Piccolina - Review - Penn Quarter - Washington DC - The Infatuation

"Piccolina is a toned down version of its sister restaurant, Centrolina, in every way: the atmosphere is a little more casual, the check totals are lower, and the food isn’t nearly as good. Still, it’s a solid option for affordable Italian downtown, especially during the daytime. The espresso program is excellent, as are the bread and pastries, which are baked in-house in full view of the dining room. You can’t go wrong grabbing a scone with your to-go coffee, but treating yourself to a custom cannoli would be a sweeter choice in more ways than one. The all-day menu is ideal for sharing, with pizzas that come out of the wood-fired oven beautifully blistered without overly blackening, and sandwiches that can easily satiate the hangry with just a half. While it’s nice to enjoy Piccolina with company, we suggest keeping the sandwiches all to yourself, enjoying half right away and saving the rest for later, particularly the porchetta, which gets better as it sits." - Allison Robicelli