Penne alla Vodka and Pinwheel Lasagna Worth the Manhattan Wait
One plate waits at the end of a sidewalk line, the other arrives rolled into pinwheels and sized for a table to share.
Emilio's Ballato
4.1 (1,690)
Mon – Thu, Sun, 12:00 – 16:00, 17:00 – 23:00;
Fri – Sat, 12:00 – 16:00, 17:00 – 00:00 (+1)
55 E Houston St
This East Houston red-sauce room first opened as Ballato's in 1956, and framed photos now crowd every wall. There are no reservations and no waitlist texts, only the sidewalk line. The penne alla vodka landed it on a citywide pasta roundup, and the chicken parmesan has its own fans.
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Don Angie
4.5 (1,842)
Mon – Thu, 16:30 – 22:00;
Fri, 15:30 – 22:00;
Sat – Sun, 11:30 – 14:00, 15:30 – 22:00
103 Greenwich Ave
This West Village room rolls its lasagna into pinwheels of ricotta and braised meat, a dish built for a group to share. Reservations go fast online, and the marble bar stays reserved for walk-ins. Dinner starts at 4:30 PM on weekdays.
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