Restaurants near Jesse Owens Playground

We went for my birthday. The vibes, food, and service was a 10/10. There is a reason why this is my favorite restaurant. My advice for apps. Get the calamari, the roasted octopus, the whipped ricotta, the burrata, and for a table of 5 or more, a classic margarita pizza always does the job. For mains my favorite pasta is the Lamb Ragu, however the caico e Pepe and lobster spaghetti are also very high up there. If you don’t want pasta, get the braised short ribs or branzino! Best dessert is the chocolate chip cookies with an affogato on the side. Make sure you tell them to make the cookies extra warm. The tiramisu is also very good if you don’t want cookies. ENJOY!!!

Food was delicious and the staff was attentive. The duck was incredible. Highly recommend this hidden gem!

Great vibe will definitely recommend parking is a little rough

Excellent as always. Falansai's full tasting menu, what's now called the 'Super' Dac Biet, has been a regular feature of our birthday/anniversary dinner rotation for years now (I maintain you're doing it wrong if you only order ala carte here) and it's always a blast. The team does an amazing job of making really high-end, inventive cooking feel fun and casual. I have to give a huge shout-out to the beverage program as well; Falansai's wine list might have the most reasonable prices of any decent restaurant in New York right now (a five-course wine pairing for $65 in this day and age is nuts) and there's always something interesting and unexpected on offer. Even the really baller bottles (which you might have to ask to see the reserve list to know about in the first place), which are often on par with the best wine you can buy anywhere in the city, are sold at astoundingly fair prices. Falansai is a gem of an increasingly rare breed in NYC.

Absolutely stunning and the food was incredible. Perfect spot for a date night!