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Matilda
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Hours
Sun-Mon and Wed-Thu, 11am-11pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-11:30pm; Tue, closed
Nearby Subway Stops
L at First Ave.
Prices
$13-$20
Payment Methods
Cash Only
Special Features
- Delivery
- Lunch
- Take-Out
Alcohol
- Beer and Wine Only
Reservations
Recommended
Delivery Area
Houston St. to 18th St., Ave. D to Third Ave.
Profile
What do you get when a Tuscan chef marries a Mexican one? In the case of Matilda, a quirky new Alphabet City restaurant, you get wood-burning-oven-baked focaccia with your guacamole, prosciutto and basil in your quesadilla, and filet mignon alla Fiorentina in your tacos. Those fusion dishes and more, like the epazote-stuffed orata and cranberry-bean posole, are the Tusc-Mex handiwork of Maristella Innocenti and Esteban Molina, who met cooking at I Coppi. The chocolate-brown, pink-trimmed restaurant, more sleek than rustic, is named for the couple’s 3-year-old daughter, who happens to be the inspiration for her parents’ all-natural gelati and sorbetti, made with organic milk and sweetened with honey collected by a friend.
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