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Piano Due

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151 W. 51st St., New York, NY 10019
nr. Seventh Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-399-9400 Send to Phone

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  • Price Range: $$$

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  • Reader Rating:

    5.5 out of 10

    2 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Italian
Photo by Shanna Ravindra

Official Website

pianoduenyc.net

Hours

Mon-Thu, 11:45am-3pm and 5pm-10pm; Fri, 11:45am-3pm and 5pm-11pm; Sat, 5pm-11pm; Sun, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

B, D, E at Seventh Ave.; 1 at 50th St.

Prices

$26-$48

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Dine at the Bar
  • Lunch
  • Private Dining/Party Space
  • Theater District

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

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Profile

Ride the lift to Piano Due (Italian for second floor) and immerse yourself in dishes like the rich-as-Croesus pappardelle alla cacciatora in Barolo-scented cream, and mushroom agnolotti under a buttery pow of porcini foam. Even if you aren’t old enough to feel the ghosts of the departed Palio with its Hans Hoffman chic, you might find the redo rather stodgy—yes, even with the vaulted ceiling chef-owner Michael Cetrulo brought from his Scalini Fedeli in Bouley’s original mini-cathedral space in Tribeca. Forget fun and hip (bring your own). It’s all about food here, about quintessential excess: poached-egg raviolo with truffle essence. Seafood risotto, a riot of flavor with the nuttiness of fried rock shrimp. Braised lobster on a splendid ragout of porcini, squash, fennel, and baby mussels. Pancetta-crusted scallops melting on the inside on yet another surprising risotto. Flubs are few: bread sliced too far in advance, the overcooked branzino, and decent enough pork shank that pales in this high-kicking company. Expensive, but worth the splurge.

5.5 "Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10
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midtown italian

tuscan from 07021 | Posted on 6/8/09

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 8
Décor: 10
Value: 10

We usually use the NY times reviews to guide us to midtown restaurants but could not find anything great in the theater district for italian.The night of our play we just stumbled upon this place, it was amazing from beginning...Read More

RIPOFF

Pvteye from 10111 | Posted on 2/17/09

Overall Reader Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Food: 1
Service: 1
Décor: 5
Value: 1

RIPOFF! Overcharged on the bill and then manager lied and said it was sales tax. Rushed from bar to table. They serve olives at the bar with pits instead of nuts so you wind up spitting out pits at the bar...Read More

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