Cozy bar/eatery with a pink motif inspired by 1980s design, serving Italian fare & weekend brunch.
"This relentlessly pink spot offers elaborate justifications for its sense of design, but at heart it’s a small and cozy Italian restaurant that specializes in fresh pastas. Most have predictable sauces, like cacio e pepe, pesto, and carbonara, but additional menu choices include all-day breakfast, chicken paillard, and a hamburger, making this a relatively inexpensive spot for shoppers, especially those who relish a cocktail at lunch." - Eater Staff
"Everything at Pietro Nolita, and we mean everything, is millennial pink. Even if you were to somehow forget about all the pink in the restaurant, the napkins that read “Pink As F*ck” will remind you. (So will the t-shirts and bandanas available for purchase.) Pietro Nolita’s commitment to pink is not what makes this Italian cafe upsetting, though. There's nothing inherently wrong with pink or a fierce dedication to a theme—but this restaurant is only pink to distract you from its oily, acid-less kale salads, gluey cacio e pepe, and gin cocktails that taste as Pepto-Bismol-like as the walls look. Of all the restaurant’s details, our favorite was the unboxed Hilary Clinton action figure doll resting on the shelf by the door. In the corner of the box it says “2016 Or Bust.” No better metaphor for this sunken Girlboss place exists." - Hannah Albertine
"What constitutes a romantic restaurant? Beats me, but Pietro Nolita pushes at least some of the buttons. It’s small and semi-subterranean, and unabashedly painted hot pink. The menu is compact, the cocktails flow freely, and the prices are restrained. Maybe that makes a good date spot. Pastas dominate the dinner menu, including homemade vegetarian ravioli and gnocchi with a short rib ragu. Go for lunch or brunch and enjoy one of the Lower East Side’s best lamb burgers. Either way, there’s a full bar with invented cocktails." - Eater Staff
"For 15 years, Hochman and six close friends have spent nearly every Tuesday gathered around a corner table at Pietro’s Italian restaurant in midtown Manhattan." - ByEric Ginsburg
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