Frankies 457 Spuntino

★★★★☆ 3.9 (953) • $$$

"Small intimate space but spacious at the same time. It's not crammed with tables in the dining area once you walk bast the bar area. When it's warm out there is the option to sit outside in the backyard area.My server was attentive checking in etc. We had an early reservation for 5:30 and when we left a little before 7 the place was busy . The friend I was dining with has a severe allergy to tomatoes and tomato based products and her mom fresh black pepper. Our server confirmed with the kitchen on both and was proactive which was fantastic.We started with the crostini. We ordered the chicken pate, mushroom and the honey and ricotta. Each one was lovely light and flavorful. For entreesCaesar saladSpinach Tagliolini with Romanesco CauliflowerCavatelli with Hot Sausage and brown sage butter - amazing spicy and flavorful Tiramisu My friend's mom who was visiting was impressed with the experience. She was initially skeptical of the fact that I chose a restaurant that had them come from the UWS to the "wilds" of Brooklyn."

Piacere

★★★★☆ 4.2 (762) • $$

"A great real Italian restaurant. Food is amazing (spaghetti with clams spectacular, pizza amazing, tiramisu excellent and also the tagliata very good). The place has a great vibe, the service is very attentive, genuinely caring of all the guests and well prepared. Highly recommendedPS: also the prices are very competitive for the amazing quality of the food."

Bowery Meat Company

★★★★☆ 4.1 (682) • $$$$

"Amazing experience. Came here with four friends for a guys night out. Ordered the Filet, medium rare and was perfectly done. We shared a bunch of sides - Mac and Cheese, creamed spinach and brussel sprouts - all excellent. We split the bread pudding amongst us and again, it delivered.The atmosphere is very sophisticated and lots of care was given to us all around. I would come back again."

IL Punto Ristorante

★★★★☆ 4.3 (519) • $$$

"New York City excels at many things, but one of its finest achievements? Italian food. As the birthplace of red-sauce Italian American cooking, it has plenty of top-notch options, and these days, it can feel as if all of Italy is represented here.  Located on the corner of 38th Street and 9th Avenue in Hell's Kitchen, Il Punto translates from Italian, meaning the point is where my partner, my cousin, and I came tonight for some of us as a repeat performance for dinner. Reservations via Yelp are highly recommended, as it gets crowded inside this cozy establishment, as experienced from our last visit a year ago.  Upon arrival a bit early, we were greeted by Antonio, who welcomed us with joy and showed us the passion in him for what he does. He escorted us to our table.  Their menu serves classic Italian dishes from the regions of Florence, Naples, Milan, Rome, Puglia, and beyond, featuring the star of the show, their house-made fresh pastas.  As an appetizer, we each decided on the arancino stuffed with bolognese sauce and mozzarella cheese. For our entrée, we opted for Tagliolini neri ai Frutti di Mare with homemade fresh squid ink tagliolini, Pappardelle alla Bolognese with homemade fresh pappardelle, and one of the specials featuring homemade ravioli with pancetta. We even saved room for dessert and got tortino al cioccolato (chocolate cake), cuore di Sicilia (homemade Sicilian almond pastry), and cannoli di siciliana . Complimentary breadsticks and bread started our meal.  Our food was fresh, seasoned well, and beautifully presented. Their staff were extremely friendly, helpful, and very attentive, especially our server, Luis. The price was relatively to the area.  We loved everything about Il Punto. We were made to feel welcome from the moment we walked through the door and continue to recommend."

Tomiño Taberna Gallega

★★★★☆ 4.4 (495) • $$$

"Loved the food and the environment at Tomiño. The service was very attentive and friendly.Really recommend getting the the perfectly cooked Pulpo or octopus tapas and the Squid Ink Rice! We finished with the assorted sorbet. Please try the yogurt sorbet, it's so refreshing and creamy!I'll definitely be back again to try other items on the menu!"

