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NYC eatery Nello -- known for $275 pasta and celebs -- shut down, facing eviction over alleged '$5M in back rent'

We hear the storied Madison Avenue spot owes around $5 million in back rent to the landlord.

Pasta King Nello Balan laid to rest with tribute by billionaire John Paulson

The famous restaurateur was remembered by friends including Inna DeSilva and 75 Main owner Zach Erdem at a funeral in Garden City, though some exes skipped it.

Stars, feuds, scandals and $275 pasta: How Nello reigned as Madison Avenue's restaurant king

Nello Balan, the king of Madison Avenue restaurants who died, drew in the A-list for decades, took fire for his $275 pasta and reveled in feuds and a tangled love...

Famed pricey pasta king Nello Balan has died, daughter Lucy confirms

Balan was in and out of the hospital for a month recovering from a ski accident. He passed away at New York-Presbyterian hospital on Tuesday afternoon.

Mayor Eric Adams gets standing ovation from diners at Nello

Also there: former New York Governors David Paterson and George Pataki, supermarket billionaire John Catsimatidis, and private eye Bo Dietl.

Nello Balan shoots down buzz he's trying to get back his namesake eatery

The restauranteur stepped away from his eponymous Madison Avenue spot in 2015, telling us at the time things were not working out with his business partner.

Madison Avenue shuffle: Nello eyes relocation, Cipriani could move in

We hear that Nello — where plates of pasta go for over $100 — owes nearly $2 million in rent and is close to eviction, which a spokesperson denies.

NYC's Nello has liquor license suspended for COVID-19 violations

The rep said they don't know for how long the license is suspended.

Soccer star drops hundreds on pricey NYC pasta

“They both had linguini with winter truffles, for $150 each, and drank Bellinis,” said a spy.

Ex-beauty queen hits NYC dining scene after ditching hubby in Italy

Anna Zaiachkivska's husband found out his missing wife was in New York via Instagram.

Nello Balan quits his famous NYC eatery

Balan says he handed over control of his eponymous eatery Nello after a “marriage that didn’t work” with his partner Thomas Makkos.

'The Slap' cast dines at Nello...affordably this time

Actors Michael Nouri and Brian Cox were spotted lunching at Nello — but this time they weren’t hit with an astronomic tab.

'Slap' cast gets hit with massive lunch tab

Peter Sarsgaard,  Zachary Quinto, Brian Cox and Michael Nouri accidentally racked up a giant tab at Nello after ordering pricey truffles.

Famed NYC restaurateur engaged to fashionista

Flamboyant Upper East Side restaurateur Nello Balan was engaged over the holidays to his girlfriend Jasmine Oh. In a move that may disappoint some Upper East Side sociable ladies, we...

British property tycoon renovating Morris Mansion townhouse

Property tycoon Christian Candy, half of wealthy London development duo Candy & Candy, is in town renovating the 104-year-old Italian Renaissance-style Morris Mansion at 19 E. 70th St., which he...

Carlos Danger's romantic dinner with Huma

Despite rumors that Huma Abedin is struggling to choose between her marriage and Hillary Clinton, she and Anthony Weiner shared a romantic dinner at Nello. We’re told the couple, “looked...