Sunday Opinion

EATING: Antica Pesa is a restaurant my wife and I discovered in downtown Rome. Our favorite dish there is fusilli trafilati in oro con broccoletti e salsiccia di Monte San Biagio, which is the best broccoli and sausage pasta I’ve ever tasted. See more

Antica Pesa, Numero 28, 606 R&D, More Coming Soon

Heatmap Williamsburg: Roving photographer Will Femia notices that there’s a notice up on the back of the old Planet Thai space, the Berry Street side. A restaurant called Antica Pesa is hoping to open at 115 Berry St. See more

Off the Menu

ANTICA PESA WILLIAMSBURG Francesco and Simone Panella, who own Antica Pesa in the Trastevere district of Rome, are trying their hand at New York. They see Williamburg, Brooklyn, as comparable to Trastevere, which is also artsy and across a river from the central city. Their menu is dominated by Roman classics, including spaghetti cacio e […]

We Hear

Antica Pesa, the Rome hot spot where Zac Efron and Madonna have dined, launches in Williamsburg on Friday and has already hosted private dinners for guests including Mayor Bloomberg See more

Rome’s Best Come to Brooklyn

Antica Pesa Brooklyn Opening: Since 1922, when the famous peoples go to Rome, they’ve gone to Antica Pesa, and we’re talking Zach Braff-level famous… but also DeNiro, Richard Gere, and his wife, Law & Order Assistant District Attorney Jamie Ross. And now very non-famous you can go, because an outpost just opened in Williamsburg with […]

ANTICA PESA

Zagat Review of Antica Pesa Brooklyn: Upscale Italian fare in a modern space. It might be “fancy for the ’burg”, but this “suave” Williamsburg sibling to a Rome original has built a following for its “delicious” Italian classics (including “exquisite” housemade pastas) and “serious” wine list, presented by a “charming” staff; there’s also a “lively” […]