This small, congenial Italian near the Tribeca Grand manages to be simultaneously cozy (tight tables, medium din) and slick (all-white décor), so it comes as no surprise that it is so popular with the young and local crowd. On any given night, groups of friends meet up for simple, relatively reasonable dishes and a glass of wine from the mostly Italian wine list. (Note that groups of 5 or more are automatically billed the 20% gra...

This small, congenial Italian near the Tribeca Grand manages to be simultaneously cozy (tight tables, medium din) and slick (all-white décor), so it comes as no surprise that it is so popular with the young and local crowd. On any given night, groups of friends meet up for simple, relatively reasonable dishes and a glass of wine from the mostly Italian wine list. (Note that groups of 5 or more are automatically billed the 20% gratuity.) The lunch and dinner menus are identical and feature a good selection of popular dishes, as well as more regional specialties. Antipastos include cured meats and roasted octopus alongside salads, fresh mozzarella and eggplant parmigiana; main courses include pizzas, pastas and heartier meat dishes. The weekend brunch menu veers towards the predictable, ubiquitous and nationality-less egg and pancake dishes, although variations of more substantive dishes (steak, chicken, calamari) are also available. Its sister restaurant in Nolita, Bread, is a tiny outpost specializing in lunch and snack foods, namely paninis.