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Aurora

70 Grand St., Brooklyn, NY 11211
nr. Wythe Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-388-5100 Send to Phone
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  • Reader Rating:

    9.3 out of 10

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    6 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Italian
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Official Website

auroraristorante.com

Hours

Mon-Thu, noon-3:30pm and 6pm-11pm; Fri, noon-3:30pm and 6pm-midnight; Sat, 11am-4pm and 6pm-midnight; Sun, 11am-4pm and 6pm-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

L at Bedford Ave.

Prices

$14-$25

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Delivery
  • Good for Groups
  • Lunch
  • Outdoor Dining
  • Take-Out
  • Special Occasion
  • Online Reservation

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

Division Ave. to N. 12th St., Union Ave. to Kent Ave.

Profile

Rome native Gaspare Villa named his rustic new restaurant after a favorite place in Tuscany. “I used to drive two and a half hours to get there,” he says. The trip to Aurora from Manhattan is much quicker, and well worth it for big bowls of chef Riccardo Buitoni’s maltagliati Bolognese; gnocchi with fontina, walnuts, and arugula; and Tuscan-style fish stew. Not to mention, Villa now reaps the biggest benefit of a Brooklyn lease: a huge garden. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Brunch

Sat.–Sun., 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

9.3 "Highly Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
100% Would you go back?
100% Would you take a date?
66% Would you take kids?
100% Would you go on business?
100% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 9.5
Service: 9.2
Décor: 9.2
Value: 9.3

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

camilogpg from 12345 | Posted on 3/3/09

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

So unpretencious, so beautiful such nice people....I just can´t say enough about this place. The waitress was always smiling, I noticed she loved the place and the food as her mouth watered while she´d explain the dishes to us. Just go and order everything to share...I´l lbe back and do something I have never donde....go with 10 people and just order the whole menu...no looking, no questions...just....Please start sending averything!!! When I´m through I will have surely unbotoned my pants and be drunk in italian whine hahahah

A found treasure in a reborn neighborhood

GMC from | Posted on 6/29/05

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

I had no idea such an amazing experience awaited me just minutes from my home. Everything from decor, to service and especially the cuisine...was excellent! What brought the entire evening together was meeting the "amazingly talented chef" after such a delicious meal. Riccardo was a joy! He (Riccardo) was humble and flattered to hear such praise. Aurora's owner should be very honored to have a beautiful and talented man such as Riccardo representing his restaurant. Hats off to the chef!!!

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