Bar Fortuna

At the newly opened Casa Apicci, in a cozy space last occupied by the Lion restaurant in the Village (and once a club where Barbra Streisand first began singing), chef Casey Lane is preparing a large menu of Italian-focused dishes, such as garganelli verde with three-meat ragu and a Heritage pork chop with pepper ragu.

For people more inclined to snack and sip some transportive cocktails, Bar Fortuna is located past a semi-hidden door by the host stand and up the stairs, in what was the Lion’s private dining room. In a space outfitted with velvet couches and a fireplace, Fabio Raffaelli, who mixed drinks at Restaurant Daniel and at el Bulli in Spain, serves aperitivo-based cocktails, including the amaro-spiked Bitter Sour and the Nuvolari, a Negroni twist named for a legendary Italian Formula One driver. There are also snacks such as arancini, cured meats, and bagna cauda with seasonal vegetables—and one of New York's largest grappa selections to cap it all off.

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