Saraghina Caffè

"Saraghina Caffè is the fancier sibling to the team’s Bed-Stuy pizzeria. The food is good (think supple pastas, a crudo bar, and a luxurious tiramisu), but it’s clear people come here more for its grand interiors, fashioned in the style of a cafe in Milan, that look like Brooklyn’s answer to Bar Pisellino. Either way, the people-watching is top-notch — and it’s a sexy date spot." - Luke Fortney, Emma Orlow

"If Dekalb Avenue between Vanderbilt Ave. and Fort Greene Park were the neighborhood's hottest club, the outdoor seating at Saraghina Caffè would be the best table in the house. This Italian restaurant is where you should sit with a negroni or a spritz, not worry how long you’ve been there, and listen to a dog bark, a baby cry, or perhaps both at the same time. Maybe you’ll order a pizza and the evening will turn into dinner, and maybe it won’t—nobody really seems to care." - Willa Moore, Bryan Kim

"If Dekalb Avenue between Vanderbilt and Fort Greene Park were the neighborhood's hottest club, the outdoor seating at Saraghina Caffe would be the best table in the house. That’s not to discount the dining room: the high ceilings and green marble bar are an excellent setting for cappuccino in the morning, or dinner with visiting parents who appreciate an Italian red alongside their pappardelle. But the sidewalk is where you should lounge with a negroni or a spritz and not worry how long you’ve been there, while listening to a dog bark, a baby cry, or perhaps both at the same time. Maybe you’ll order a pizza and the evening will turn into dinner, and maybe it won’t—nobody really seems to care." - Willa Moore

"We recently branded a Milanese-inspired restaurant [Saraghina Caffè, in NYC] where we used Italian names for items — names that were also unknown to me, a native Italian — but followed with the ingredients written in English." - Rafael Tonon

"Saraghina Caffè, opened by the team behind Bed-Stuy pizza hits Saraghina and its bakery, features a menu with several pizzas, a crudo bar, chicory and fava bean foccacia, and squid ink pasta with crab jus. Drinks include an extensive aperitivo list, an olive oil-washed martini, and a banana-bourbon cocktail." - Emma Orlow