Supper
Northern Italian restaurant · East Village ·
Cash-only trattoria with rustic setting & open kitchen
Cash-only trattoria with rustic setting & open kitchen
"The East Village is full of hot, hard-to-get tables, but on your birthday you don't need that kind of stress. You need Supper. The Italian restaurant has hosted big birthdays for over 20 years, and on weekends it fills up with groups drinking wine and eating spaghetti limone. They're onto something." - will hartman, bryan kim, neha talreja, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore
"From the team behind nearby Frank and Lil Frankie’s—who also know how to throw parties—Supper is a cash-only Italian restaurant with a seemingly unlimited supply of big tables. Their nearly windowless back room can easily fit your 30 closest friends. Besides all that space, and the fact that wine bottles start at $40, Supper’s simple, satisfying pasta dishes have made it one of our go-to recommendations for groups with something to celebrate since it opened in 2002." - bryan kim, willa moore
"As the East Village keeps filling up with newer, hotter, harder-to-get tables, Supper has only solidified its reputation as the neighborhood’s top option for birthday dinners that involve a few too many bottles of wine. From the team behind nearby Frank and Lil Frankie’s (who also know how to throw parties), this cash-only Italian restaurant has a seemingly unlimited supply of big tables. Their nearly windowless back room easily fits your 30 closest friends. Besides all the space, and the fact that bottles of wine start at $40, Supper’s simple, satisfying pasta dishes have made it one of our go-to recommendations for groups with something to celebrate since it opened in 2002. photo credit: Kate Previte photo credit: Kate Previte photo credit: Kate Previte photo credit: Kate Previte photo credit: Kate Previte Pause Unmute If you’re extremely uninterested in the birthday scene, just come on a weekday for their cult-favorite spaghetti al limone. On those nights, the brick-walled dining room and sidewalk patio are a quiet setting for a catch-up and a few glasses of white. But the pasta will be just as good even on the wildest of Friday nights, when you’re sitting next to a raucous group that's deep into their third round of espresso martinis. RESERVE A TABLE WITH RESERVE A TABLE Food Rundown Spaghetti Al Limone If you know a Supper lover, this is likely what they get when they come here. It’s bright, velvety, and simple, and it should always be on your table, whether you eat it alone on a Tuesday or Lady-and-the-Tramp-it with seven people on a Friday. photo credit: Kate Previte Tagliatelle Al Ragu Bolognese The exemplary meat sauce on this hearty pasta is a nice counterpoint to the puckery plate of spaghetti al limone. Shaved Mushrooms Salad This salad has almost too many raw white button mushrooms, but also, somehow, just enough. The thinly sliced celery, pecorino, and big glugs of lemon and olive oil bring everything together." - Willa Moore
"Supper’s cash-only brunch has a three-for-one drink deal, and that’s reason enough to include it on this list. But they also have the kind of brunch food you won’t find at places with drink specials that give you three times as many beverages as you paid for, like a fennel and fontina omelette and grilled polenta with prosciutto and poached eggs." - hannah albertine
"Supper works for pretty much any situation that involves eating spaghetti al limone and drinking wine outside. When you find yourself in one of those situations, make a reservation at this East Village Italian spot through their website or by calling 212-420-0040." - hannah albertine, matt tervooren