Cry Baby Pasta
Italian restaurant · Queen Village ·
Handmade pastas, sharing plates, and creative cocktails in a fun vibe
Handmade pastas, sharing plates, and creative cocktails in a fun vibe
"It’s literally in the name. This cozy corner spot has earned staple status in Queen Village for its menu of handmade pastas, vegetable-forward starters, and bumping Happy Hour, but it’s especially useful for guests whose primary food group is buttered noodles (also available GF). For the grown-ups, it’s all about the slightly spicy chicken rigatoni and brussels in a shitake vinaigrette, as well as the fast, uber-friendly service." - alison kessler
"At Cry Baby Pasta in Queen Village, diners can substitute gluten-free noodles for a couple of extra dollars in pasta dishes topped with basil pesto, cacio e pepe, pomodoro, and other sauces." - Ernest Owens
"Save your favorite old-school Italian restaurant for date number four. This first meet-up should be more about atmosphere and drinks than white tablecloths and good veal parm. Queen Village’s Cry Baby Pasta has soft neon lighting and a banner that reads “I’m so tired of being good” on the walls. In other words, it's a little sexy but not too serious. The spicy artichoke bruschetta and pumpkin spice sformato won’t alter your world, but the well-made cocktails, like Luna Rossa and the Rosa Negroni, make up for it. " - candis mclean
"Cry Baby is one of the only places in Queen Village that you can walk into on a weeknight with friends for plates of crab linguine, rigatoni with smoked chicken, and great wine. It’s in an absolutely made-up category we like to call “Nice Looking Places To Eat Pasta With Your Friends On A Tuesday'' (NLPTEPWYFOAT). Unlike a lot of other spots in this category, Cry Baby has a big personality–the walls are lined with leather jacket-printed wallpaper and a banner reading “I’m so tired of being good” printed in black gothic script. " - Candis Mclean, Alison Kessler
"Cry Baby is a neighborhood wine bar in Queen Village, and it’s one of only a handful of places in the city where you can show up with a few friends on a Tuesday night without a reservation, sit down in a colorful room, and order an $18 plate of tagliatelle bolognese with melty parmesan and a bottle of moderately-priced wine ($40-$60). The menu is short and simple, but everything on it, from the bruschetta to the larger shared plates, is exactly what you want from a casual weeknight dinner that you’ll actually remember days later." - Candis Mclean, Team Infatuation
