Recently, at a soft reopening party for Timpano in Hyde Park, the dining room was packed with guests, many of them familiar faces. Some were teenagers when they first visited the Italian restaurant with their parents, and recalled graduation dinners and family celebrations. Others were regulars up until the day the restaurant closed its doors.

But even for those with years of familiarity with the old Timpano, this restaurant — and the food — was all new. On Monday, Timpano Hyde Park (formerly Timpano Italian Chophouse) officially reopened — the first time since the onset of the pandemic.