I've been going to Fiorello's (1900 Broadway, betw. 63rd and 64th) for so long I can't even remember the first time... For a while I had the great fortune of living about a block away, so I got to the know the place very well.
During warmer months they have a large outdoor eating area directly across from Lincoln Center so it's a wonderful place for the view and people watching. What I love the most though is eating inside at the antipasti bar. The amazing team back when I used to go there all the time was Richard, Cleber and Elvis... they treated their regulars so well, always so welcoming and gracious. You start with perhaps a proseco or a quartino of white wine... then they bring the bread basket! Oh, the bread basket... with focaccia and this super thin paper-like crispy bread, YUM. The antipasti bar itself is just amazing, they have vegi, seafood and meat items. I'd always have the vegis and the seafood. My favorite thing on the antipasti bar is the shrimp and scallop salad with endive and radicchio.
The thin crust pizza is also FABULOUS. It can be hard to eat at the bar though unless you get the prime corner spot (the one further from the door) that gives you a bit more space. The pizza is a bit pricey at $25 for a margherita - - but it is made with real buffalo mozzarella. It's super, super thin - I love that!
They have a great wine list, and as mentioned above they serve the glasses in quartinos, so it's nice, a glass + a bit more.
Between the delicious antipasti and the pizza, I hardly ever made it to the real main courses! Oh, especially because you must leave room for dessert! As far as I'm concerned they have the BEST profiteroles in the city. They bring out a little copper pot of hot dark chocolate sauce and pour it on right in front of you... MMMMmmmm!!! Here's a link to the dinner menu.
I'll be going back soon!
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