325 Bowery (corner of 2nd St.) 212-220-9100 www.barprimi.com
Italian. There are two kinds of people. Those who love vegetables and everyone else. For the violently opposed, I have one word — broccolini. This composition of bomba calabrese, feta, and breadcrumbs is so outrageously tasty, you will never believe you just ate a you-know-what. Your body, though confused, will thank you profusely. If veggies are your thing, you’re going to lose the power of speech.
I was lucky enough to arrive on a Friday when the special of the day was lobster oreganata with linguine pangrattato (aka breadcrumbs, aka incredible). The grilled branzino, however, is on stage at Bar Primi every night (good thing because it’s such a good thing). And missing dessert would be wrong on so many levels (starting with affogato or tiramisu). You’ve hit the greens. It’s sugar time.