Bar Pitti
Name a more classic pasta institution, I’ll wait… Bar Pitti serves up some serious pastas in a prime people-watching location. Come here (if you can get a table) for some consistently good pasta, like their Rigatoni Pitti, or their Truffle Pasta with pieces of shaved truffle on top. It's cash only, and all of their daily specials are on a chalkboard in Italian. Prego!
Bar Pitti, 268 Avenue of the Americas
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