Salumeria Rosi
Prices
Average small plate: $7.
AmEx, MC, V.
Description
This tiny uptown Italian market-restaurant hybrid signals the comeback of one of the citys most eccentric food personalities, chef Cesare Casella. The toquewho doubles as a front-of-house impresariooffers assaggi (small, sometimes minuscule, plates) like a rich lasagna al forno. His insalata pontormo is a fine, hot-cold medley of soft-scrambled eggs, pancetta and peppery greens. But the namesake artisanal meats are probably the best reason to visit (try the prosciutto and mortadella). Desserts like wine-poached pears dont invite lingering, but the occasional complimentary shot of limoncello does.
Hours
Daily 11am–11pm.