Cafe Fiorello
Italian restaurant · Upper West Side ·
Thin-crust pizzas, Italian classics, antipasti bar, and desserts
Thin-crust pizzas, Italian classics, antipasti bar, and desserts
"We were sad to see Fiorelli’s pop-up in a Venice garden come to a close, but their tiny new counter-service pizza spot in Beverly Grove looks promising. The thin-crust pies here fall somewhere between Neapolitan and New York-style and heavily feature farmers' market produce. They’re also serving a few appetizers like olive oil fried meatballs and a chicory caesar." - Cathy Park
"This Italian NYC transplant serves its famous antipastos, pizzas, and pastas during brunch, but it’s also debuted new brunch specialties for the summer. On weekend mornings from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., diners can sample a Florentine frittata filled with spinach, artichoke, and parmesan cream with a side of crispy prosciutto de parma; a carbonara pizza with guanciale and egg; buttermilk pancake with blueberry compote; and avocado toast on challah bread, topped with a poached egg and pumpkin seeds. Be sure to order a frozen peach bellini or an espresso martini dusted with hazelnut and chocolate to pair with the Italian brunch." - Emily Venezky
"Cafe Fiorello is a New York-based Italian-American spot open since 1974. The DC location, now open Downtown, is their first outpost. As at their Lincoln Center location, DC's Fiorello is playing the hits, like thin-crust pizza, rigatoni alla vodka with bacon, chicken parm, short rib meatballs, and burrata ravioli. There's also an antipasti bar." - omnia saed
"The venerable Cafe Fiorello, which first opened its doors in Manhattan over five decades ago, landed in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol in May. This marks the first time the flagship of restaurateur Shelly Fireman’s hospitality group grows beyond its Big Apple roots. The new location has the same reliable Italian fare, including famous thin-crusted pizza and an antipasti bar overflowing with vegetables and seafood, plus a new wood-fired oven pumping out branzino al Forno, a center-cut veal chop, flame-kissed cheeseburger, and more distinctly smoky mains." - Eater Staff
"Cafe Fiorello might be Lincoln Center’s best-kept secret. It’s not a chain like The Smith, and it’s not as hot as Tatiana, but it’s one of the best spots to grab a drink and a quick meal before the opera, especially once you’ve been made aware of the price of champagne inside the theater. (It’s $26, which we learned the hard way.) The Italian spot takes reservations, but we’ve also had luck walking in and grabbing a bar seat. Order a Negroni and the chicken parm, which is great for sharing: as big and round as a personal pizza, topped with dollops of burrata. It’s a speedy operation if you’ve only got 30 minutes before the opera starts, but you could also linger at this just-loud-enough spot, or come by after a show for a nightcap, since they stay open until 11:30pm on the weekends." - Willa Moore
