Bar Primi

The critical darling from Andrew Carmellini (the restaurateur behind such classics as Locanda Verde, The Dutch and Lafayette) is a more casual take on a Roman trattoria, where the emphasis is clearly on the pasta. The menu wowed from the get-go, with instant hits like the linguini with four cloves of garlic and breadcrumbs, and the highly-photogenic fiore di carciofi, a spiral artichoke-stuffed pasta topped with bacon and pecorino.