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“Pace-- Closed”


  Occasion: Cuisine: Area: Cost: Rating:
  Night Out Italian Tribeca Moderate Great

Jimmy Bradley and Danny Abrams build restaurants that are sort of like Banana Republic. The prices are reasonable, the look is cool (but not too trendy), their places are comfortable, and the style is right for any occasion. Laid back and effortlessly cool, these guys have made a name for themselves with feel-good dining spots like Red Cat, Mermaid Inn and The Harrison. (Check out the Articles page for my feature on them in the NY Post). Pace—peace in Italian—is their latest neighborhood restaurant and their first foray into the world of Italian cuisine. And once again they have achieved that rare restaurant trifecta—good vibe, friendly service, and immensely appealing food.

Before you get to the dining room—a vast welcoming room with amber mirrors etched with Roman murals—you should make a pitstop at the bar for a cocktail and some snacks. Lit with golden glow, you can chill out here in the bar after a long day over a fierce selection of Italian-inspired cocktails and give your brain a nice break from reality. Bar manager Jim Meehan (who was last at Five Points) has created cocktails like Pantelleria (Plymouth Gin, Fresh Lime Juice, Orange Blossom Water, $9), the Fragola (Prosecco, Macerated Greenmarket Strawberries, $11), the Solstice (Stolichnaya, Punt e Mes, Cranberry Juice, Lucien Jacobs Crème de Cassis $10) and the Pace Wallbanger (Ketel One, Pellegrino Aranciata, Galliano, $11). The entire menu is available at the bar, but there’s not need to sit down and eat, order up a few of the terrific paninis, a plate of salami and soppresatta, maybe a few crudos and just sit around drink and nibble, then drink and nibble some more, perhaps flirt shamelessly with your bar neighbors. Pause. Order another round. Repeat. What’s nighttime for anyway?

After you are through with the bar, I’d encourage you to make a date to come back and stay for dinner in the expansive Roman-styled dining room and snuggle into the deep chocolate leather banquettes that line the walls. For starters, I’d ask Peter, the sommelier, to help choose a wine. His list is totally Italian and is filled with lots of rare gems from smaller regions, so I would feel free to enlist his help. He’s really good at it. Once the wine is ordered, it’s time to focus on food.

You’ll want to start with some crudo, like the local bass with lemon and pickled onions—simple, bright and delicious—li ... [more, click below]

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