After much deliberation it is with a heavy heart that Calavino Donati and The Roman Lily Cafe have decided not to sign a new lease in order to pursue other ventures. Our final day of business is Saturday, September 30th, when we'll be closing at 7pm for a going away party for friends and family.

We would like to express our gratitude to those of you near to our hearts for becoming part our family over the past 10 years. We will miss you greatly and look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Calavino Donati will be constructing a scrapbook with recipes honoring The Roman Lily Cafe, its patrons, and their stories. If you have a Roman Lily Cafe story you'd like to share for inclusion in the book please use the email link below to send a message to Calavino.

"I had to make my own opportunity.......don't sit down and wait for opportunities
to come; you have to get up and make them." - Madame C.J. Walker

Direct email to Calavino Donati
here: calavino@gmail.com