Bacchus Bistro & Wine Bar

★★★★☆ 4 (590) • $$

"We held our ceremony and reception at Bacchus for our intimate (70 person) wedding a month ago - and my husband and I (along with our guests) had a wonderful experience. Our planning period was around 6-7 months, and the whole process was fairly easy and low-key. I researched other restaurants/venues in Brooklyn, and it was the most affordable/had the best value out of all the options we looked into. We met with Meryl (the Bacchus coordinator) a few times and she was great to work with. We went in for a tasting, and the food was incredible. On the day of, the weather was unexpectedly awful and extremely windy, and Meryl and the Bacchus crew were able to seamlessly adjust the seating last minute. The venue itself is lovely, so we didn't have to do much for decorations and just ordered flowers for the tables. The wine bar section just got renovated literally a day or two before our wedding - and it was beautiful!We highly recommend Bacchus as a wedding venue!!"

Via Della Pace

★★★★☆ 3.9 (619) • $$

"DESTINATION NIRVANA ! On our first dinner visit here we were hoping to run into a few of the Italian tennis players after their matches at the US Tennis Open. OH WELL ! We didn't see any tennis stars but the food, drinks, service and ambience were beyond sensational. Before we finished our 2 week vacation in New York, NY we knew we had to return here. On Wed, Sept 11th we decided to turn up cold turkey at 5.pm....we couldn't get a reservation. YEAH BABY ! The kind host told us we had a table until 7pm. At this point we had the entire beautiful dining room to ourselves...but not for long. A fun server named Luca soon came by to help us. FIRST UP ! A really nice ice cold beer would be great...I chose the same one as on our first visit. In the meantime our good mate Flavio the colorful food runner brought us a glass carafe of water and 2 glasses. Luca returned with my ice cold Five Boroughs Tiny Juice IPA in a lovely tall glass...it tasted very refreshing. WHOO HOO ! And then Flavio brought us Complimentary Artisan Bread with dipping sauce....many restaurants do not hand out free bread anymore. OH YEAH ! To kick things off we ordered 1 x Suppli Cacio Pepe ( fried rice balls with cheese and black pepper ) Appetizer. We tried the fried rice balls on our first visit....totally delicious. Not to be confused with arancini which we also love. Our rustic Italian artisan bread tasted lovely. ENTREES ! My wife ordered Lasagna Alla Bolognese ( typical lasagna bolognese style ) while I had to have the Pinsa Fichi e Prosciutto ( Roman flat bread with fresh mozzarella, Parma prosciutto and figs ) on the SPECIALS. WHOO HOO ! Out came our Fried Rice Balls appetizer courtesy of Flavio the polite food runner. TOO DELICIOUS FOR WORDS ! In fact we ordered 3 more...one serve of each variety to take back to our apartment. Just after 6pm our entree meals hit the table. My wife loved her well made Lasagna Bolognese heaps but not quite as much as the unforgettable Baked Rigatoni on our first visit. THE BEST FLATBREAD EVER ! My Fig & Prosciutto Roman Flatbread totally nailed it....brown and a bit crispy underneath but delicately bready on top with the prosciutto, figs & fresh mozzarella. When our server Luca checked on us again I ordered another beer...this time a Montauk Easy Riser Belgian White. It came out pretty quick...ice cold in a lovely tall glass and tasted very good. By now the beautiful dining room was virtually packed out. THERE'S TIME ! At 6.25pm we ordered desserts...1 x Tortino al Cioccolato ( chocolate lava cake with vanilla gelato ) and 1 x Gelato ( pistachio-chocolate-vanilla ). I tried this Italian gelato trio on our first visit and it was as good as it gets. Our decadent looking desserts arrived promptly and disappeared almost as fast....Made in Heaven. We paid the bill by credit card and headed for the front door thanking Luca, Flavio and Gabriele along the way. The interesting looking dude behind the bar was Giovanni Bartocci ( the co-owner with his business partner Marco Ventura ). I told Giovanni we loved our 2 dinner visits to their fabulous restaurant. I HAD TO ASK ! Do you identify more with Roman or Italian....the instant reply was Roman with some Italian. Giovanni was born in Rome. HOW GOOD ? As good if not better than any Italian restaurant we have dined in world wide !CHECK OUT - my walk thru here at https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YTNUhqGPR2cNOTE - Of course with 20 million views of my Yelp reviews and pics world wide in 2023 I can tell you what is great !"

