La Pecora Bianca

La Pecora Bianca Caff e Cucina@lapecorabianca1133 Broadway (25th-26th)212.498.96965pm-12pm, dailyOwner: Mark Barak Chef: Simone Bonelli

On August 3, restaurateur Mark Barak (Claudette) opens La Pecora Bianca, an all-day Italianrestaurant featuring wholesome dishes made from locally sourced and seasonalingredients.Located in the heart of the NoMad district in the former home of the Havana Tobacco Company in the St. James building, La Pecora Bianca offers guests vibrantItalian cuisine in a casual yet elegant atmosphere.

La Pecora Bianca, which means the white sheep in Italian, takes Italian food back to its roots as an inherently local, seasonaland nourishing cuisine. Guests can enjoy a lighter side of Italian cooking, full of vegetables, whole grains and pastas, sheep and goats milk dairy and pasture-raisedmeats, sourced from Hudson Valley and surrounding area farms.

The menu, arrangedin a traditional Italian fashion, includes a selection offarinata,a baked savory Italianpancake made from chickpea flour and topped with seasonal accompaniments;seasonal antipastisuch as pesche with charred peaches, sheeps milk ricotta, candied lemon zest and hazelnuts; anda selection of pastas which are all made in-house from locally ground, organic grains, includingSoft Semolina Ravioli with lobster, fava, tomato confit and marjoram. The menu also includes a daily, market-driven selection of fish and meats along with a rotating list of vegetablecontorni,or sides.

The beverage program features an all-Italian wine list with over 125 white, red and ros wines by the bottle and more than 25 wines by the glassand carafe. The cocktail list is inspired by classic Italian aperitivi and includes a selection of signature Spritzes and Negronis.

Located in the former home of the Havana Tobacco Company, La Pecora Biancas interiors retain the history of that building with features such as an original, restored marble column in the restaurants open kitchen, and a flowing white marble staircase that formerly led to the basements cigar humidor. Inspired by Italian farmhouses and modern country kitchens, the restaurants design features a welcome open kitchen, reclaimed terra cotta, European oak plank floors, custom wood plank tables, and a hand-painted custom wall tile behind the bar and open kitchen walls.

Upon entering, guests are greeted by an expansive, white marble standing espresso bar that transitions to an aperitivo bar at night. Throughout the day, guests can enjoy an exclusive blend of coffee, LItaliano, roasted by Tobys Estate in Brooklyn, in a range of classic Italian espresso-based drinks and cold brew iced coffee on tap. Behind the bar, La Pecora Bianca sells its LItaliano blend coffee beans, private-label jams, preserves and mustard, all adorned with the restaurants charming, sage-colored sheep logo, as well as sheep and goat milk chocolates from Mast Brothers.

Later this summer, the restaurant will open a 34-seat sidewalk caf.

La Pecora Bianca is open for dinner with breakfast, with lunch, take away, and all-day dining to come soon. Seating Capacity: Dining Room: 85; Bar: 9; Outdoor: 34. * * *