At traditional Italian restaurants, marinara sauce is used to flavor pasta, smother meatballs, and ruin tablecloths. Contribute to custom with this Groupon.

$20 for $40 Worth of Italian Fare and Drinks

Appetizers and salads start at $8, pasta courses start at $14, and entrees start at $18; see the full menu. Groupon holders also receive a 20% discount on their next visit.

Acqua at Peck Slip

Chefs knead pasta dough and form slick spheres of mozzarella for melting onto pizzas or bowling toward zucchini pins at Acqua at Peck Slip, a Zagat-rated Italian restaurant that was recently featured at the Italian Wine & Food Institute's exclusive Gala Italia event. Executive chef Ivan Beacco fills ravioli with walnuts and radicchio, sears swordfish fillets to pair with fennel salad, and braises short ribs for plating with potatoes and root vegetables. Because it wouldn’t be classic Italian without wine, an onsite sommelier keeps the wine list flush with varietals from the country’s famed vineyards. The bottle collection lines a wall adjacent to tall arched windows that appeared in a restaurant scene from The Adjustment Bureau.