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"If you’re meeting up near Midtown, don’t go to a pricey steakhouse or a place where the servers have excellent posture and pay a weird amount of attention to you. Go someplace casual, like Briciola. It’s a little spot from the same people behind Aria and Terra, and they serve pastas (all of which cost $16) that will keep you in a reasonably happy mood while your friend tells you all about a television show you’re too polite to say you didn’t like. Service is also quick, so you should be able to get in and out in under an hour." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, neha talreja