Il Corso

★★★★☆ 4.3 (506) • $$$

"Il Corso is a pleasant neighborhood Italian restaurant with solid food and a very good selection of wine. It's predominantly southern Italian cuisine. 30 years and counting so you know they are doing some things well. Lots of regulars who the servers seem to greet by name.There are maybe 20 tables spread across two rooms separated by the kitchen and prep area. The relatively small spaces with low ceilings means things can get loud and hard to hear your dining companions. On to the food...Avocado e Carciofini: Smashed avocado mixed with artichokes hearts topped with slices of parmigiana cheese. I've never seen this on a menu before. It was delicious and somewhat addicting. Paccheri con Crema di Pistacchio e Salsiccia: sweet sausage are served with tube pasta and coated with a mascarpone & pistachio cream. A rich dish- a little too rich. We ate it all but probably shouldn't have.Fettuccine con Funghi e Prosciutto: Mushrooms and prosciutto with a truffle cream sauce. Not too creamy. Definitely worth repeating.You can substitute gluten free or whole wheat pasta in any dish for an additional charge. With so many Italian restaurants in NYC, it's hard to justify coming from across town but I'd definitely come back if I was staying nearby."

Balzem

★★★★☆ 4 (581) • $$$

"Mushroom Truffle Flatbread was delicious. I recommend it.Service was a bit slow but hostess was nice and led me to a seat and got me water.It is a little dark inside but there's AC which is great, especially for the summer. There is also outdoor seating if you like and it's much brighter outside."

Convivium Osteria

★★★★☆ 3.9 (569) • $$$

"My coworkers and I got invited to come here for a rep dinner event. The place itself is definitely small and cozy (really nice date night vibes). They had us downstairs which was very rustic wine cellar vibes. Since it was an event - the menu was pre-fixed including the drinks. The mint lemonade that they have is absolutely delicious - would recommend this!For food we got: -Burrata: This was so good, but you cannot go wrong with burrata. Highly recommend this-Plenta: Would pass on this - the smell was very off-putting for the majority of us and we were not a fan of the texture-Gamberetti: The shrimp was really good, the flavors went really well with the shrimp and the shrimp was perfectly cooked. -Fettuccine: This was just alright, nothing special. The pasta was perfectly cooked but the flavor was just alright -Linguine: Highly recommend this; the flavors were so good together. -For Dessert they gave us: tirasmisu, chocolate cake and panna cotta - the best one was tiramisu in my opinion.Overall cute spot for a date and the food was pretty good!"

El Born

★★★★☆ 4.3 (465) • $$

"This place was amazing! We ordered a pitcher of sangria which for a party of 2 was about 4 glasses each. The iberico ham and picos were fresh and crunchy, the pica pica felt healthy and light, and the patatas bravas was rich and creamy! They were some of the best appetizers I have ever had. The braised oxtail was very solid (very rich in bechamel sauce) and the grilled octopus was rich in all the infused herbs and spices. The only knock I would give in this experience is the many mosquitoes if you sit patio, but there isn't much that can be done, and they try combating it with repellant candles. This was a great experience and can't wait to come back here."

Casa Bella Restaurant

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (718) • $$

"Tommy the Nose caught the attention of our group of 8. He was funny, friendly and had the best voice. Name a Frank Sinatra song and he'll sing it. Food was absolutely delicious! We had the calamari and lasagna. They were the best we've ever had!"

