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Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your Inbox<\/a><\/p>\n Visitors heading to the ice rink at the Davis Center this winter will have a new reason to linger a little longer as the Central Park Conservancy has announced its newest food partnership.<\/p>\n Starting Monday, Settepani<\/a>\u2013the beloved Harlem-based restaurant and bakery\u2013will be managing concessions at the Davis Center\u2019s recently opened ice rink. <\/p>\n The new three-season caf\u00e9, called Settepani on the Meer, will serve skaters and parkgoers through the holiday season and across winter, spring, and fall. The caf\u00e9\u2019s menu will feature Italian breads, pastries, paninis, soups, salads, pizzas, and both hot and iced beverages.<\/p>\n Founded in 1992 by Leah Abraham and Chef Antonino \u201cNino\u201d Settepani as a small bakery in Williamsburg, Settepani later expanded to Harlem, where it has become a fixture in the neighborhood\u2019s culinary and cultural life. Today, the family-run business also operates a caf\u00e9 at Time Out Market and maintains its original Brooklyn bakery. The name \u201cSettepani,\u201d meaning \u201cseven breads,\u201d reflects the family\u2019s philosophy of bringing people together through food, drawing on Italian, Sicilian, and Eritrean traditions.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s fitting that visitors to the Davis Center will be able to enjoy their delicious menu at the rink,\u201d said Darline Lalanne, Director of Public Programs and the Davis Center at the Central Park Conservancy, noting the restaurant\u2019s deep community roots.<\/p>\n For Abraham, the new outpost feels especially personal. \u201cOpening here feels both new and familiar,\u201d she said, citing years of memories made in the north end of Central Park<\/a>. <\/p>\n The caf\u00e9 is part of the larger vision for the Davis Center, which opened earlier this year<\/a> as a year-round community hub replacing the former Lasker Rink and Pool. For updated holiday and seasonal hours, visitors are encouraged to check the Davis Center\u2019s website<\/a> before heading out to skate.<\/p>\n