BEST ITALIAN ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE
From the restaurant's website:
"Frankies Spuntino is a unique Italian restaurant owned by chefs Frank Falcinelli and Frank Castronovo. Frankies' menu is a fresh approach to the lighter side of Italian cooking, including Italian cured meats, slab bacon and sausage from Faicco's, cheeses, crostini, specialty thin-crusted sandwiches on Grand Daisy bread, hand-made pastas, citrus-marinated olives, roasted meats and vegetables and fresh salads."
Full bar. Serving lunch, dinner and late-night daily.
New York magazine: Critics' Pick
Zagat 2010: 24 food rating (very good to excellent)
"Frankie's pulls off an exceptional culinary balancing act between rustic old-world and flawless new-world. It has a serious wine list and irresistable pastas. ... "
—GQ, August 2007
"Loved the homemade cavatelli in sage brown butter with slices of spicy sausage at this cozy ... spot."
– Dana Cowin, Food & Wine, January 2008