LaRina Pastificio & Vino — all mentions

in:DEINFLUENCE ME...Brooklyn restaurant edition2 pts
“Vouching for LaRina although I haven’t been to the others yet… their smoked spaghetti lived up to the hype! I also asked for a lemonade and they brought out the freshest most scrumptious homemade lemonade I’ve ever had omg.”
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in:LaRina or Forsythia?1 pts
“We travel to Piedmont just for food and Larina’s Agnolotti blew away some of the spots we tried there. The smoked spaghetti is amazing as well.”
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in:If you could only ever eat one pasta dish forever, in nyc, what would you choose? 58 pts
“the agnolotti del plin at LaRina in Fort Greene has never let me down.”
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in:What’s one food spot in NYC that’s actually gotten better in the last 5 years?57 pts
“I vote for LaRina in fort Greene. Five years ago I was coming for the occasional dinner with friends. Good pasta at solid price point with nice ambiance.”
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post9 days in New York44 pts
“Their agnolotti dish blew me away. I think it might be the best pasta dish I’ve ever had and I’ve eaten a lot of really good pasta. Loved their bagna cauda salad!”
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in:Best Lasagna in NYC?41 pts
“Larina in Fort Greene has an amazing lasagna”
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in:What’s an absolute gem of a place you don’t hear talked about very much in the city? 36 pts
“Best pasta dishes. Started going there for Italian instead of Misi.”
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in:Brooklyn Neighborhood of the Week: Prospect Heights, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill17 pts
“Larina, good but overrated”
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in:If you could only ever eat one pasta dish forever, in nyc, what would you choose? 16 pts
replying to u/allison_janney: I’m getting dangerously close to eating it too often anyway, but the agnolotti del plin at LaRina in Fort Greene has never let me down.
“That place is fantastic. I went last night and the pea shoots were incredible.”
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in:What's your "go-to" casual neighborhood spot?14 pts
“LaRina - Clinton Hill — great casual Italian with fresh pasta.”
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in:What is the most overrated restaurant and its better alternative to you?9 pts
“LaRina is overrated”
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in:Can yall weigh in on the list I made for restaurants to eat at during my visit in July?9 pts
replying to u/burnshimself: Four Horsemen and Torisi are fantastic but very tough reservations. 4 Charles is impossible res and highly overrated - Monkey Bar and Au Cheval are the same restaurant group and serve the same burger but much easier to get into, and Monkey Bar even has a comparable cool vibe. Sugarfish is a pass for me. They’re a chain, they’re all over and it’s not remotely good enough to merit a stop while you’re in NYC for a limited time. Carbone is 100% about the vibe / sceney / tik tok famous. Food is nothing to write home about and it’s outrageously expensive. Much better Italian in the city. Would recommend neighborhood spots like Osteria del Bianco or La Rina, or better run upscale spots like Casa Lever or il Mulino. La Rina is the gem of this list, not a place people often visit and my favorite pasta in New York. Takes a bit of effort to get out there to Brooklyn but 100% worth it. Barbuto has fallen off a bit, food can still be good but do not find yourself there past 8:30 on a Friday or Saturday - they blare heavy metal rock after that time because owner Joe Bastianich forces them to despite it completely disrupting the atmosphere of the restaurant. Minetta Tavern is hyped but worth it. Their burger is very unique, something you won’t experience anywhere else. Great atmosphere too. Balthazar - see Carbone commentary. Skip for me.
“+1 for LaRina, it’s a great spot and they have a cute back patio as well.”
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in:What is the most overrated restaurant and its better alternative to you?7 pts
replying to u/shaolin_shadowboxing: Oh man if you’re talking Fort Greene, Larina is the bomb.
“I didn’t like Larina! I was so annoyed about portion size and felt it was boring.”
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in:Restaurants like Rolo’s (Ridgewood)7 pts
“for good Italian that won’t break the bank, my go-to is LaRina. Fresh pasta, very cozy, good drinks and wines.”
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in:Fort Greene recs6 pts
“LaRina for italian! super cute patio and amazing food + wine!”
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in:DEINFLUENCE ME...Brooklyn restaurant edition6 pts
“Service was fantastic, food was great, and the whole space was buzzing - even though it was a rainy Tuesday night. Felt really special!”
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in:9 days in New York5 pts
“The agnolotti at Larina is insanely delicious.”
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in:Where should I eat today?5 pts
“LaRina for Pasta”
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in:Best lasagna in NYC/ Brooklyn?5 pts
replying to u/heyvibby: LaRina in Clinton Hill is fantastic. I personally think the lasagna at I Sodi is overrated… mine was overcooked when I tried it. Doesn’t help that the service culture at the restaurant is just horrible
“LaRina, 100%, as a fellow lasagna lover”
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in:What is the single best restaurant dish you’ve had in 2024?4 pts
“Agnolotti Del Plin at LaRina Pastificio & Vino.”
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in:Has anyone recently gone to Saga, did you like it? Is it the best view + good food?4 pts
“A dish I keep going back to that's pretty simple but utterly delicious every time I have had it is the lasagna at LaRina in Brooklyn.”
