Named after Nice (Nizza in Italian), a city in the French Riviera, Nizza is an Italian restaurant located in Hell’s Kitchen. It’s been a while we talked about going there for dinner, Jodi having gone there few times with her friends and me just trying the brunch few years back. That day, the place was crowded and loud, especially before 7:30pm, as filled with lots of theater goers, but also the table of four behind us loud enough to have been heard all the way on Mars. Fortunately they quickly left and we were able to have a nice dinner, more quiet. The space is a bit cramped but nice, with an impressive bar that proposed that day a frozen Spritz, a take on the popular Italian drink. Quite good but too frozen so I had to let it sit for a bit.

The food was quite delicious, with classic pasta and pizza that they cook in their brick oven. I first ordered the linguine alle vongole, these pasta with clams in a white wine sauce that I adore, but as soon as I tasted it, something was off and they took it back without any problem, bringing me the menu so I could pick another dish. I then went for the chicken Milanese, a thin chicken cutlet that is lightly breaded and pan fried, accompanied by a tomato and mozzarella salad. Originally, I was a bit disappointed because I was set to get pasta, but I finally did not regret it, this dish being very good: the chicken, crispy on the outside, was perfectly cooked and not dry. It was great with the salad that had few melted pieces of mozzarella, the chicken melting it.

We also shared the eggplant rollatini that were cooked in the brick oven. Quite comforting, the sauce was bold and the eggplant filled with lots of ricotta.

Eggplant rollatini at Nizza in Hell's Kitchen

For her main, Jodi ordered the cypress salad: simple, but good.

Caprese salad at Nizza in Hell's Kitchen

And I should mention the focaccia with ricotta and olive oil that they served at the beginning of the meal, that was very good (I would have eaten a whole focaccia).

Last was dessert: we could not not try their tiramisu that was delicious: light and creamy.

Overall, we had a great meal at Nizza, the food was delicious and reasonably priced for this area. I would again mention the service that was impeccable and made us feel welcome and taken care of. I definitely recommend this place if you want Italian cuisine in that area.

Enjoy (I did)!

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Nizza -630 9th Avenue, Midtown West, NY10036

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