FIRST LOOK: MARTA, A NEW ITALIAN EATERY FROM DANNY MEYER AND MAIALINO’S NICK ANDERER
by Kelly Dobkin
Photo by: Clay Williams
The gist: The long-anticipated Marta is a new Italian restaurant from Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group and Maialino’s Nick Anderer, opening inside Flatiron’s Martha Washington Hotel this week.
The food: Roman-style pizza will be one of the focuses here: think a thin, crackly crust cooked via wood-burning oven. The menu also highlights the Italian tradition of cooking alle brace, or over embers. Expect dishes like trout saltimbocca; radicchio with quinoa, dried cherries, and almonds; polpettine di coniglio (rabbit meatballs) and an array of handmade pizzas. Check out some food photos below.
The drinks: The beverage list will showcase Italian wines but craft beer will be a major focus here. Expect an exciting list of hard-to-find craft Italian bottled beers and local craft beers on tap.
The space: The 150-seat space, designed by Selldorf Architects, mixes both banquette seating and tables crafted from walnut butcher block. Visible from the dining room are two Mugnaini wood-burning pizza ovens and an eight-foot-long, open-fire grill. The open kitchen also offers counter seating. Take a look around in the slide show below.
29 East 29th Street; 212-689-1900
Polpettine di coniglio aka rabbit meatballs. Photo by: Alice Gao
Interior seating with view of the pizza ovens. Photo by: Clay Williams
Pizzaiolos at work in the open kitchen. Photo by: Clay Williams
Trout saltimbocca. Photo by: Alice Gao
Half circle copper bar
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