The Room
Nicholas Stefanelli opened Officina on the Wharf in 2018 — a three-floor Italian dining concept that runs a market on the ground floor, a serious Italian dining room on the second floor, and a rooftop bar above. The format is intentionally ambitious: an Italian-restaurant ecosystem under one roof.
The Washington Post review held Officina among the Wharf's most-considered Italian destinations. The format reads as the working-Italian counterpart to Stefanelli's Michelin-starred Masseria flagship.
The Food
The pasta programme is hand-rolled in the kitchen daily. The salumi programme is house-cured in-house — a serious operation. The wood-fired pizza programme runs four rotating pies. The seasonal-rotating Italian secondi handle the menu's wider draws.
Wine programme is Italian. Cocktails are aperitivi-led. Service is informed and warm.
Best Occasion Fit
First Date: The rooftop at Officina is one of the Wharf's most-reliable first-date seats.
Birthday: Birthdays at Officina are warm, pasta-led, Italian-Wharf affairs the room handles with seven years of practice.
Team Dinner: The second-floor dining room handles tables of ten to fourteen. The family-style Italian format scales naturally.