Frevo Earns a Star
Frevo in Greenwich Village opened and already secured a Michelin star, landing it on NYC’s must‑try fine‑dining list for 2026 — a quick climb for a new restaurant in a crowded scene The 5 Best New Restaurants in New York City to Try Right Now.
Frevo was co‑founded by chef Franco Sampogna and restaurateur Bernardo Silva frevonyc.com. Sampogna trained at Alain Ducasse’s Plaza Athénée and finished second in the 2015 San Pellegrino Best Young Chef competition frevonyc.com. The restaurant operates a 16‑seat chef’s counter hidden behind a contemporary art gallery at 48 West 8th Street in Greenwich Village guide.michelin.com; the team records that the space opened to the public on May 17, 2019 frevonyc.com. Frevo received its first Michelin star in October 2022, joining a cohort of new NYC one‑starred restaurants that year (19 new stars were announced) riotimesonline.com. The menu is presented as a seasonal multi‑course tasting format (third‑party entries list a 10‑course structure) and Michelin inspectors single out items like a butternut‑squash doughnut, scallop with rice and pepper cream, and a signature aged Comté with honey ice cream and honeycomb en.wikipedia.org. Chef Sampogna was named a Two Knives recipient at The Best Chef Awards in 2025 and the restaurant’s booking page notes a James Beard Foundation New York State finalist nod for his work thebestchefawards.com.
