Restaurants

The Forgotten NYC Italian Restaurant Marilyn Monroe Once Loved

A favorite of the Hollywood icon, Marilyn Monroe, Gino of Capri once sat at 780 Lexington Avenue in New York. With its bright red, zebra-emblazoned wallpaper, white tablecloths, and authentic Italian dishes , Gino's, as it was affectionately known, closed on May 29, 2010. Yet, when the blonde bombshell resided in New York in the 1950s, she could be seen dining at Gino's, either alone or with her second husband, baseball great Joe DiMaggio. Monroe was a diehard Gino's fan and would later take her third husband, playwright Arthur Miller, to the same spot.

The Italian restaurant took its name from founder Gino A. Circiello. Though Gino's was sold to employees Michael Miele, Sal Doria, and Mario Laviano in 1980, t

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