Pasta Del Giorno, Forest Hills

Pasta del Giorno embraces its Mediterranean roots with a menu of homestyle Italian cuisine. Chefs hand-make pastas rich with Old World flavors and spoon savory sauces over the plates of seasonal vegetables or organic, free-range beefsteaks. Brimming with bottles from Alto Adige and Sicily, the restaurant's wine list draws heavily from Italian vineyards and features perennial favorites as well as higher-end specialties, such as reserve-level Barolos and bottles that contain a single, enormous grape.

These wine bottles rest in the dining room's wrought-iron racks, which sit beside displays of flickering candles. Tile floors, peach tablecloths, and hand-painted Italian plates along the walls help build the space's homespun Mediterranean ambience.