Founded in 1976 by Raffaele and Maria Abbanente in Lake Worth, Lynora’s Restaurant has had a storied life, bringing traditional Italian recipes to South Florida. In recent years, the brand has expanded to a total of six locations, and now, it has a seventh in the works in Melbourne, and an eighth working to open in Delray Beach, at 630 NE Fifth Avenue, next spring.
“It’s been pretty epic,” Angelo Abbenante, son of Raffaele and Maria and now the owner of Lynora’s, told What Now on Wednesday. “My parents had that one location on Lake Worth Road until 2009; at that point they closed there and retired. I reopened Lynora’s on Clematis in 2012, and now here we are, at six locations, eleven years later. With another two on the horizon.”
The Lynora’s menu features entrées like Beef Short Rib Genovese (Slow braised beef short ribs over vegetables and risotto cacio e pepe), Vitello Piccata (Lightly battered veal, white wine, lemon, capers over linguini), and Snapper Lynora (Two shrimp in a garlic rosemary lemon sauce over carrots and asparagus). There are also pizza varieties like Cacio e Pepe (Pecornio, shaved parmigiano, mozzarella, black pepper), Wild Shroom and Ham, White Pepperoni, and Prosciutto e Rucola; plus pasta dishes like Short Rib Ravioli, Gnocchi (Al forno – tomato sauce, basil, baked with mozzarella. Pesto – cream, basil pesto), and Penne Al Pollo.
“Where we’re located on the north side of Delray, we’re really going to cater to families and to locals. We have about 1,500 square feet of patio space, and inside another 1,500. And it’s still the same menu: fresh-made pasta, made in-house, with craft cocktails. We’re still going to have our famous meatball Mondays with $3 meatballs all day, plus our famous brunch, just like at our other locations.”
You can keep up with all things Lynora’s by following @lynorasrestaurant on Instagram.
