Pasta in soho area

[lnedrive14]

Looking for a good bowl of pasta in/around Soho, Noho, Nolita, central village area (i.e. within a 10-15 minute walk of soho). Been to Morini recently, but something along those lines. I feel like a bunch of new Italian spots have opened in that area but I am completely blanking.

Thanks!

[loratliff]

Okay, I have a place to add after my dinner tonight: Marinella, at Carmine and Bedford Streets. Not fancy or big name, but very, very old school Italian (and not just red sauce). I had squid ink linguine with calamari—super fresh and tasty. My partner's bolognese was equally as good.

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Marinella
49 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014

[sgordon]

Caffe Falai - excellent housemade pastas, a lighter hand than Morini on the sauces, not as fatty.
Peasant - rustic, hearty.

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Caffe Falai
265 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012

Peasant
194 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10012

[kathryn]

Peasant is also in the neighborhood.

[kathryn]

You're probably thinking of Torrisi and Spasso? Maybe Rubirosa? Porsena?

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Porsena
21 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003

Rubirosa
235 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10012

Spasso
551 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014

[susan robin]

Aurora in Soho will fit the bill although not new. Malatesta is also good but can be very crowded and I believe it is cash only, fyi.

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Malatesta
649 Washington St, New York, NY 10014

[Riverman500]

Drawing a blank in SoHo, NoHo, Nolita and Central Village as well. Lupa, Po, and Babbo are still great, but not new.

I can't think of any newish Italian restaurants downtown besides Porsena in the East Village, Ciano in the Flatiron District, and Il Matto in Tribeca. I haven't been to any of these restaurants but have heard good things.

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Ciano
45 E 22nd St, New York, NY 10010

Il Matto
281 Church St, New York, NY 10013

Porsena
21 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003

[loratliff]

I've heard very good things about Porsena, but admittedly haven't been.

I quite like Otto's pasta and for the price ($9), it's a steal. I also like Malatesta—very similar to Morini. It's at Washington and Christopher, so maybe more westerly than you're wanting, but still quite walkable from SoHo.

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Porsena
21 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003

[lnedrive14]

Had heard good things about Malatesta. Maybe that's worth checking out.

And it doesn't need to be a new place - I considered babbo, for instance, but had also been fairly recently.

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Malatesta
649 Washington St, New York, NY 10014

[peter j]

Jane has great pasta, though it's not an Italian restaurant.