THE CHICEST TRATTORIA IN SOHO: A PASTA BAR
It’s a fabulously lively Friday night and the coolest trattoria in Soho is popping with attitude and sprezzatura. Every table is taken and it’s obvious after a quick scan of the room that A Pasta Bar is clearly a haven for the hipster New York creatives, fashion types that tend to congregate in Soho. And with one of the sexiest and best-dressed bachelors in town in its owner Simone Tinaglia as the maestro orchestrating the magic, it is hardly surprising that the crowd is equally on point.
”I want you to walk in here and feel as if you are in Milan eating the best truffle pasta and such that you have ever had in your life,” he says whilst dressed to the nines and in the sexiest mangled Milanese/American accent. And you wonder why the restaurant is packed. It must be this guy.
The food is more than up to par. One could easily imagine the next Fashion Week Donatella stopping in for the perfect fusillade of orgasmic pasta dishes as her fellow designer from Paris Olivier Rousteing is wont to do. Take up a seat in this chic, fast formal pasta oasis paces away from the Soho Grand Hotel. The long, rectangular brass bar surrounds the entire kitchen and it’s all happening right there in front of you. The rippled stone backsplash competes to be the center of attention of the past whipping team of the noted Italian restaurateurs Andrea & Marc Pedrazzoli with the famous matriarch chef and Mum, Esther Pedrazzoli and her classic recipes emanating from the kitchen.
Instant classics as recommended include their famous truffle pasta dish which is simply sublime!. The twisted curly white ragu pasta dish dubbed – The Fusillone is another house favorite with the
fashionista crowd that flock to A Pasta Bar. And the rectangular marble and stone kitchen bar become theatre in the square now every night of the week. Settle in with a cilantro lemongrass Tequila concoction and feast on the Tagliatella Al Tartufo Nero which is another house specialty or the Raviolo Ripieno or the Ziti ai Fruti Di Mare.
”We try to stay humble and let the food speak for itself,” continues Simone the sexy. ”And these dishes are all from recipes passed down from generations by Chef Esther and her family. The pasta is scratch-made right here and ingredients such as our truffles and prosciutto and even the figs for the fig salad are flown in from Italy every week. I highly recommend the Pasta Tasting Ensemble for $100.”
There is no denying that another perfect date night in Soho this season begins with a visit to this chic Soho trattoria.
A Pasta Bar
646 762-4056
