(212) 334-1015

20 Spring St (nr. Mott St.)
New York, NY 10012 40.7213 -73.9951

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Neighborhoods: NoLita, Downtown

Hours:

930 am to 1 am

Price:

$$

Last updated 10.17.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Date Spot, Food Delivery, Dine At The Bar

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Italian

What People Are Saying About Bread

Featured Review

Katie Heffernan

Contributor

At night, candles glow against this restaurant's silvery interior like pools of moonlight. A metallic bar and burnished open kitchen contrast the white-washed brick walls hung with local art, and ethereal indie music enhances the intimate mood. It won't be the cool and kindly servers who rush you out--it will be the other pretty patrons standing by in cramped quarters who are eyeing your meal's progress. Though the name refers to goods procured from renowned bakery Balthazar down the block, Bread makes a name for itself with fresh and honest Italian fare. The bread stands out in signature…

Editor's Tips

Know Before You Go:
Since space is limited, you won't be seated until your whole group has arrived, and no reservations are accepted.
Look Good:
Brush up on your knowledge of Balthazar, a city favorite.
The Extras:
Delivery is available for the immediate area on orders more than $10.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. the food is great the service friendly and the place is really cozy.
  2. really liked this place the food was great and the vibe fun and relaxed.
  3. Great atmosphere, good service, even on Friday night
  4. the atmosphere works really well for large groups and romantic dinners, although it can be a bit loud for talk :)
  5. Great meal with a great atmosphere
  6. Yes, the food is pretty tasty and the ambiance is great.
  7. The food is great, the atmosphere is perfect any time of the day and the service is casual and always friendly (Yes, the waitresses are HOT).
  8. The bread and cheese dishes are excellent, and the ambiance ideal for a weekend dinner for 2-4.
  9. Great atmosphere, great food and good service.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. nice desert tray complimented an outstanding cup of coffee as well!
  2. Their nutella on bread dessert with fresh strawberries is to die for!
drinks
75.0% positive
  1. great wine that's really well-priced.
  2. They had some nice wine also.
  3. our waitress, ebba, a young swedish chick, was perfect and the manager for the night, whose name i won't say so she doesn't get in trouble for the drinks she gave us on the house (who is not one of the three owners, who are only there during lunchtime) wa
  4. We had to beg for more water and wine (you'd think they would want to keep our wine glasses full).
  5. nice desert tray complimented an outstanding cup of coffee as well!
  6. The staff wasn't too attentive, but they did provide for some of the best mixed drinks around!
food quality
86.42999649047852% positive
  1. their shrimp salad is incredible!
  2. It was wonderful, as well as they crusty bread they use.
  3. The best salad I've ever had, I can never get tired of their salads, the paninis are amazing, and the food is very consistent.
  4. I've had a few of their paninis and the sardines are my favorite.
  5. Great meal with a great atmosphere
  6. great food, great service
  7. This is my first review on this site - I felt compelled to join after experiencing this strange place yesterday - never has my service been so poor and food so good.
  8. Octopus salad, goat cheese w/ beats, braised beef were very nice.
  9. This place does make the best sandwiches, but and its a big but, the italian host guy is a prat.
  10. Great sandwich though.
  11. really liked this place the food was great and the vibe fun and relaxed.
  12. The food is great, the atmosphere is perfect any time of the day and the service is casual and always friendly (Yes, the waitresses are HOT).
  13. We had the brie tartines (worth having, though it wasn't the best bread/cheese combination I've had here), and I had the lasagna bolognese (big serving, and quite good, though I wish I had split 2 dishes rather than having it to myself).
  14. Vibe was great (despite the fact that the waitstaff are beautiful, the service was great), music was amazing (what place plays Bill Withers and Pete Rock after one another), food came out promptly, and service was efficient.
  15. If you are looking for a great, affordable meal then Bread is absolutely the place for you.
  16. yes it can loud, yes it can get a little crowded, but if you're up for a non-pretentious good time and good food - this is the place to be.
  17. Unless you like being ignored and eating mediocre food, I suggest avoiding this restaurant at all cost!
  18. The shiitake mushroom and goat cheese sandwhich was simply wonderful, while waitress was totally rude.
  19. Great atmosphere, great food and good service.
  20. This restaurant is neigborhoody and warm, and a great place to hang out and have excellent food.
  21. The bread and cheese dishes are excellent, and the ambiance ideal for a weekend dinner for 2-4.
  22. very friendly staff, delicious paninis and tartines.
