This place has the craziest way to tell you your table's ready... it's like grand central station! Great pizzas and the bellini pitcher is the way to go. Read more
The pizzeria with an insane wine-list. Amazingly good and very affordable. Get the fennel pizza. So yummy. But don't stuff yourself up as the desserts are heavenly. Highly recommended!
This is the best place in New York to take a date hands down. You can order $12 pizza or $9 pasta and use your remaining money to impress your date by ordering an expensive wine.
It's so freaking loud in here! If you can sit up near the bar area it's not as bad but in the back they crank up the AC. Be prepared to be screaming and shivering. The food is good so there's that.
The food and wine were excellent! However, I tried the Olive Oil gelatto because all the tips said it was great but it was gross. I felt like I was eating straight up sea salt. Changed it for banana!
Amazing seasonal Italian food, including gluten-free pasta dishes and over 750 Italian wines, plus a fun atmosphere that's great for getting together with friends. Mario Batali did well with this one!
The rum sponge cake / pistachio gelato whatever-it's-called is amazing. I generally find Otto very overrated but the food is actually surprisingly decent for the price. (3 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more
Order some antipasti at Mario Batali's casual pizzeria while you wait on his thin-crusted creations. Runny yolk fans opt for the Pane Frattau -- a pie with a sunnyside-up egg in the center.
What a great atmosphere! And, the food, as well as the value, was some of the best in NYC! Then a short hop over to Washington Square provides plenty of 'entertainment'.
Skip the pizza for excellent vegetable small plates, delicious, reasonably priced pasta, and some of the best gelato in the city. The dining room can get noisy—best to eat at the bar.
Designed to look like an Italian train station, OTTO (which means “eight” in Italian) is located on the corner of 8th Street and Fifth Avenue just steps from Washington Square Park. One of New York’s most celebrated pizzerias, OTTO combines the elegance of a Bolognese enoteca with the fun bustle ...