Italian-American classics like chicken parm & spicy rigatoni


Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave Suite Level A, Brooklyn, NY 11217 Get directions
"Ever heard of Carbone? Parm is from the same restaurant group, but it’s way more casual, it’s one thousand times easier to get a table (or just walk in), and they have the same spicy rigatoni that’s gained a cult following over at Carbone. For $16 cheaper. Bring your kids or your visiting grandmother, and round out your order with a classic caesar salad with some big fat croutons, and saucy chicken parmesan covered in a thick blanket of mozzarella. And don’t knock the $9 buffalo cucumber appetizer, which is literally just sliced-up cucumber swimming in buttery buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing, until you try it." - bryan kim, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah
"Parm, an Italian restaurant on the Upper West Side, is the casual sibling of Carbone, which means you can eat the famous spicy rigatoni here, but you can also bring your kid along. The large, diner-like spot has Happy Hour and a kids menu, so come here to drink a half-off cocktail while your offspring eats some build-your-own pasta. Parm also has two other locations in downtown Manhattan, and, importantly, s’mores ice cream cake for dessert." - willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah
"Heros rule at this casual Italian American restaurant also from the Major Food Group. The meatball Parm is superb, and the eggplant version offers bottomless depths of flavor at this modern classic in the middle of old Little Italy If you want to get out of the neighborhood, there’s are locations on the Upper West Side and in Battery Park City." - Robert Sietsema

"“When Liev Schreiber and Marc Anthony are cast as background roles with no speaking lines, it’s a good indication that the movie could be pretty special. Big Night certainly is. In this 1996 cult classic, Stanley Tucci and Tony Shaloub play brothers from Italy who open a restaurant in New Jersey. Their traditions are lost on the local “philistines,” but that doesn’t keep Primo and Secondo from sticking to family recipes, and wooing Minnie Driver and Allison Janney’s characters in the process. For the climactic dinner that they prepare for critics, rival restaurateurs, and jazz icon Louis Prima, Tony Shaloub cooks timpano, which he describes as “one of the most important things in the world.” His lovable Italian accent and the incredible looking baked pasta make me think he might be right. While you probably can’t find timpano anywhere in the city, the baked ziti from Parm is a very strong stand-in.” -MT" - hannah albertine, nikko duren, bryan kim, hillary reinsberg, arden shore
"Parm is from the same restaurant group as Carbone, but, while Carbone is prohibitively expensive and impossible to get into, Parm is perfect for everyday use. Both the Nolita and Upper West Side locations deliver seven days a week, and basically everything on the menu costs less than $20. Order a meatball parm sandwich, a plate of baked ziti, or a big platter of chicken parm anytime between 11am-8:40pm." - team infatuation