Acappella

• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pasta, Seafood
  Hours: Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm, Mon-Fri 5pm-10:30pm, Sat 5pm-11pm
  Price: $$$$
  Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
• Attire: Upscale Casual
  Features: Takeout, Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible
  Serving: Dinner, Lunch
  Alcohol: Full bar
• Reservations: Accepted, Highly Recommended
  Parking: No Parking

Description

Hints of the Old World pervade this Northern Italian restaurant in Tribeca. Ornate tapestries hang on the walls while thick floral curtains are cinched by tassels. Looking over the dining room, framed by gold-trimmed fabric, is a large reproduction of the portrait of Federico da Montefeltro, a great patron of the arts during the 15th Century. Robust Northern Italian dishes dominate the menu: a triple-cut grilled veal chop with Italian cherry peppers, a lightly breaded and pan-seared double-cut lamb chop, and a 3 1/2 lb. lobster cooked with garlic and white wine, as well as a variety of handmade pastas from fettuccine with porcini mushrooms and artichokes to lobster-stuffed ravioli. The wine list approaches 200 bottles, mostly sourced from Tuscany with a few French and New World wines as well. After each meal, the waiter will emerge with a shot of grappa, the traditional (and quite potent) Italian grape-based digestif.—Keith Wagstaff