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| - Towards the end of our trip, I realized that my friend and I had yet to explore Little Italy so we jumped on the subway and got there.
As we were walking through the neighborhood, the Italian alarm in me started to beep when I saw this cute cafe on the corner that looked promising for lunch. So I dragged my friend there and as we got closer, I saw the patio seating outside.
However, since it was cloudy and we wanted to sit in the AC, we took a seat inside, where I immediately noticed all of the framed photos on the wall from 2006 when Italy won the World Cup. The celebrations outside this cafe mirrored the celebrations in Newark and NYC so it was fun to look at the people there.
On to the food. I had the special of the day, which was fusilli with a creamy sun dried tomato pesto/sauce. My friend, for reasons I don't know, decided to order a BLT at an Italian cafe, but anyway.
For an appetizer we had a caprese salad (sliced tomatoes with fresh mozzarella, oregano, and drizzled olive oil). And bread was brought to the table with butter.
The service was great with the waitress checking in on us numerous times (but not overbearingly so). My friend enjoyed her BLT and I liked the pasta dish (it was a nice addition to an afternoon of walking around Chinatown and LIttle Italy). I really felt at home in this cafe and I think other Italian-Americans in the area should stop and grab something here.
P.S.: The bathrooms are downstairs and it is a funny setup but they were pretty clean so I won't complain.
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