I came here after wandering around NYC late one night with my partner to find a nice spot for dinner. We weren't dressed up enough for the fancier restaurants, but La Pecora Bianca fit our vibe perfectly. We were seated immediately (fortunately, since it was packed!) and service was great. The place was candlelit and moody. Great date night venue. We shared the delicious Whipped Ricotta as a starter. I couldn't stop eating it. Then I ordered the Gramigna ($26) which was curly pasta, house-made sausage, broccolini, and chili flakes. Tasty but made my jaw hurt after awhile. I guess that means the pasta was al dente? Wouldn't go out of my way to come back again, but it was a solid choice for dinner.

Phenomenal pasta! I didn't really have any expectations going in. We really only went because it was close to the Madison Square Maker's Market. However, these pasta dishes blew me away. We ordered the Garganelli and Rigatoni. Both were superb. The pasta is fresh and perfectly aldente. I don't know which dish I liked more... maybe the Garganelli by a smidge. The Garganelli is wonderfully garlicky- a bit on the oily side though. I loved the Rigatoni as well- the straciatella was a nice addition. Service was fast, and the interior is so pretty! Such a cute spot! I will definitely be returning to try more of the pastas! I also hear the sheep tiramisu is excellent!

Got a recommendation from my Italian born coworker; and brought our whole family here. I'd say that it was a great experience overall. It is quite expensive for a small city family like us but also I'd not say that we often had homemade fresh pasta in the past. We made a reservation and were seated right away. Our first waiter was a bit rushed and less attentive but our second waiter was great. Both appetizers were amazing (whipped ricotta and meatballs) and we gobbled up pretty quickly. I got branzino and it was a nice fresh piece of fish. The rest family got pasta and everyone loved their pasta. We finished with olive oil cake and Budino (and according to my baby girl, I had never had anything so chocolaty and this was great).

We went for a team dinner here. We had reservation to ensure our spot, and we got the table right away upon arrival. Loved the appetizers like Ricotta, meatballs, and cauliflower. Such good taste for all of them. We all ordered different pastas and mains for entree. The scallops were incredible, so soft it felt melting while eating. Pastas and pork chop got amazing compliments from my team mates. We ended our dinner with a beautiful tiramasu, a soft and fluffy dessert. The service was top notch. Our server constantly checked on us, filled up our wines and waters. Food was brought out without much wait time. All in all, we had a wonderful dinner experience.

Pretty great experience here ! Ordered the Whipped Ricotta, mustttt get this! The truffle honey with the ricotta was so delicious and I needed to get extra toast to finish it! I think the meatballs were just okay, not really worth getting as an appetizer. Had 3 different pastas: FAVORITE was the Gargonelli, it was the MOST flavorful out of the 3 we ordered. You really taste the wild mushroom and the pesto and garlic!!! I would totally get this again. The Rigatoni and Bucatini were good and they were definitely fresh pasta but I would only go for the Gargonelli here.

I came here with a girlfriend for an early dinner. By the time we left at 7, the place was definitely packed. The vibe is definitely trendy, but our servers seemed pretty down to earth and not pushy with anything. I got a mocktail lemonade, which was refreshing. My scallops were very hearty and flavorful. The menu was short but very nicely curated. (That being said, no dessert was actually calling our name by the end of the meal.) I was pretty surprised, but there's even seating downstairs just outside the bathroom. That space does feels more intimate but also less trendy.

. I came here a couple of months ago during the San Gennaro festival and it was the highlight of meals that I had in the city. They have a beautiful indoor outdoor seating, set up, which gave us a nice streetside spot to people watch and still get the restaurant ambience. For starters, we tried the brussels sprouts and the honey goat cheese bread, they were both so incredible, seasoned perfectly, and generous portions, the cheese was plentiful and marvelous. When we ran low on bread, they offered to bring us out more. For the main, I tried the rigatoni with the burrata cheese on top and it was the best rigatoni I've had. It was wonderfully creamy, and the burrata was at peak freshness, splaying out as you cut through the center of it, and giving the dish a cold and creamy texture and depth of flavor that really sets it apart. I will definitely come back here the next time I'm in New York !

A lively spot for Italian eats -- this is one of a couple locations sprinkled throughout the city! The restaurant was bustling on a weeknight, so highly recommend making a reservation in advance. The waiter was attentive and helpful, talking us through which dishes could have modifications. I really enjoyed everything we got, and I appreciated that it was a relaxed meal with plenty of time to chat -- we weren't rushed though the restaurant was busy. I highly recommend the Roasted Cauliflower and Vodka Rigatoni, those were probably my favorites! My one knock is that it's a smidge loud, so it was hard to chat at a table with a larger group, but overall still a lovely time!

As a non-New Yorker, I hadn't heard of La Pecora Bianca, and when our train back home got cancelled and we had to take an earlier train, our dinner plans elsewhere got foiled and we had to make a quick decision on where to eat closer to our hotel before leaving town. Enter La Pecora Bianca. Turns out there are several locations throughout Manhattan, and there are some slight variations in menus as well depending on which one you visit. The NoMad location was convenient for us, and we loved the bright and airy ambiance inside. First off, the staff here are so on top of their game. From the moment we were greeted, to each and every encounter at our table, they were on point. Helpful, knowledgeable, eager to answer questions, so on and so forth. Also, the food came out extremely fast despite how busy it was! It was a very late afternoon on a chilly Saturday and the place was pretty packed even at that hour. We started with the local burrata and enjoyed it a lot. They immediately offered us more bread, and it arrived very quickly. Even though we were here on a weekend and had the opportunity to try some of their popular brunch offerings, my friend and couldn't resist the pastas! We both got the the Gramigna which is probably one of the most interesting and delicious pasta dishes I've had in a long time. The pasta shape itself is a curly tube, and upon asking I was informed it's made with acorn flour, which gives it a distinctive color and unique flavor. The preparation using sausage and sliced broccolini with garlic and chilis is very reminiscent of the classic orecchiette with sausage and broccoli rabe, and I loved how it was similar yet very unique and different at the same time. I will dream of this pasta... If I lived in NYC again (I did many years ago) this would be one of my go-to spots. I look forward to returning and maybe even trying the other locations. It is a restaurant I would wholeheartedly recommend and will absolutely revisit in the future.

Get the brussel sprouts - they were by far my favorite part of the meal! They were caramelized and tasted so sweet and savory and good! They were also definitely pretty oily and probably not very healthy, but hey they're still vegetables right? We also got the Tiramisu for 2 and split it along 5 people and still struggled to finished it. The photos fail to capture how big of a bowl it was - I could fit my whole hand, with fingers outstretched, into the bowl. Must see for yourself I don't actually remember what I got for the pasta, I think the pastas were alright but the apps and dessert were really good :)