Tra di noi restaurant bronx ny9/2/2023 ![]() ![]() ITALIAN FOOD LOVERS GUIDE TO BRONX’S ARTHUR AVENUEīest Shops for Bread in Bronx’s Arthur Avenue Don your elastic-waist pants, pour a glass of wine and enjoy my Italian food lovers guide to Bronx’s Arthur Avenue. But the plethora of others that survived made up for it and I’m happy to report after 100 years, the area is still going strong.Įven mid-week during a pandemic, Bronx’s Little Italy was busy and buzzing with life and activity. Long time favorite Cafe al Mercato and newcomer MangiPasta – both casualties of the pandemic. I was disappointed to find two top spots on my ‘must try list’ shuttered permanently. I arrived hungry and spent my time shopping, dining and devouring the best the neighborhood had to offer, so I could share it with you. It’s what I consider the real Little Italy in New York City (sadly, the other is just a shadow of its former self). This past fall, I masked up, and took a road trip to the closest place I know for an authentic food experience close to what you’d find in Italy. There are online companies that will deliver Italian food to my door, but you can’t replace the sights, sounds and smells of a true Italian experience. I haven’t been able to do much travel planning, so I channeled that energy into creating an Italian food lovers guide to Bronx’s Arthur Avenue. I can’t decide what I miss more – eating authentic Italian food or arranging food and wine focused experiences for my clients. I recommend it over any of the arthur avenue restaurants, and I think it can only be matched by Roberto's on crescent street nearby.Since we’ve been grounded due to the Coronavirus, I’ve really been missing Italy. I will certainly return to TDN even though I don't get to the bronx much. It means they will always be reasonably consistent. It is a little touch like this that shows you that TDN cares about its patrons, and to me that is the number one most important quality in a restaurant. The best part of the night was that the hostess (the chef's wife) had overheard that it was my dad's birthday and brought him out a little cake at the end, without any prompting from anyone in my family. If you want five-star frill or a plate of Mario Batali hype (stinging nettles and goat liver- yummmm), don't go here. ![]() It is a small checker tablecloth spot and the plates are prepared as if you were at the chef's house visiting for dinner- no frilly presentation or other extraneous nonsense. for seven people (with specials)! Now TDN is not a fancy place. We also ordered two bottles of very good peppoli chinati classico and the whole tab came to less than $400. I had osso bucco which was excellent and so did my pop. Nonetheless, the prosciutto e melone was super ripe and the calimari fritti were excellent. Now for the food- there is an extensive list of specials but by the time we had arrived (due to the stinking car service) many were sold out. Even though we arrived an hour late, we were seated in 10 minutes. TDN is a small place and the hostess moved around reservations to fit our party of 7 in. We called the restaurant and they were nothing but professional and cordial. The car never showed and we were thus about an hour late after we made the call to drive ourselves. To start, we had hired a car service to drive from Long Island to the Bronx for our 7:15pm reservation at Tra Di Noi. I consider myself a bit of an italian-american food veteran (it is, after all, my native cuisine- read my other reviews for more insight), and I must say that Tra Di Noi will stand out in my mind for the super-friendly service and cordial atmosphere. ![]() I scheduled my father's 65th birthday dinner at Tra Di Noi based on word of mouth which reached me all the way over in Long Island. ![]()
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