al di là

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248 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215 40.675191 -73.98134
at Carroll St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
work718-783-4565 Send to Phone

Cuisine: Italian
Price Range:
$$
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Key to Prices and ratings
Upscale

Almost Perfect

Exceptional

Generally Excellent

Very Good

Good

Cheap Eats

Best in Category

Excellent

Delicious

Very Good

Noteworthy
Very Expensive

Expensive

Moderate

Cheap
Reader Rating:
8.8 out of 10
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11 Reviews | Write a Review

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Official Website

aldilatrattoria.com

Hours

Mon, 6pm-10:30pm; Wed-Thu noon-3pm and 6pm-10:30pm; Fri, noon-3pm and 6pm-11pm; Sat, noon-3:30pm and 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sun, noon-3:30pm and 5pm-10pm; Tue, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

F at 15th St.-Prospect Park; M, R at Union St.

Prices

$15-$22.50

Payment Methods

MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Hot Spot
Special Occasion
Reservations Not Required

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

Anna Klinger and her husband, Emiliano Coppa, bring a touch of the Veneto to their perpetually mobbed restaurant in Park Slope. If you manage to fight your way through the door, pay special attention to dishes like braised rabbit with black olives and polenta; fat Venetian malfatti (Swiss-chard gnudi); and the hanger steak, which is tinged with balsamic. Klinger's desserts, especially the gelati, are the best in this increasingly restaurant-happy corner of Brooklyn. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Malfatti, $13; casonziei, $11; braised rabbit, $22.50

Food:	8

Service:	9

Décor:	9

Value:	7

We enjoyed the food very much so. We ordered Braised Rabbit, which NYmag recommends, the monk fish and a side of golden yukon potatoes. However, we found the intimacy between each table overwhelming to the extent that we felt almost restricted in what we wanted to say. For example, the waiter could not even come close to fitting between the parties dining. It was also easy to be force fed neighboring conversations. Overall, great meal in a quaint, romantic and relaxed environment.

al di là

Best value in Brooklyn (all NYC?)

rpcvhaiti from 10014 | Posted on 12/19/08

Overall Rating: 109 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	8

Décor:	8

Value:	10

Friendly place with excellent food. If this place were in Soho or the Village, the food rating might be considered merely good-very good, but only because the prices would be 1.5-2.0x+ the cost (without exaggeration). Think Perilla, Blue Hill, etc. (food may be perhaps a shade simpler...but no less good). If I had to find fault, it would be in the winelist. OK, but not great (though the price points are a good match for the food prices).

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