Carbone

Greenwich Village

Have you truly lived if you haven't experienced Carbone? Just kidding... let's all admit, Carbone is good, but it's not "pay $34 for a small bowl of pasta" good.

To set the scene, I dined with a party of 6, securing a reservation on Dorsia with a $3000 minimum for the table. Luckily, I wasn't the one footing the bill. When you reserve through this app and the restaurant anticipates a minimum of $3000 for the table, they go all out to ensure top-notch service – needless to say, the vibes were great. 

We started with a bottle of Krug Champagne, and finished with a Barbaresco wine. This was partnered with the Carpaccio Piemontese, Tuna Crudo, Zucchini Scapece, some type of salad, Spicy Rigatoni, Branzino, and Veal Parmesan (other dishes were definitely on the table, but those are the ones I recall).

Once you manage to snag that seemingly impossible reservation, I personally recommend three things: Spicy Rig (this is obvious but I can't pretend like it's not fantastic), Tuna Crudo, and Zucchini Scapece. 

Honestly, anything else I personally would pass on in order to not spend a million bucks. The Spicy Rig is genuinely delicious, the Tuna is light yet melts in your mouth like butter, and the Zucchini is simply perfection.

Best of luck securing a reservation, and remember it's not that important that you go in the first place - hit up I Sodi or even go to Carbons sister restaurant parm instead.