Mezzaluna is a tiny Italian restaurant located in Soho. Yes, tiny represents 17 seats, some if them at the counter next to the kitchen and then the one next to the window, perfect if you practice people watching!
The decor is interesting: colorful chairs, dark wood for the walls with plenty of pizza cutters hanged.
In fact there is even a pizza cutter on the plates!
In fact there is even a pizza cutter on the plates!
The menu is of a reasonable size, featuring a mozzarella "bar" (three different ways if serving mozzarella di buffala, my favorite, for appetizer), salads, pasta and pizza.
The pizzas are cooked in the wood fire oven visible from the dining room.
As we were going to have an early dinner, we decided to go for a "light" lunch. We started off with a special: gazpacho.
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It was good, nothing exceptional, but good and refreshing.
Then, we ordered a Quattro formagi pizza or four cheese pizza.
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It was made with mozzarella, fontina, Gorgonzola and tallegio. There was for sure lots of cheese and a perfect selection because creamy and not dry. The pizza was Neapolitan style with a bubbly crust that had a bit of a char. The crust was slightly floppy. Definitely a good crust, but missing a bit of char that could have been created from that beautiful oven.
Don't get me wrong: it was good, but not to the point where, like Luzzo's, it would be on the top of my list, or at least I would absolutely want to go back, knowing that there are many places in NYC that I did not try yet!
Don't get me wrong: it was good, but not to the point where, like Luzzo's, it would be on the top of my list, or at least I would absolutely want to go back, knowing that there are many places in NYC that I did not try yet!
For the area, I still prefer Pulino's that has prices not that much higher than Mezzaluna.
Enjoy (I did)!
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