizzeria, and soon, we’re going to have the restaurant next door."

The pizzeria menu is rounded out with pasta, appetizers, schiacciata panini sandwiches, meat and fish, and more.

"We are very excited to offer a little taste of Italy to the lovely community of Farmingdale," Facchini said.

Milana said he hopes to open the restaurant portion of Casa Stellina by April 1, if not sooner.

"This was a bonus for us," Milana said. "The business came with a pizzeria. So we’re going to open a pizzeria. Two clearly different businesses. But again, the main focus on this side is pizza."

Casa Stellina Pizza opened around two weeks ago, and Milana said he is excited to be in Farmingdale.

The pizzeria half will have Roman style because bringing a taste of Italy to Farmingdale is important to both Milana and Facchini, but it will also sell New York-style pies.

Milana said he hopes Farmingdale will be the right spot for Casa Stellina. He said he grew up in Huntington and has witnessed Farmingdale's transformation over the past 10 to 20 years and is excited to see what Farmingdale brings.

The people are younger in Farmingdale compared to Oyster Bay, bringing more of a nightlife aspect to the town, Milana said.

"Oyster Bay is a quiet little town on the North Shore," Milana said. "Farmingdale is far from quiet on the weekends. We’re excited to be in this town. We call it the new Huntington. I grew up in Huntington. Now, everyone comes to Farmingdale and not Huntington anymore."

Facchini said the restaurant menu will be "pretty similar" to the Oyster Bay location but with some additions and possibly more fun with the bar menu.

"We’ll try to have some live music, also," Facchini said. "Something a little bit with the vibe of Farmingdale."