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The Long Tail as applied to restaurants, serving a niche specialty out of a rustic wood and white tile space. Fortunately, everybody loves meatballs. Especially when they're cooked up by serious chefs (SPQR and Le Bernardin are on the résumé here.) All meat ground in-house, enjoy your patties as sliders, heroes, or naked as they day they were born. Spin-off Village location boasts family-friendly takeout, kids' menu on weekday afternoons.
Where Sophia Loren would probably sip her wine, surrounded by fawning suitors. Elegant interior, warmly lit with retro-Italian feel, has a devoted fan base. Tender homemade pastas, succulent seared... read more
It's not a wine bar, it's a gastroteca. And those guys in the aprons aren't bartenders, they're gastronomos. Still, functions a lot like a wine bar. Comprehensive all-Italian wine list complements ... read more
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