Wine bottles line the rustic brick walls and white linen-clad tables fill the gleaming hardwood floors, collectively demonstrating Maria Pia's dual commitments to the Old World's rustic charm as well as the New World's metropolitan elegance. The eatery—"a can’t-go-wrong choice for theater-district Italian trattoria dining," according to New York Magazine—lures diners with a familiar-sounding selection of Mediterranean home cooking. As a way of showing their dedication to authentic Italian flavors, the chefs make their own pastas in-house and import buffalo mozzarella from Italy. Hearty veal dishes, seafood stews, and chicken entrees round out the menu of cozy Italian comfort foods.