Rubirosa

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Rubirosa’s kitchen brings a bit of zest to tourist staid Mulberry Street in what’s left of Little Italy, and the inspired Italian-American food is something the street hasn’t seen for decades. People might come for the thin-crust pies, which are good enough for diners to make the journey (though the crust was tougher than it should have been). But consider other options as well. For example,...

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Bari Musacchio, Rubirosa's former GM, and Barney Greengrass vet David Heffernan opened Baz Bagel and Restaurant this morning on Grand Street. The daytime restaurant serves fresh-baked bagels and classic Jewish appetizing fare like lox, blintzes, latkes and matzoh ball soup, plus a few less-traditional items like gluten free bagels and pizza bagels.

"Perfecto" pizzas and "soulful" pastas offered at a "fair price" keep this tolerably "trendy" NoLita Italian on "solid footing" with its "funky downtown" crowd; it's "friendly enough" and "rocks with energy" at prime times, so expect a "wait" for entree into its "cramped" quarters.

Named for a jet-setting Dominican playboy, this NoLIta restaurant is only Latin and lascivious in name. Owner Angelo "A. J." Pappalardo has created an exciting Italian-American eatery that locals have shown an insatiable appetite for (so be prepared to wait). The kitchen isn't trying to reinvent anything here—just serve high-quality classic Italian dishes. And that's exactly what they do so...

Rubirosa is Angelo (AJ) Pappalardo's family-run neighborhood Italian restaurant and pizzeria. The menu at Rubirosa consists of Al DiMeglio's (Olana, Osteria del Circo) take on Italian classics including a wide array of house-made pastas as well as its flagship thin-crust pizza dating back to a 50 year old family recipe. The family recipe originated at Joe and Pat's Pizzeria in Staten Island...