(This venue is closed.) Three of us, three "piatti della nonna" — that was the plan. Huddled in one corner of the menu, these traditional Neapolitan "grandmother's dishes" were well-suited to a brisk damp night. Two were prepared with elbow pasta; the third and best (below, $15) partnered cut spaghetti with egg, pancetta, and peas. Almost as an afterthought, we added a pair of antipasti: burrata-topped crostini and polipo alla griglia (above, $13), grilled octopus dressed with garlic and olive oil, and superlative in tenderness. If we had skipped the tiramisu, for all its charms, and instead started and ended our meal with octopus, I wouldn't have complained.
Nostro Ristorante
710 Fifth Ave. (22nd-23rd Sts.), Greenwood, Brooklyn
929-337-7053
www.NostroRistorante.net
