C. Di Palo

"Di Palo’s is a specialty grocer in Little Italy, and if it’s not in your regular rotation for Italian meats and parmesan wedges, it should be. But hidden in plain sight right next door is C. Di Palo, their wine bar that’s only open Thursday through Sunday. We love their handmade fresh mozzarella, and also the meat and cheese platter, which is $30 for five selections. If it’s been a long day and you cannot possibly make a single decision, ask them to make it “chef’s choice.”" - willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah

"Di Palo's is a long-standing specialty grocer on Grand Street, beloved since 1910 for their impressive selection of Italian meats, cheeses, and other pantry treasures. Right next door, the family's romantically lit wine bar, C. Di Palo, serves some of those same excellent products, as well as panini and off-the-beaten-path wines from more than 20 regions of Italy. Both their fresh burrata atop a well dressed salad of arugula and roasted red peppers, and salty, springy handmade fresh mozzarella are delicious, but you should also give strong consideration to a meat and cheese platter (five for $30). The one thing we don't love about this place is that it’s only open Thursday through Sunday." - molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, bryan kim

"The wine bar from the Di Palo Fine Foods folks opened a wine bar in 2019. In addition to wine, a rotating sampling of the shop’s more than 300 other cheeses are available, as a way give customers the chance to sample more of the family’s vast selection. There is also a selection of meats, panini, and bresaola. Some of the wood in the buildout was recycled from nearby Ferrara." - Robert Sietsema, Eater Staff

"Di Palo's is a long-standing specialty grocer on Grand Street, beloved since 1910 for their impressive selection of Italian meats, more than 300 cheeses, and other pantry treasures. We try to stop into this cathedral of parmesan wheels and hanging sausages whenever we’re in the neighborhood—if not to make a purchase, then for a moment of incredible-smelling zen. But the best part of Di Palo’s is hidden in plain sight, right next door. C. Di Palo, the family’s romantically lit wine bar, serves some of those same excellent products, as well as panini and off-the-beaten-path wines from at least 20 regions of Italy. (There's a wine store on the opposite side of the grocery shop.) Both their fresh burrata—atop a well-dressed salad of arugula and roasted red peppers—and salty, springy handmade fresh mozzarella are delicious, but you should also give strong consideration to a meat and cheese platter. It's $30 for five selections—ask them to make it “chef’s choice,” and rest assured that C. Di Palo will do you right. The one thing we don't love about this place is that it’s only open Thursday through Sunday. photo credit: Molly Fitzpatrick photo credit: Molly Fitzpatrick photo credit: Alex Staniloff" - Molly Fitzpatrick

"On Friday, September 13, while the rest of Little Italy poured into the streets for the Feast of San Gennaro, Di Palo’s Fine Foods — one of the oldest surviving shops in the neighborhood — opened its new wine bar without fanfare. C. Di Palo, the first time that the 109-year-old family business is serving its cheese in a restaurant setting, is connected to the shop, and by the following Wednesday evening, word was already out among loyal fans." - Diana Hubbell