Noodle Pudding
Italian restaurant · Brooklyn Heights ·
Hearty Italian comfort food, fair prices, plentiful portions
Hearty Italian comfort food, fair prices, plentiful portions
"Noodle Pudding is a family style Italian restaurant famous for their fresh authentic pastas. With Naples-inspired cuisine, their dishes focus on simplicity rather than sophistication, with a large selection of seafood and local and seasonal ingredients. A few favorites are the Tagliatelle Bolognese and the Rigatoni alla Siciliana. Despite it’s low profile, no sign, no website and no social media, the restaurant has developed a loyal cult-like following, keeping its tables full of regulars since opening in the nineties. The waiters are dressed in crisp whites and most are fluent in Italian. The interior screams *Italian-American* with red and white checkered tablecloths and classic wooden bar. It’s a cozy spot in the winter, and in Summer they open up the front for an al fresco experience. There are no reservations and it’s cash only." - This Also
"Unless you live in Brooklyn Heights, you may never have heard of Noodle Pudding. This place doesn't have a website or a sign, and it's located on a quiet side street where you mostly just find locals. But you really need to eat here. A rarity for NYC, Noodle Pudding is a cash-only, under-hyped Italian spot that serves great food and isn't especially hard to get into. (It's walk-in only.) The space is charming and old-school, with big windows in front that open up in the summertime, and the bar is a wonderful place to have a martini and a massive serving of lasagna." - willa moore, bryan kim, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick, carina finn koeppicus, hannah albertine
"Noodle Pudding is one of the most charming restaurants in NYC, and it happens to be on one of the most charming streets in Brooklyn. The next time you want to feel like you're on the set of a '90s sitcom in which the main characters frequent the same spot and have alarmingly few concerns, try this old-school Brooklyn Heights Italian place. Bring cash, order the fritto misto, and pretend that you're a regular." - team infatuation
"After one meal at this charming spot with checkered tablecloths and servers in ties, you’ll want to become a regular. An Italian restaurant in Brooklyn Heights, Noodle Pudding serves classic red sauce fare, so don’t shy away from ordering as much pasta as humanly possible. The lasagna bolognese is always a good choice, although it’s about as large and dense as a car battery. And that’s only a slight exaggeration." - carina finn koeppicus, neha talreja, bryan kim
"Carbo-loading is known as a pre-run tactic, but we don’t see why it can’t also be helpful post-run. Rather than question our lack of understanding of the human body, just agree with us, and eat some delicious pasta at Noodle Pudding after your run across the Brooklyn Bridge into Dumbo. This Italian spot is a good low-key date option in case running is a couple’s activity for you, and there’s also a small bar where you can eat a big plate of gnocchi in butter and sage by yourself. Just remember to put some money in your sock - it’s cash-only." - matt tervooren
