Some restaurants don’t need to try hard, and this is one of them. You walk in and it’s all about the food, no distractions, no over-the-top décor, just that steady hum of people happily eating. In New York, that kind of confidence usually means one thing: the kitchen knows exactly what it’s doing.
Plates start landing and suddenly every table is having a moment. The pasta? Rich, comforting, and unapologetically generous. Sauces that taste like they’ve been given proper time.
Bread that disappears faster than anyone admits. Someone always leans back halfway through and laughs like, “Why is this so good?” It’s that kind of place…