Aperitivo, located just east of Avra Madison on 60th Street, is a quiet, small Italian-style restaurant with a perfect location for a lite meal before heading to 59E59 Theater.

Service is a bit off, but friendly. Our arugula salad ($17) arrived before our cocktails. I’d recommend that salad with its shaved fennel, slivered red onions, toasted pine nuts and shaved parmesan in a charred tomato vinaigrette. Delicious.

Those drinks that arrived after our salad included their Cucumber Breeze, made with Grey Goose, mint, cucumber, lemon and elderflower (18) and their Tivo’s Old Fashioned, made with Casamigos mezcal, reposado and sweetener ($20). Neither was what we expected.

Their pizza is more like a non-yeast flatbread with toppings. We sampled their broccoli rabe, housemade sausage and mozzarella ($24) “pizza.”

The “Untitled” show was part of the 23rd Annual Barn Series, a free reading series festival of new plays. It was an unusual play about the reading of a play.

Aperitivo
Midtown
14 E 60th St
New York, NY 10022
646.693.9990
aperitivonyc.com/