Bar Stuzzichini

Bar Stuzzichini
928 Broadway
New York, NY 10010-6008

This place is a LONG TIME favorite of Ryan and I’s. LOVE IT. It’s a huge Italian Bistro that is totally laid back and friendly servers. This is the place we bombard at 10pm when we have a party of 15 that we need to feed. Seriously. The place is so spacious and they are always very accomodating, as long as we squeak by their late last call.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t get any pictures of the small plates, since everyone was passing them around. They have the Stuzzichinis, small plates, that are the thing to get. We had around 13 people at this birthday party, and we ordered 6 little plates that set everyone back $14 a piece. Not bad. We ordered fried cheese and risotto balls, meat balls, balsamic reduction zuchinnis, pork shoulder, white anchovies on a crostini (amazing), and a ricotta and saffron honey crostini. It was all amazing.

We usually like to get tons of little plates and quartinos of wine to taste. If we feel a bit hungrier, we like to split a pasta dish. This night, we split a chicory salad with anchovy dressing and Sardinean Caviar Spaghetti. The noodle were delicious and reminded me of Japanese Tarako caviar dish that I always loved. Our other favorites are the pistaccio and lemon cream sauce pastas, as well as the onion, garlic, and pork cheek gnocci dish. DELICIOUS. The former is creamy, subtle, and really nutty and refreshing, while the latter is spicy in a tomato based sauce and the go to plate for something hearty.