When approaching LaRina Pastificio & Vino, co-owner Giulia Pelliccioni paid tribute to her grandmother Rina, who owned a pasta shop back in Rimini, Italy. With co-owner Roberto Aita (Aita Trattoria), Pelliccioni (the Mayflower) pulls influence from Italy’s pastifici (pasta factories) for this Fort Greene market-restaurant: Heaps of handmade ravioli, tagliatelle and buckwheat conchiglie are cranked out of the airy space.
Out of a semi-exposed kitchen, chef-partner and Top Chef alum Silvia Barban (Giovanni Rana) serves pastas à la carte, with options like agnolotti with braised beef, ravioli plump with basil pesto and string beans and thick hunks of spinach lasagna that is layered with the three b's: beef, bolognese and bechamel. The recently redone interior reads like an Italian getaway with breezy, red and white cushions, gold sconces and handpainted touches if you know where to look. The revamped patio is just as inviting, with a mix of wooden and marble tables, a flush of greenery and string lights that bring a glow to it all well into the evening.