Christiano's, a staple of Syosset dining for more than 50 years, has been recently updated with a comfortable new bar and DirectTV for sports viewing at the bar. The menu offers Italian specialties and steaks, and the tavern-like decor, with its dark wooden walls lined with shelves of wine bottles, provides a warm ambiance. There is a separate pizzeria next door to the restaurant and a large room for private parties. This local eatery achieved a degree of fame in 1977, when Billy Joel dedicated his song "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" to Christiano's.