Macelleria

• Cuisine(s): Italian, Northern Italian, Steakhouse
  Hours: Sun, Sat 11am-11pm, Mon-Fri 12pm-0am
  Price: $$, $$$
  Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
• Attire: Casual
  Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, Business Dining
  Serving: Brunch, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
  Alcohol: Full bar
• Reservations: Accepted
  Parking: Street

Description

It's appropriate that this restaurant is located in the Meatpacking District; it's a meat-eater's paradise, an Italian steakhouse decorated with hanging meathooks and giant butcher's carving tables. The dry-aged porterhouse steak-for-two is a big seller, as is the filet mignon and dry-aged T-bone. Even the pastas are meaty: garganelli is served with an oxtail ragu and the papardelle is covered in a wild boar sauce. The wine list covers just about every region in Italy and is complemented by a variety of specialty cocktails. During warm days, people crowd the sidewalk tables, a perfect vantage point to take in the crowds of well-coiffed clubgoers out on the town. The downstairs resembles an intimate wine cellar while the more macho upstairs can only be described as butcher shop chic. Lighter breakfast and lunch menus mean you donšt have to splurge for an $84 steak-for-two in order to eat here.—Keith Wagstaff