Tutto Fresco
Get the handmade pasta and a wine from the back. Sit at the bar if you want to watch the kitchen move. The room fills up after 7, so come early if you want to hear the person next to you. Fresh dough and old-school technique, no pretense.
Order whatever handmade pasta is on the board. One bottle of the house red. Ask the bartender what's good, they actually know.
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