Ci Siamo
Italian restaurant · Chelsea ·
Wood-fired Italian with handmade pastas, breads & cocktails
Wood-fired Italian with handmade pastas, breads & cocktails
"If you work near Penn Station and haven’t yet visited the exceptional Italian sibling of Gramercy Tavern and The View, pop in for lunch. Their two-course menu offers orecchiette, grilled caciocavallo, and stewed octopus with squid and potato." - bryan kim
"Walking into Ci Siamo feels a little like you're about to check into a nice hotel and start a vacation in Milan (despite the fact that you still have that meeting on "team dynamics" to get to after lunch). The menu centers around live-fire cooking, although the breads and pastas are the best things on the menu. Get the cavatelli with soft shreds of crab and the caramelized onion torta. Despite the massive space, it can still be tough to get a table, so make a reservation at this Manhattan West spot in advance." - bryan kim, neha talreja, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, tiffany yannetta
"The menu at this Italian spot from Danny Meyer centers around live-fire cooking, but your focus should be on the breads and pastas. Always start with the melty caramelized onion torta, then order the rabbit stracci or the slightly spicy cavatelli with crab. In the Manhattan West complex, just a short walk from Penn Station, Ci Siamo feels like checking into a nice, glitzy hotel in Milan. Despite the massive space, it can still be tough to get a table—so make a reservation a few weeks in advance." - bryan kim, will hartman, willa moore, neha talreja, molly fitzpatrick
"Ci Siamo’s Italian food is outstanding, and the private dining space at this Penn Station-adjacent restaurant is even more impressive. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, views of the Empire State Building, a private bar, and an adjacent outdoor terrace. There are several menu options for dinner and lunch events—make sure you pick one that includes the onion torta." - neha talreja, bryan kim, hannah albertine, will hartman
"If you work anywhere in the vicinity of Hudson Yards, we hope you’ve had the pleasure of power-lunching at Ci Siamo. If not, you need to do something at work that guarantees lunch out, and then steer that celebration towards this sprawling Italian restaurant, which singlehandedly put Hudson Yards on the map. Always order the caramelized onion torta, and at least one pasta." - willa moore, bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman, sonal shah