Gioia

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"Gioia, a restaurant on Wooster Street serving modern Italian food, has the look of a Gen Z celebrity mansion in LA. The purple walls, additional rooftop dining room, and mismatched vases may not be subtle, but who needs subtlety when a restaurant’s wood-fired mains, handmade pastas, and shareable small plates are this good? Prioritize the gnocchi cacio pepe—the richness of the sauce works well with the pillowy texture of the gnocchi. And if you’re looking to add some variety to your New Haven pizza crawl, Gioia serves square pizzas with a thick, doughy crust (basically the antithesis of the super thin apizza crust)." - ciera velarde