“I am a glutton for punishment,” says restaurateur Scott Rosenberg. After running Il Barilotto in Fishkill (NY) for 19 years and then answering local foodies’ request for Italian fine dining by opening Il Figlio Enoteca in the town in 2021, Rosenberg isn’t resting on his laurels.  Instead, he’s opened La Sorella Mercato, a self-described “elevated casual” venue next door to his successful Il Figlio.

In Italian, La Sorella Mercato translates as “sister market,” a nod to its neighbor and its double function of cafe and retail. In the bright, airy space, patrons can buy a pound of La Sorella coffee while sipping the same hot, grab a package of imported pasta to fix for dinner, and pick up fresh flowers to dress up the dinner table.