Benoit

★★★★☆ 3.6 (624) • $$$

"I find this resto in recommendations from the influencer Hello French. Also, I visit Alan Ducasse chocolate shop in Paris, so I was curious about his bistro in NYC. I went on a Sunday at noon without a reservation.You are given complimentary bread & butter, and I also had cheese profiteroles.I ordered the Straight Outta 55th for my cocktail of choose (really enjoyed it and ordered a second). For food I had a tarte flambée (too cheesy for my taste, but did remind me of the tarte flambée that I had in Alsace), tartare bœuf (and came with a salad), and the profiteroles (it's milk chocolate, but I think it would be better with dark). I really enjoyed all my food.Service was attentive without being overbearing. I received my food in a timely manner and the server waited until I finished my entree before giving me my plat. When my coat dropped to the floor from the back of my chair an employee was quick to pick it up before I could even get out of my chair!I would definitely recommend, and I will be back myself when I'm in NYC."

Joe Allen

★★★★☆ 3.9 (515) • $$

"I've been dining at Joe Allen since the early 1970's, and keep coming back because of its genuine warmth and friendliness, and the reliably good food. It's not gourmet, but I've always enjoyed tasty, well prepared, generous servings of a good variety of American fare. There's no better burger in town, and the Steaks, pot roast, fish, soups and salads are always good. The banana cream pie is a pillowy mountain of delight. It's always packed pre theater, and reservations can be hard to come by at peak hours. but you can often snag a seat at the bar, which is convivial and totally cool. It's long time owner died a few years ago, but Joe Allen lives and prospers. For me, it's the essence of New York."

The Four Horsemen

★★★★☆ 4.4 (391) • $$

"I am surprised this is one of the most famous restaurants in Brooklyn, but it was definitely worth the experience. Packed in a bustling wooden room with 50 other people, the dim lighting helped isolate the tables and gave a warm energy. The server checked in regularly and helped clean the table which was nice. The red he suggested was palatable and not too sour as well. As for the food, I was a little sad we had to pay for bread, but it was definitely worth it. The sourdough and the rich butter were a great opener and the gnocco was a disappointing follow up. I liked the airiness of the enlargened fried hollow gnocchi but the fried flavor overshadowed the prosciutto. The skewers came next and these were some of the most tender skewers I've ever had. They had a decent kick to them and the egg yolk umami flavor paired well with the sweet and spicy. I used some of the bread for the egg yolk too and I highly recommend doing that to get that salty creamy spread on your bread. The beans and pasta came next. The beans were pretty massive and the sweet potato was a pleasant highlight, but the brodo broth was too salty for my liking and overwhelmed the dish. The pasta was much better where the mushroom was savory while the squash was sweet, blending together nicely. The finale was the golden chicken and this was a work of beauty. Crispy thin skin with juicy meat - I might prefer this over some Peking ducks. The only downside was the sauce was all over the spinach and that itself was too salty, but worked well when paired with the chicken. Great experience as long as you avoid the jus/broths and reasonably priced."

Gersi

★★★★☆ 4.3 (402) • $$

"I've heard about how good this place is from friends and it really delivered on my visit.Loves:+ Pasta is yum. We had the homemade spaghetti cacio e pepe ($20), handmade tagliatelle bolognese ($23), and rigatoni siciliana ($23). I liked everything.+ Loved the sweet pepper and ricotta crostino ($11)+ Easy to get same day reservations+ Indoor seating but also heated garden seating+ Really sweet and patient staffMaybe too premature to say after a single visit, but Gersi could very well be one of my fave restaurants in Cobble Hill. :)"

Epistrophy

★★★★☆ 3.7 (542) • $$

"The cocktails are amazing and the pasta is even better! Great vibe and is one of the only places you can find Mirto liquor from island of Sardinia! Love this place is a must try !"