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in:Help me save my wife's birthday trip in Manhattan, please?3 pts
“LaRina Pastificio & Vino — worth a visit to Brooklyn, IMO”
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in:If you could only ever eat one pasta dish forever, in nyc, what would you choose? 3 pts
“Agnolotti at Larina.”
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in:What's your "go-to" casual neighborhood spot?2 pts
replying to u/fortytwoanswers: LaRina - Clinton Hill — great casual Italian with fresh pasta. Easy to get a res any day. Roman’s - Fort Greene — same idea as LaRina, just a bit tougher to get a res, more expensive/fancier.
“I love LaRina — some of my favorite pasta in the city.”
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in:Affordable large group dinner2 pts
“Highly recommend it! I had a party of 12 and they gave us 3 plates for each apps and pasta, so safe to say that everyone left extremely full and happy.”
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in:Restaurants like Rolo’s (Ridgewood)2 pts
replying to u/fortytwoanswers: Much less hypey than Rolo’s but for good Italian that won’t break the bank, my go-to is LaRina. Fresh pasta, very cozy, good drinks and wines.
“Seconding LaRina! And great vibes and ambiance for a bday :)”
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in:Best spaghetti vongole in nyc! 2 pts
“larina on myrtle, imo not just best vongole but imo overall best pasta in the city”
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in:Who has your favorite bread and olive oil? Here's Via Carota's2 pts
“Their olive oil is unlike anything I’ve ever had. Packed with flavor. Highly recommend”
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in:What’s the last thing you ate in the city that made you think, “this is why life is worth living”?2 pts
“Lasagna at LaRina”
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in:Best Italian Restaurants (with great wine list!) in Brooklyn1 pts
“LaRina in Fort Green, hands down! Real, authentic Italian food by Italians with a great vibe and fantastic wine list too.”
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in:Birthday dinner for our vegetarian Brooklynite1 pts
“LaRina, Leo, Cafe Spaghetti, Montesacro - all safe vibey veg-friendly Italian options”
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in:Grano arso bread/pasta/pizza in NYC?1 pts
“LaRina in Fort Greene has an incredible charred peach panzanella right now with it -- I wasn't familiar with grano arso and was blown away.”
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in:Thoughts on my NYC restaurant lineup? Would love your take!1 pts
“For Italian, I definitely recommend LaRina Pastifico & Vino. Their Tagliolini alle Vongole is amazing”
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in:28th birthday on Jan 261 pts
“if great pasta, wine, and price are priorities, you’d be hard pressed to find a better value proposition than LaRina in Brooklyn.”
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in:Best Agnolotti in Manhattan?1 pts
“The agnolotti del plin at LaRina Pastificio & Vino is amazing.”
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in:40 year NYC resident - Here are my Manhattan favorites1 pts
replying to u/StrangewaysHereWeCme: Friend of mine raved about Via Carota and said we had to go there. I’m Italian. Via Carota is Italian for people that are not Italian and have never had good Italian. I’m trying to be as possible here. I will check out Don Antonio based on your recommendation. Thank you for taking the time to post this list.
“Better agnolotti del plin than some we had in Piedmont.”
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in:Italian dinner recommendations1 pts
“Anton's, Pistoia, San Carlo Osteria Piemonte, Larina (Brooklyn but worth the schlep)”
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in:Italian dinner recommendations1 pts
“La rina, tortelli, briscola for great pasta and you won’t have to fight for resys”
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in:LaRina or Forsythia?1 pts
“I love Larina. Get the lasagna.”
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in:LaRina or Forsythia?1 pts
“Had a great meal there. My only complaint is the bread basket isn’t warm but great bread”
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in:DEINFLUENCE ME...Brooklyn restaurant edition1 pts
“LaRina is SO good!! I think about their agnolotti regularly”
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in:Best Lasagna in NYC?1 pts
replying to u/defiantately: Larina in Fort Greene has an amazing lasagna
“i was just going to say this! my favorite”
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in:I’m on a soft food diet for a couple weeks. It doesn’t have to be pureed but it has to be pretty soft (ex. Ravioli) with no gritty or bits that can get stuck. Seems like a good time for a soup/pasta/??? Crawl, where should I grab food at the bar or to go?1 pts
“The spinach and mascarpone tortelli from misi and agnolotti del plin from larina pastifico & vino are some of my favorite filled (but soft) pastas lol.”
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post11 days in New York. Some of the things I ate and drank this visit573 pts
“So good. An Italian spot that deserves so much more hype. While the desserts didn't wow me, everything else before then was spectacular.”
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post40 year NYC resident - Here are my Brooklyn Favorites - Mapped237 pts
“Outstanding Italian that flew under the radar for far too long.”
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in:Non-Americans of NYC -- which restaurant in the city has the best version/showcase of your home country's food?106 pts
“LaRina in Brooklyn for cibo romagnolo.”
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in:What Brooklyn restaurant “wow’d” you recently?87 pts
“LaRina in Fort Greene”
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postVisited last week and loved it69 pts
“Visited last week and loved it”
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in:What is your favorite (Italian food) restaurant in the City? (separate by cheap and expensive)41 pts
“My favorite Italian at the moment.”
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in:Not THE BEST Restaurant31 pts
“Any of Silvia Barban’s restaurants (Briscola, LaRina, and now Tortelli) for bang on reliable and delicious Italian.”
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