Aspiring restaurateurs in Park Slope should study this convivial Fifth Avenue pioneer. Nine-year-old al di là remains unsurpassed in the neighborhood. Affable owner Emiliano Coppa handles the inevitable wait (due to the no-reservations policy) with panache, dispatching diners next door to the restaurant?s slim annex, al di là vino, until tables clear. The wait is worth it for co-owner and chef Anna Klinger?s Northern Italian dishes. It would be hard to improve on her braised rabbit with black olives on steaming polenta; even simple pastas, such as the homemade tagliatelle al ragù, are superb.
Rated: 0/5 (0 votes) Address: 248 Fifth Ave at Carroll St, Park Slope - HopStop Hours: Mon, Wed, Thu 6–10:30pm; Fri 6–11pm; Sat 5:30–10:30pm; Sun 5–10pm Phone: 718-783-4565 Neighborhood: Park Slope Cuisine: Italian Travel: Subway: M, R to Union St