Empire Steak House

★★★★☆ 4 (463) • $$$

"Came for the first time this past Tuesday evening. It was a good dinner, but I am conflicted about a couple of things. My fillet au Poirve was absolutely stellar, Wonderful, piping-hot baked potato, and my dining companion's steak was gorgeous as well. The onion rings were a crashing disappointment, barely warm and definitely not crispy. Here's where my dissatisfaction begins: it seems there is "team service" at this steakhouse. There were three people seeing to my table, and the one person that I told about the onion rings dropped the ball. I had stated my dissatisfaction, and that I would like a new order, but nothing ever happened. The plate of pale, limp rings was left on our table. Even as plates were being cleared, I commented to the server "I suppose we won't be getting that re-order of onion rings?" to which he said "You want more onion rings?" We ultimately were also charged for the disappointing onion rings. While I'm sure team service is a successful formula for them, I found it to be frustrating and confusing. My other two issues were that the music being played at the restaurant was an 80s playlist. I heard Def Leppard, Roxette, and Phil Collins while dining at a "posh steakhouse". Finally, Empire has a custom, clearly, where multiple members of staff sing happy birthday to tables that have a birthday celebrate. This is a full-scale, loud production. Within the space of my one hour and 20 minute meal, there were three different birthdays, and the spectacle of the "happy birthday" song derailed the calm and peaceful evening that I was hoping to have at this restaurant. The steaks were spectacular, but I am left with lingering dissatisfaction at the service, the soundtrack, and they are disruptive practice of "the happy birthday song"."

Cibo e Vino

★★★★☆ 4 (458) • $$$

"2 words. Happy hour. Great drink menu. Service is incredible. Carlos is great; always so nice and very attentive. The staff here is fantastic. The food is always so delicious. The restaurant is a hit with the fam. The vibe is what you hope an NYC place should be."

Ammazzacaffè

★★★★☆ 4.3 (374) • $$

"Some folks might be quick to assume Ammazzacaffè is some kind of play on words to suggest an "Amazing Cafe" but it's actually an Italian term for a miniature glass with some liquor to mask the taste of coffee. (#1) No one should be masking the taste of the food here because everything is tasty. Add in some excellent service, intimate vibe, and overall quality experience and this is how 5 star reviews get written.The place is quaint with a sexy bar, intimate seating, and a really killer outdoor space. I had the pleasure of attending a special event in the back and enjoyed every minute of it. The staff was on it for every course and was good about directing guests to the back. They were quick to refill drinks, wines, and keep the place looking ship shape while they transitioned for the next course.Every item I sample, I enjoyed immensely. The gramiga, torcia, and agnolotti pastas were fresh and tasty with every bite. Folks who love a bolognese option would appreciate the garganelli, as well as the reginette which features a pork ragu. Bonus points for scoring their campanelle nero, which is their special squid ink based pasta.From their creamy and delectable burrata to their polpette meatballs, I don't think there's a dish where one can really go wrong. The sea trout tartare is an interesting option, as is their sunchoke hazelnut pesto. Their barbarbietole is a summer palate pleaser with roasted beets, smoked ricotta, pistaachio, and pickled fig.Their coppa is a roasted pork collar ($35) but it is still not as mighty as the anatra ($42), a dry aged duck that is their most expensive entree. While folks might love the pollo ($32) chicken breast, I think most everyone else will appreciate the pesce ($37) grilled branzino or the manzo ($40) braised short rib. The latter is so good that it's hard to call it a shared dish when I can easily kill it all on my own.Finish off the meal with one of their extremely extensive amaro + dessert selection. The former is where the name stems from and the choices are flat out overwhelming. No matter the choice, it'll be a great way to end what should be an outstanding meal.___________(#1) "Coffee killer."My photos: https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/ammazzacaff%C3%A8-brooklyn?userid=ysCBsXWPB-LAiewVS3jZfQ"

Trapizzino

★★★★☆ 4.4 (356) • $$

"This was my first experience with trapizzini, and the bread was impressive--soft. We tried the chicken and braised oxtail fillings. The chicken was flavorful, infused with rosemary, while the braised oxtail was tasty but not particularly memorable. I'd like to return to try other ones, especially the meatballs. The olive oil cake, though decent, didn't stand out as much as others I've had."

Balvanera

★★★★★ 4.5 (340) • $$$

"What a great experience! Steak was amazing but the star of show was the beets .. o m gddd! So delicious. Sangeria was perfect, not sweet. Torejas.. wow! So good. Loved every bit of food but the stand out here was the service. Nicolas M. was attentive and made the best suggestions and Alejandro made us feel like we were at family dinner. Just fantastic experience."

