Casa Lever

Address  : 390 Park Avenue at 53rd St, New York, NY 10022

Tel  : +1(212)888-2700

Opening hours : 11 am to 11pm

Enjoy perfectly prepared Italian classics executed with the highest quality of fresh ingredients in simplicity manner at Casa Lever.  Stepping into Casa Lever is like walking into an undiscovered food oasis. Its menu includes a variety of appetizers from classics dish, salads to items served raw.

Explore a wide range of pasta served in different styles. Ravioli (homemade salsicca and burrata, fennel puree) was certainly the best item in the menu but I would also recommend the veal Milanese and caciucco.

Casa Lever also offers a perfectly selected cocktail and wine list. For coffee lovers, espressos, cappuccinos and lattes whether it is served short, concentrated or simply doubled are included in its dessert menu.

The staffs are certainly helpful and attentive in helping you to pick the right combination of appetizer and main courses; especially when it’s hard to figure out Italian terms. I would rate it as excellent service. I was amazed with the warm and welcoming lively ambience at the restaurant lobby.

The sophisticated and well designed décor of modern art blends with the interior of the restaurant. It isn’t cooperate style yet not too casual. It is terrific food plus magnificent space and a wonderful time.

Casa Lever is unlike any other Italian restaurants. Whether it is lunch or dinner, you will discover the distinct taste of Italian meal at Casa Lever. This is definitely the right place in Park Avenue for special occasions that will allure your guests.

John’s Pizzeria of Bleecker Street

278 Bleecker Street, New York
(212) 243-1680

How about trying the famous New York pizza? I don’t know how it started, Little Italy might have had something to do with, or maybe it’s the Italian immigrants that make their national dish glamorous in New York.

One of the best pizza restaurants is John’s Pizzeria of Bleecker street. Bleecker Street is famous for nightclubs. The street is a typical New York street; apartment buildings that you need to enter from steps, sidewalks, and green trees. After a night out or before clubbing, of course you would want some snack. Or you simply wish to get together with your friends for a fun meal. New York is full of restaurants and gourmet, this street is no exception.

This is where John’s Pizzeria comes in. Located between 6th and 7th Ave, John’s Pizzeria offers a variety of pizza flavors. The crust is hand-made, the food is always fresh and hot. On Friday night, it is not easy to get a seat. There are always chic customers at the restaurant, a friends’ get-together dinner party, or a small family dinner. This is where you could see the real New Yorker style and food.

If you like the traditional brick-ovened pizza, of course they have it. However, it you want to try if coal-fired pizza tastes like coal, you are more than welcome to come here to give it a shot. Don’t worry, it does not taste like coal and you may find it is actually better than the traditional oven-baked pizza.

The restaurant does not open until  late, so if you want to try it out, go there between 11:30am to 11:30pm on weekdays, 11:30am to midnight on Fridays, 11:30am to 12:30am on Saturdays, and noon to 11:30pm on Sundays.