The Story...

Antonella Giannone Scibilia from Brooklyn NY. Her parents are both native Sicilians. They both came over from Sicily in their late 30s and started a small restaurant in Brooklyn from there moving to to south and opening a restaurant in Winston Salem. Antonella has grown up in the restaurant business and says it's in her blood. She has owned 3 restaurants prior to her opening Antonella's. 

 Her parents started their first restaurant in Brooklyn and put her to work at the young age of 12 and she has worked ever since, inspiring her lifelong love and passion for cooking and bringing people together. After some time they eventually moved south to North Carolina to bring traditional authentic Italian food to a state basically devoid of it. For this reason Antonella states the restaurant industry basically “runs in her blood” and it shows in all aspects of everything she does. Growing up in a kitchen where sticking true to her traditions and providing fresh quality scratch made food and the success that comes with unbeatable quality is something she has always taken pride in.  Taking advantage of recipes handed down through her family for generations and a standard of quality and attention to detail, she set out in 2017 to combine her own original recipes and the blueprint her family created to bring something different and inspiring to the downtown ambiance of Fayetteville NC. Stating “I wanted to make my customers feel as if they were dining out in a large city with a warm and inviting atmosphere, with a bit of elegance accompanied by great customer service, fresh ingredients, and traditional and original authentic Italian food”. Antonella’s Italian restaurant is not her first restaurant but her fourth, after three successful attempts with her family, she decided to take a leap and provide an experience that was truly self-inspired and her own, “saving the best for last” in her own words. Antonella’s has truly become a staple for Fayetteville cuisine and has earned itself a place as a well loved favorite for Fayetteville locals and travelers alike and made a place for itself as one of the top 40 restaurants in North Carolina.