Amarone NY

★★★★☆ 3.9 (450) • $$

"We were thirty minutes late for our reservation because of midtown traffic, but they still got us to the theater on time. I had a special that was fantastic - apple burrata ravioli.Would love to visit again."

Bacaro

★★★★☆ 3.9 (448) • $$$

"We were searching for a dinner spot on Sunday and everything seemed to be closed. Fortunately Bacaro was open and in the neighborhood. I've lived in the area for 5 years and didn't even know they existed. Apparently they've been around for over 16 years? Unheard of in NYC. The restaurant has a very rustic look and is huge. They have an entire downstairs area with exposed brick walls. We had an early bird dinner so we were the only ones in the restaurant. That said, service was attentive and friendly. We went with the lamb ragu pasta to share and the fried seafood and vegetables. The portion sizes are huge. For our mains, we ordered the shrimp with polenta as well as the rib eye. We had food to take home. The steak was good. The polenta was very good. We finished off with the tiramisu. Overall you get a lot of value for pretty decent food. Space is huge so potentially a future spot for get-togethers."

MAMO Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4.1 (400) • $$$$

"I was pleasantly surprised by my lunch here today. It was a bit cramped since they only seat downstairs for lunch so I walked in not expecting much but wow. Service was really top notch, they were constantly refilling waters and refolding our napkins as people left the table to use the restroom. What a cute little surprise to come back to. Our server even told us to "buckle up" when our food came because it was so delicious and he was darn tootin right. Highlights were the truffle pizza, truffle ravioli (pack a mint, okay?) and the burrata with avocado and orange I think? But the star of the show was that dang tiramisu. Wowowow. I don't even like tiramisu but this was so creamy and delicious! And the salted caramel ice cream from the sundae... I need a tub of that ASAP!The drinks were nice too. I enjoyed the vie en rose cocktail a lot and their iced americano was perfect with dessert. Until we meet again tiramisu...."

Osteria Laguna

★★★★☆ 3.8 (461) • $$

"I always come here when I'm staying at Westin Grand Central or Times Square. Bread service is included and I ask for garlic and the always accommodate with a smile.For food, I've had carpaccio, pizza and branzino, all good, but IMHO, if there's one thing you have to order, it's the lasagna. It's a spinach Pasta and meat sauce is perfect to cheese ratio. I've ordered the last 5 trips. I might have it again for lunch tomorrow.I might get again for lunch tomorrow, it's that good."

La Pecora Bianca Midtown

★★★★☆ 3.8 (455) • $$

"I went back because I had some issues with another location and Matt (not sure of his title) was kind enough to make a reservation for myself and 3 of my friends. (Late, who no longer works there had promised us a return visit but then I never heard back so I went to social media (DM thru IG) and they responded. Once we got through this beaureaucratic mess, all went well. We went and had the lunch special. Daisy, hostess was kind and humorous which helped. We were all greeted nicely and decided to order various apps from the cauliflower with pickled raisins, toasted pine nuts, calabrian aioli (this was good but very spicy), whipped ricotta with truffle honey and country toast (very good). We also ordered the chicken paillard with castelvetrana olives, toasted almonds and parmesean (very good) and rigatoni with vodka sauce and stracciatella (very good). The black coffee was del ious and then Daisy brought us out a tiramisu with the "sheep" logo. It was yummy and adorable. I do love the vibe of this place. Though our one negative was that my college daughter was sitting in her down coat in the restaurant because it was very cold- we asked them to turn the heat on. Of course they did and once it warmed up, the coat came off. the place is very pretty with a "library" on the side and their bar area is very nice as well. Ty everyone for making our visit very enjoyable and n ie! Check out this place for good food and a nice experience."

Il Posto Accanto

★★★★☆ 4.3 (354) • $$$

"I returned to Posto Acanto recently and it was just as amazing as the first time. The food is fantastic, real Italian as good as what I ate in Rome. I again had the calamari a la griglia, since I enjoyed it so much the last time I was there. It is so good. The service is great with friendly servers and the ambience is outstanding as what you can expect from the city. Lots of people enjoying the food and friendship. I guess im lucky because again I found parking easily right by the restaurant. Only street parking unfortunately but if you're patient you will find one. A really cozy spot for a great meal and drinks. Stop by you won't be disappointed."

