Skip to content
A Tavola owner and chef Joe Carli behind the newly opened bar just hours before the opening on June 20. WINCHESTER NEWS STAFF PHOTO/NELL ESCOBAR COAKLEY

Table of Contents

On June 20, A Tavola passed its building and health inspections. That evening, it opened its new room.

“I’m excited,” says Joe Carli, chef and owner of the Italian restaurant at 34 Church St. “Very excited!”

With a newly expanded bar and seating, A Tavola is open for business and thriving at its 34 Church St. location. WINCHESTER NEWS STAFF PHOTO/NELL ESCOBAR COAKLEY

Carli has owned the business since January 2020, just before the pandemic hit. He kept the business open, selling a little of this and that to residents who weren’t able to buy items in the stores due to his connections.

He calls it “being neighborly.”

“The community has been amazing,” he says, of how many people came out to support A Tavola. “They reciprocated all that love back.”

Since moving in, Carli says it’s always been his dream to expand — since the day he signed his lease.

“I knew the only way to make it profitable and make it live up to all its potential was to expand,” he says.

In November 2023, Carli signed a new lease with his landlord.

“We immediately started doing the demo after we closed that same night,” he says.

A Tavola owner/chef Joe Carli and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Dana Garmey check out the newly expanded space at the restaurant. WINCHESTER NEWS STAFF PHOTO/NELL ESCOBAR COAKLEY

As the doors closed and work began, passersby wondered just what Carli was doing inside. Turns out, he opened up the space next door, added a bar and 10 more seats plus new tables with eight more seats.

The new space will allow for full dinner at the bar, as well as drinks. Carli says plans are in the works to celebrate the grand re-opening, but not for a while.

In the meantime, the restaurant is now open Tuesdays to Thursdays, 5-9 p.m. and Fridays to Saturdays, 5 to 10 p.m.

Winchester News is a non-profit organization supported by our community. If you appreciate having local Winchester news, please donate to support our work, and subscribe to our free weekly newsletter.

Latest

Winchester issues norovirus warning, fairly ‘normal’ year for other illnesses

Winchester issues norovirus warning, fairly ‘normal’ year for other illnesses

Are you sick? Seems like everyone you know is down with something — COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial (RSV), norovirus — but only one of those, say public health experts, is actually outside of its normal parameters. “Norovirus has been higher year-over-year,” said Dr. Shira Doron, chief infection control officer at Tufts Medicine.

Winchester Police Department declares snow emergency, no parking ban

Winchester Police Department declares snow emergency, no parking ban

The following was submitted by the town of Winchester: The Town of Winchester is issuing a snow emergency starting today, Sunday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m., continuing through Monday Jan. 20 at noon. During these hours, it is advised not to travel if possible. All parked vehicles are to

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In the spirit of resolutions: curiosity and empathy

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In the spirit of resolutions: curiosity and empathy

There has been a spike in anti-Islamic rhetoric following the New Year’s Eve attack in New Orleans, and some organizations have been subjected to threatening messages. (Newsweek, Hugh Cameron, 1/3/25). There has been a “historic spike” in anti-Jewish threats since the war between Israel and Hamas began;

  Subscribe