Wonderful Lunch at Bar Pitti
Stopped in at 3pm yesterday and got a nice seat by the window...
-- fennel soup...a puree, w/ chicken stock i believe, and a drizzle of olive oil, was the best soup i've had recently...healthy, not too salty, herby, perfect...
-- the lamb shank braised in red wine was fall-off-the-bone tender and a steal for 21 bucks...
-- glass of superior Chianti...followed by some tea...hard for me to imagine a more satisfying winter lunch...
Service was extremely friendly and welcoming...
Assuming they keep up the good work, this will likely become one of my very regular places...
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Glad to hear you enjoyed your food. I've never had the dishes you had there, so good to know I can vary off my usual pasta dishes there. THeir burrata appetizer is real good, and so are their mussels. Sometimes they have a lobster linguini special which is really good. All of their pastas are delicious. In warmer weather, the line to get in is ridiculously long. I frequent Bar Pitti,, if too busy I just go next door to Da Silvano for their Contadina
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re: loratliff
Interestingly, things reversed. Da Silvano used to be very difficult to get a table, now Bar Pitti gets that way. Bar Pitti was owned by Da Silvano, then the feud started.
http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/bar-pitti/
here's another short article http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2008/11...Da Silvano gets more of the likes of Jack Nicolson, Paul Sorvino, Danny Devito and many more. I heard Paul Sorvino singing opera there one night. I like both places, Da Silvano being more Tuscan.
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