Where: 186 Mott St, New York, NY 10012 | Nolita
You might know this place as the second coming of Uncle Boons, Nolita’s finest basement restaurant that sadly shut down during the pandemic. Thai Diner is from the same owners, and its menu immortalizes many of Uncle Boons’ greatest hits.
Holdovers include a classic banana blossom and rotisserie chicken salad—still fiery, vegetal, and lemongrass-sloshed. And that gorgeous sundae still has your name on it, waiting for you at the end of your meal with almost as much palm sugar whipped cream and candied peanuts as it has coconut gelato hiding underneath.
Bar Primi
Where: 325 Bowery, New York, NY 10003 | Noho
A cozy Bowery space with two bars for dining and drinking, Bar Primi is a casual corner pasta shop devoted to primi piatti (the pasta course), a staple in chef and co-owner Andrew Carmellini's repertoire. Family recipes are traded between him and Brooklyn-born chef-partner Salvatore Lamboglia, who adds daily meat or seafood entrée specials, seasonal antipasti salad and vegetable dishes, and house made mozzarella.
Some of the pasta dishes include linguini with breadcrumbs and garlic - Simple and Perfect. The linguini is nicely al dente, and the garlic and breadcrumbs add great flavor in the proper ratios.
Bucatini with Lamb Amatriciana A near flawless bucatini. The slow-cooked lamb that accompanies it is insanely good, too - all kinds of rich, juicy, and meaty. A must order.
Saving the best for last here. Holy *** is this artichoke pasta good. The artichoke is found inside a long, filled noodle topped with some pecorino and a smoked bacon marmalade. Absolutely Incredible.
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