Martina Ruseva

Came here for dinner on a Friday night and really enjoyed the vibe of this place. It’s very intimate and gives off west village vibes for sure. We sat at the bar and had the mushroom pasta which I highly recommend. We also had a few appetizers that were good as well. Definitely check out this spot if you’re in the area and don’t care to be surrounded by tourists

Gloria

Cozy Italian restaurant in a proverbial neighborhood, we ordered the grilled octopus salad and the truffle gnocchi. They were both great, and the service was amazing as well. We had a delightful dinner here.

Kimiko

One of the best meals of my life! As long as you skip past the questionably and confusing hostess… We made a reservation for here at 5pm and arrived on time. The inside is very tight, and super tiny. The minute we are seated inside, the hostess tells us they have a large party and that we need to leave in an hour - that’s doable as long as the food gets here quickly. We then proceed to wait 15 minutes to actually get our orders placed as the hostess does not take orders and is pacing back and forth as the place got more crowded. I really don’t know why she told us to finish in an hour when we had a reservation? We then heard her tell another group that the large party was arriving at 7:30! 😒 why were we being rushed at 5??? But regardless of this weird situation - food was phenomenal. We had the Caesar salad, octopus salad, crab cakes, bruschetta, house seafood pasta, and truffle gnocchi (my favorite). I cannot stop thinking about this particular meal. I’m definitely coming back!

+5

Adam Deutsch

Located in the West Village this small Italian restaurant just served me one of the best meals of my life. Myself and 4 other friends came for dinner while visiting NYC with some friends. The atmosphere was very cozy, sophisticated and nothing short of high quality. The service was excellent! Attentive, friendly and fast. The food was spectacular. It was amazing, I can't get enough. It was just from top to bottom some of the best food I've ever had. Definitely recommend this spot, a gem.

+12

George Espinal

Cozy Italian Restaurant in downtown Manhattan. Food was tasty and delicious. The establishment has limited seating but I promise you, you’ll enjoy your time. We wanted to order the octopus but they didn’t have it on their menu. We ordered pasta dishes one with sausage and the other with mushrooms. Pricing is fair, wish they served a bit more. The wait staff is extremely attentive and professional. The bar area is absolutely beautiful along with the decor of the establishment. Highly recommend this beautiful and friendly italian spot.

+4

E. Andrés Suarez

Food was really good, very well prepared and rich in flavor, will definitely come back. Prices are good and portions are decent, the place is well maintained but it is very small so don’t expect much privacy. Recommend all dishes: The Lamb Chops, pasta Ossobuco & Carbonara. ( We also had a great eggplant filled with goat cheese and Tiramisu for dessert but didn’t take the picture)

Yeison Rodriguez

Great restaurant with incredible service. It's a very popular place. Their wines are delicious. I had the lamb chops, which were cooked perfectly. The lobster ravioli is really great too. In addition to their spaghetti and meatballs and lasagna.

+1

Good! It’s mainly pasta, but good pasta and fairly cheap (all the pasta dishes start at $16). They don’t really have much else on the menu. Also the outdoor seating is pretty cramped, and a waitress came up after we had paid and asked if we wanted to buy anything else to hurry us along. Pretty good food but the dining experience could be improved.

Cotenna serves reliable Italian dishes and located at Bedford street near the sixth avenue. We came here during COVID when at the time NYC law restricted capacity to 50% indoor dining. They have many seating options here aside from their main tiny restaurant, they have outdoor dining on both sides of the street. Upon check in, we were lead to an annex restaurant across the street. We felt comfortable dining indoor since there were only four tables inside the unit. We started our dinner with gamberi e Aglio e olio; shrimp scampi on garlic and olive oil, it was so delicious to dip the homemade bread in olive oil with a piece of shrimp. We then had the costicine di Agnello; grilled lamb chops served with roasted potato. It blended well with our choice of a bottle of Montepulciano. For our entree, I chose spaghetti a polpette; spaghetti with meatballs and orecchiette salsiccia rapini; pasta served with Italian sausage, garlic, and broccoli rabe. We then concluded the dinner with ricotta cheesecake to share. The dishes from appetizer to dessert are simply delectable. We found that the service here was slow on Saturday night but we were happy that they were doing well that night. Do plan your visit especially if you have other pressing engagements after the dinner. Overall it was a lovely supper, we were not rushing and also not being rushed by the wait staff, we enjoyed every single dish that was served on our table. We are looking forward to dining here again soon!

Ziad Iskandar

Great spot and atmosphere. You get decent food and nice servings. I would avoid the red wine selection by the glass, they very kindly replaced a glass I didn’t like with another wine while I did not say anything it was just as bad. (Valpolicella and Super Tuscan) the white was decent Vermoentino)

+6

Reinaldo Kibel

Beautiful boutique Italian restaurant with seating for 14 and a few bar seats. The appetizer specials were amazing. The salad was good the main entre was good as well.

AlanaSophia

Good food, friendly servers, nice vibe. Came here is august and sat on the patio for dinner. Had the octopus salad, lamb chops, olives and feta, and bruschetta. Lots of different pasta dishes. And chocolate cake.

+15

Mona Ibby

Cotenna is now offering pizza nextdoor and it’s called Briciola. We ordered for our group today and unfortunately, no one was pleased with it. The dough was undercooked, they forgot to add parmesan on top and for the bresaola topping - they give you 3 small 1/4th slices (exactly 3) for the entire pizza so the majority of the pizza doesn’t have the topping. So, not only was the dough not cooked properly (you can see in the pics that it’s under which is why it didn’t puff up) and it wa a lack of toppings, but when we called, we didn’t get any follow up. We wanted to love their new pizza offerings but unfortunately, it’s a no go.

+1