Venue Review: Scarpetta Restaurant (NYC - New York City)

Everyone has been commenting on the opening of a new Italian restaurant in the Meat Packing District, but NYMag.com gets your mouth watering right from the start…

“Roughly translated from the Italian, fare la scarpetta means to wipe your plate clean with a hunk of bread—a practice that, depending upon the culinary circles you travel in, is considered either a sign of bad breeding or a compliment to the chef.”

Now that’s something we certainly like to try. And that must be considered a compliment at Scarpetta, especially given the pedigree of the chef behind it… [from UrbanDaddy.com]

“The chef behind it, Scott Conant, was previously the chef-owner of L'Impero and Alto, so he's someone we like to have feeding us.”

We agree wholeheartedly. And the space sounds just as tasteful as the food… [from DailyCandy.com]

“The space is split into a buzzy patio, a cafe/bar, and a dining room. We’re guessing it’ll be hopping but relaxed, elegant but not fussy. In other words, molto bene.”

Scrapetta
355 W. 14th St. (Between 8th & 9th Aves.)
New York, NY 10014
(212) 690-0555

Comments

The food is GREAT and the srvice was very good.

[Paul Turok]

The food is terrific. The staff attitude seems to be that they are doing you a big favor by letting you eat there. Too many terrific restaurants in NYC to put up with that sort of thing.