Bar Primi Penn District

4.6

74 Reviews

$31 to $50

Italian

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2 people

1 Mar 2025

19:00

Booked 28 times today

Neighbourhood gem
Great for fine wines
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Bar Primi is a pasta shop devoted to ‘primi piatti,’ the pasta course. What began as an idea for a small space in New York’s East Village has since become a downtown New York staple, housed on the Bowery for the last ten years. With this second location in Penn District, chef-partner Andrew Carmellini will carry on his same tried and true methods of making fresh pasta traditionally prepared and cooked to order, using a variety of non-GMO semolina and specialty ‘00’ flours, organic eggs and family recipes. Italian wines are offered by the glass and by the bottle. A playful list of signature cocktails, which includes the original Frosé, aperitivi, a robust beer list, amari and coffee by La Colombe are also features.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–12:00 am
Phone number
(212) 233-6100
Website
https://www.barprimi.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive Chef
Andrew Carmellini

Location
349 W 33rd St, New York, NY 10001-2702
Area
Chelsea
Cross Street
8th Avenue & 9th Avenue
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
We located near the ACE, 123, & 7 trains
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Firepit

What 74 people are saying

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.4Service
4.6Ambience
4.3Value

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Bar Primi Penn District offers a delightful dining experience with "excellent food," a "cool atmosphere," and "amazing service." Guests appreciate the "warm, friendly, buzzing atmosphere" and "beautiful space." While a few reviews mention service hiccups, overall, it's a "hidden gem" perfect for pre-show dining near Madison Square Garden.

74 Reviews

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Rafal
Hampshire
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Not great. Food was flavourless and overpriced. The quality of food is shocking. Portions are tiny. They brought me meat options after stating I’m vegetarian.
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Kenneth
VIP
New York City
9 reviews
3.0
9 reviews
Dined on 19 February 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Service was good and fast, perhaps too fast. Food came out rapidly. My veal milanese entrepreneur was waaay too salty. The only reason I didn't send it back was because I was dining with a client
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Miranda
Chicago
23 reviews
4.0
23 reviews
Dined on 19 February 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Good food and good service! Very busy for a Tuesday evening.
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Cesar
New York City
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 18 February 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Over all good, at first waiters took time to attend
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Maureen
VIP
New York City
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on 11 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Nice lunch! Quality of food and service was excellent.
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Ronald
VIP
New York City
15 reviews
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on 8 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was great! Service and food were top notch! I only would have liked a more generous portion of the Grilled Octopus appetizer for the cost. I will be back!
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Bella
VIP
New York City
14 reviews
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on 6 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Bar Primi never disappoints! Sabrina at the front desk is absolutely the BEST she treats all the guests like family! This is my go to spot and I will keep coming back for the food, the service and let’s not forget the drinks!
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Donna
New York City
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on 30 January 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Enjoyable evening. Food was terrific and wine list was well curated. Service was excellent. Cool atmosphere!
Bar Primi Penn DistrictResponded on 3 February 2025
Thanks for your kind words! -April
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laura
VIP
New York City
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 25 January 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Robert our server was wonderful. Great food great drinks. Gorgeous space. Keep in mind this is a different menu then the Bowery location.
Bar Primi Penn DistrictResponded on 2 February 2025
Come back and visit us soon! -April
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Greg
Orange County
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on 22 January 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Food was good, setting was nice, service was a miss.
Bar Primi Penn DistrictResponded on 25 January 2025
Your feedback is greatly appreciated! -April
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Bar Primi Penn District is rated 4.6 stars by 74 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

1 Mar 2025

19:00

Booked 28 times today

349 W 33rd St, New York, NY 10001-2702

Dining areas

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Cross Street
8th Avenue & 9th Avenue
Area
Chelsea
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–12:00 am
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
We located near the ACE, 123, & 7 trains
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Andrew Carmellini
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Firepit

Website
https://www.barprimi.com/
Phone number
(212) 233-6100

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