Nicoletta

East Village
160 2nd Ave (between 10th Street & 11th Street)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 432-1600
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I'm sad I passed this place as many times as I did before finally deciding to try it out because it is AMAZING.  I eat dinner early so the entire time I was there only two or three other tables were occupied.  But no matter, our server was fantastic and so was the food.

Da Andrea

Greenwich Village
35 West 13 Street
(between 5th Avenue and Avenue of the Americas)
New York, NY 10011
(212) 367-1979
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I was in the mood for Italian fare and wanted to try something new, so we decided to come to this restaurant my boyfriend found on Yelp.  We were seated upon arrival at a rustic wooden table, and the entire area was not small, but cozy and romantically lit.  Even before we had finished taking off our coats, a waiter had already appeared with a ceramic jug, asking if we wanted still or sparkling water.