Vatutto Corp   

23 Cleveland Pl
New York, NY 10012
212-941-0286

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Accomplished Tuscan food is savored here in a felicitous garden setting or indoors amid exposed brick walls and a wood-fired pizza-making area. Nothing fancy here, just little dining moments of profound pleasure. Executive chef Salvatore Corea worked with some of America's great chefs before immersing himself in this cucina. His expertise shows in a lemon vinaigrette with fried lightly battered eggplant, zucchini flowers, beets and green tomatoes; and in a roasted garlic bruschetta with Gorgonzola served with a marinated tomato salsa. Even humble kale stands up and salutes and the porcini-mashed potatoes are a must. Chicken and salmon entres and homemade spinach-ricotta ravioli in a brown butter sage are also good. One complaint: The thin-crusted pizzas seem scantily dressed.