Cuisine:

• Italian
• Fast Food and Hamburgers

Sorella Description:
The Lower East Side is a hotbed for restaurants that serve small plates of Italian food. These days, it takes a bit more to stand out from the pack, a task that Sorella manages with aplomb. The long space has an arched ceiling made of wine barrels cut in half and spare brick walls painted white. The kitchen (and bar, which features several beers from the area) focuses on the regional cuisine of Piedmont. For the average diner, this simply means that you'll be seeing a lot fewer tomatoes than elsewhere in the neighborhood: Ligurian anchovies come with salsa verde and flatbread, pillowy agnolotti stuffed with beef have a simple beef reduction as a sauce, and tajarin, a thin pasta with a walnut pesto is both rich and nutty. Even side dishes like fried Brussels sprouts, an afterthought at many Italian restaurants, are commendable here. Don't skip dessert, either, as gelati in flavors like salted caramel and pumpkin are made in-house. The wine list is more pan-Italian, though with over 150 different bottles, it offers a little something for everyone.


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