Bar Primi Penn District
Italian restaurant · Chelsea ·
Pasta-centric Italian spot with cocktails and Italian wine
Pasta-centric Italian spot with cocktails and Italian wine
"Twinkling lights and a snow machine turn the patio at Bar Primi in the Penn District into a Winter Garden from now to the first week in March. Sip an espresso and tequila drink spiced with cinnamon and mole bitters, and savor rich Italian dishes like burrata pockets and pappardelle with ragù Bolognese while sitting by the fire. The restaurant pop-up accepts walk-ins and reservations on Resy." - Julekha Dash
"The next time you need to eat meatballs outside with a dozen of your friends, head to Bar Primi’s Penn District location. The Italian restaurant’s patio seats 100 with loungey couches, and has its own bar and fireplace. Slightly screened off from 33rd Street, it’s one of the better outdoor dining options in the area, and a convenient stop for dinner or drinks before a show at Madison Square Garden. Their original location in Bowery has some cute sidewalk seating." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman, willa moore, sonal shah
"Bar Primi serves decent Italian food that is easy enough to like, and for a number of people in a number of situations, this restaurant will be pretty much perfect. If you’re catching a train at Penn Station directly across the street, catching a game at Madison Square Garden, or catching up with coworkers, this is a totally solid destination for pasta and cute cocktails. Expect to see as many business-casual Patagonia vests crowding the bar as you do Rangers jerseys, and—if the weather’s nice—a crowd gathered on the big outdoor patio. (If it’s a game day, the attentive, efficient servers may even ask if you have tickets when you arrive, to ensure they get you fed and out in time.)" - bryan kim, will hartman, willa moore, neha talreja, molly fitzpatrick
"The cavernous second location of Bar Primi serves solid Italian food that even your pickiest coworker will like. This restaurant could not be any closer to Penn Station without being inside it—unless they built an outdoor dining structure on the actual asphalt of West 33rd Street. If your office is one of approximately five billion in the immediate area, it’s an incredibly convenient location for an after-work pasta feast." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah, ciera velarde
"This second outpost of Bar Primi serves Italian food that appeals to the masses. But more importantly, it could not be any closer to Penn Station without being inside the building—making Bar Primi a convenient place for the neighborhood’s corporate types, commuters, and the Madison Square Garden-bound alike." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah