West Village, Manhattan · bar
The marble bar is always packed with couples working through a house negroni and the kind of small-plates snacking that turns into a full evening. Tuna crudo, steak tartare, an aguachile that eats like a deconstructed shrimp cocktail. Sister to L’Artusi a few doors down, with more of a come-as-you-are bar energy and a slightly shorter wait.
The reason the marble bar is always packed — Neopolitan and dangerously smooth
Four-cheese rice balls with calabrian chili aioli — salty, crispy, addictive
Coconut, cashew, coriander — clean and bright Italian-ish crudo
Raw wagyu with capers, calabrian chili on sourdough — a West Village staple