"Chef Dagoberto Turcios-Cruz's Italian steakhouse by the Country Playhouse — prime 28-day dry-aged beef, A5 Kobe and handmade pappardelle Bolognese."
Gabriele's of Westport sits at 27 Powers Court in downtown Westport, next door to the Westport Country Playhouse. It anchors part of our Westport coverage and our steakhouse guide as the town's destination for old-school Italian steakhouse cooking.
It opened in the winter of 2021, an extension of the long-running Fairfield County Gabriele's name. Chef Dagoberto Turcios-Cruz leads the kitchen, with desserts by award-winning pastry chef Ruben Palma.
The kitchen pairs prime steaks with handmade Italian pasta. The classic cuts are hand-selected, dry-aged for 28 days and seasoned simply with sea salt and crushed black pepper, alongside reserved international beef — American Wagyu and Japanese A5 Kobe.
Pasta runs to pappardelle Bolognese and paccheri panna with English peas, fried prosciutto and pecorino, plus daily fish specials. Steaks land roughly $50–70; it is a full-tilt special-occasion menu.
The dining room is elegant and clubby, set up for long dinners and celebrations, with the Playhouse crowd flowing through before and after curtain. Service leans classic and attentive.
It works for a milestone dinner or a polished client evening. Book ahead at weekends and around show nights, when the room fills.
Gabriele’s suits a celebratory anniversary, a dinner to impress clients or a milestone birthday. For other Westport tables, compare The Whelk, Rizzuto’s Oyster Bar and Spotted Horse Tavern.
Not for diners after a quick casual bite, a light vegetarian meal or a budget night — it is an upper-end Italian steakhouse built around dry-aged prime beef and long dinners.
It is an Italian steakhouse beside the Westport Country Playhouse, known for hand-selected, 28-day dry-aged prime steaks, American Wagyu and Japanese A5 Kobe, alongside handmade pasta such as pappardelle Bolognese.
Chef Dagoberto Turcios-Cruz leads the kitchen, with desserts by award-winning pastry chef Ruben Palma.
At 27 Powers Court in downtown Westport, Connecticut, right next to the Westport Country Playhouse.
Steaks land roughly $50–70 depending on the cut, with premium options such as American Wagyu and A5 Kobe priced higher. It is a special-occasion menu.
Gabriele's of Westport opened in the winter of 2021, extending the established Fairfield County Gabriele's name into Westport.
Book ahead at weekends and around Playhouse show nights. Find Gabriele's at 27 Powers Ct, downtown Westport.
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Gabriele's of Westport anchors part of our Westport guide — an Italian steakhouse beside the Country Playhouse, from 28-day dry-aged prime beef to handmade pappardelle Bolognese.
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