Brunetti Pizza - West Village

★★★★☆ 4.2 (365) • $$

"One of those days, just strolling through Manhattan, one decides to enjoy an excellent brick oven pizza. I had one of those days, and I chose Brunetti Pizza. Brunetti Pizza is in the west village within walking distance from the 14th Street station. Brunett has a beautiful rustic feel, which goes nicely with an afternoon or evening of delicious brick oven pizza. During this putting, I enjoyed a delightful sausage pizza. My only issue with my pizza was that I wished it backed up a bit more, but overall, I enjoyed it very much."

Tarallucci e Vino Union Square

★★★★☆ 3.7 (467) • $$

"We reserved a team lunch here for group of 6. Our table was ready upon arrival. The restaurant has a nice European rustic vibe, with a bar area in front, and outdoor seating as well, weather permitted.It's a full on Italian lunch menu, if you are not familiar with Italian dishes, you would spend a lot of time in Google lol! The lunch menu is also different than dinner menu. We got the burrata for appetizer. Amazing flatbread with tomato sauce and outrageous burrata cheese. I made sure no cheese was wasted. All of us got variety of dishes from pasta, gnocchi to panini. They all loved and spoke highly of their food. I got the Salmon that was seared so beautifully. The skin was crisp, but a very soft tasty layer underneath. The vegetables on the dish were also cooked so well. The special blueberry non alcoholic drink was solid as well. Overall e had a fantastic team lunch. Service was incredible. We were in and out within an hour."

Aita

★★★★☆ 4.2 (355) • $$$

"The food was so good - it's been 5 days and I'm still thinking about it. Definitely will be back. The place is small and cute. Very cozy vibes especially with the staff. Everyone is very friendly. The location could've been better but it is what it is. I'll be back regardless."

San Carlo Osteria Piemonte

★★★★☆ 4.4 (323) • $$$

"This place has been on my radar for a while. I first found out about it when I was doing research on the best Italian restaurants in New York City. This place came up at the top of the list. It's a Michelin rated upscale, gourmet, authentic Italian restaurant specializing in the cuisine from the Piedmont region of Northwestern Italy (bordering Switzerland and France). I decided to finally eat there yesterday evening because I just happened to walk by and I was hungry.I ordered the Tajarin Al Ragu Di Coniglio. It's a homemade thin spaghetti with slow cooked rabbit, lemon, rosemary, and Voghiera's black garlic. It was absolutely delicious. It was also the first time I ever had rabbit meat. I was surprised with how succulent and flavorful it was. The meal came with fresh bread and olive oil.The reason I am deducting one star is because for $29 I felt that it was overpriced. I really was expecting more food, certainly more meat. At the very least they could have included a salad with the meal if they are charging that much money.I want to come back and try something from the Lunch Menu which is $26 and includes the choice of a side or appetizer."

Lucien

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (536) • $$$

"I want to be a regular here. Fresh off my RAF's lunch I came to Lucien. I haven't dined here in decades but like Balthazar it serves food so reliably good in a magical room.Bread is fresh and plentiful & the most expensive red wine by the glass was $16. I felt immediately unrushed and welcome so I ordered a wine. $16 which was very good.Ate:Mesculin salad $11Qual $28The salad was generous and tasty. And my qual was a home run- wow. Cooked in a cherry sauce if was delectable. Old school is the best school."

Joe & Pat's NYC

★★★★☆ 4 (362) • $$

"Lots of reviews on this place so I'll make it short and sweet. The pizza was amazing, the salad was great, and the penne alla vodka was one of the best I've ever had. The ambiance was nice, dimly lit, and the service was quick. What else could you want????"

Oceans New York

★★★★★ 4.5 (275) • $$$

"Incredible fresh and delicious fish dishes. The service was amazing and the restaurant is beautiful. The happy hour oysters and drinks were a really good value for NYC. Amazing bourbon selections. All around a memorable evening."