Parm

The reviews are right on. We tried the mozzarella sticks, and meatball parm and eggplant parm sandwiches. Delicious!

Parm

248 Mulberry Street

The Meatball Shop

Loved it. Dan had a hero sandwich with the traditional meatball and tomato sauce. I had the vegetable meatballs with pesto sauce.

And they have great ice-cream sandwiches.

I know I'm not the only one who's been here, so feel free to add any comments.

Meatball Shop

84 Stanton Street

Gina La Fornarina

I consider myself a foodie at heart, brunch being my specialty. I happened upon this place last Saturday and fell in love. It's only been open 2 months. It's on the NE corner or 73rd and Amsterdam. It's Italian with pasta's, pizza's and prosciutto but, I had a spinach frittata that was delicious. My friend ordered the Gina's breakfast pizza with eggs, prosciutto and sauce all on the pizza. However, the biggest surprise was their hot chocolate. TDF-to die for! It was more like hot pudding! I always hesitate ordering hot chocolate because it's watered down, not "chocolaty" enough or served lukewarm. Gina serves beautiful presentations, it's family friendly, large menu to choose from and lots of light. They serve lunch and dinner as well. Average meal for brunch was around $12. The service was attentive and we weren't pushed to leave after a 2 hour gossip session with my girlfriend.

279 Amsterdam (73rd)
Take out/Delivery
212-595-6900
gina-lafornarina.com

Celeste

Celeste

502 Amsterdam (near 84th street)

Our favorite Italian in the City (which our Celeste and Tage recommended). Inexpensive. Cash only. No reservations accepted.

Risotteria and Cones

Risotteria

Great Risotto and Italian generally. It's on Bleeker and a great place to take out-of-town guests because you can stop by Cones, which is a few shops over for some excellent Gelato. Grom is also on this block, but I prefer Cones. It's not very kid-friendly, but a cool ambiance.

Bianca

Bianca

Very quaint Italian restaurant with great food at affordable prices. Cash only.

5 Bleecker Street at Bowery

Vespa

Vespa

Really yummy Italian food and fun atmosphere. There is a cute patio in the back open in the summer.

1625 2nd Ave at 84th Street