  23. Bread is consistently good - soups,salads, paninis, and pastas are all reliable.
  24. Im going to stop referring to restaurants in Nolita as Restaurants all they seem to be lately are Social Hangouts with terrible portions and overpriced food with a good name for no reason.
  25. Excellent food, great value, very nice managers.
  26. The salads, sandwiches, soups, beverages, everything here is great!
  27. Their nutella on bread dessert with fresh strawberries is to die for!
  28. All 4 of us hated the food and thought it was garbage.
  29. Great food!
  30. Great food
  31. and only mediocre food
  32. Wonderful food, very kind staff
  33. their freshly rolled mozzarella and grape tomato salad is great too.
  34. delicious tomato soup.
  35. Bread is a great place to go if you're strapped on cash / time; food is great and the service is quite fast.
  36. walked my puppy over to Bread for their amazing tomato bread soup, and the owner treated us to soup after my puppy played with his beautiful little girl - it was totally unexpected and charming, and the staff simply could not be nicer.
  37. Yes, the food is pretty tasty and the ambiance is great.
  38. the food is great the service friendly and the place is really cozy.
  39. Good food, horrible service
  40. bread is a big favorite of mine.
  41. Great food, always crowded
  42. This place has great high quality comfort food and portions are big and inexpensive.
  43. the food was excellent, i had some pasta with lamb ragout and we started with a meat, cheese and veg plate.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. Great space & a good selection
overall
100.0% positive
  1. If you are looking for a great, affordable meal then Bread is absolutely the place for you.
  2. Vibe was great (despite the fact that the waitstaff are beautiful, the service was great), music was amazing (what place plays Bill Withers and Pete Rock after one another), food came out promptly, and service was efficient.
  3. real nice place
  4. the service was great considering the casual place and how busy the place get.
  5. the food is great the service friendly and the place is really cozy.
  6. Just a great place
  7. was looking for a nice Italian place for a dinner for two for a Friday night, and remembered what great lunches I had at Bread.
  8. Bread, located in Soho, is a great place to grab a bite to eat in a very relaxed environment.
  9. yes it can loud, yes it can get a little crowded, but if you're up for a non-pretentious good time and good food - this is the place to be.
  10. This restaurant is neigborhoody and warm, and a great place to hang out and have excellent food.
  11. This is definitely rank as my favorite restaurant.
  12. There are too many great place in nyc, don't waste your time!
  13. This would be a great place for a date.
  14. The lighting was not too dark, and the music trendy but not too loud, so it would be a great place for a date.
  15. Bread is a great place to go if you're strapped on cash / time; food is great and the service is quite fast.
service
75.59999942779541% positive
  1. OTHER THAN THAT i recommend this place as little as possible ONLY because i don't want people finding out about it.
  2. This is my first review on this site - I felt compelled to join after experiencing this strange place yesterday - never has my service been so poor and food so good.
  3. my waiter was really nice and went out of his way to make sure we will have a great night.
  4. have been in the industry for 8 years, traveled to parts of the world where service is at its worst and this place had such poor service i cant even believe it.
  5. Wonderful food, very kind staff
  6. the service was great considering the casual place and how busy the place get.
  7. Great atmosphere, good service, even on Friday night
  8. The staff wasn't too attentive, but they did provide for some of the best mixed drinks around!
  9. our waitress, ebba, a young swedish chick, was perfect and the manager for the night, whose name i won't say so she doesn't get in trouble for the drinks she gave us on the house (who is not one of the three owners, who are only there during lunchtime) wa
  10. great food, great service
  11. After reading reviews, though, I was worried I wouldn't be able to get in or that the service would be terrible.
  12. When i say the worst waitress i have had in years im not exaggerating in the slightest.
  13. very friendly staff, delicious paninis and tartines.
  14. service = slow
  15. Very friendly staff, and a lot of hip pretty people inside or outside.
  16. The service is great, you can see that the owners are there on a daily basis creating a friendship with the crowd.
  17. The shiitake mushroom and goat cheese sandwhich was simply wonderful, while waitress was totally rude.
  18. Vibe was great (despite the fact that the waitstaff are beautiful, the service was great), music was amazing (what place plays Bill Withers and Pete Rock after one another), food came out promptly, and service was efficient.
  19. It's funny that everyone is commenting on the rude italian host.
  20. Good food, horrible service
  21. The food is great, the atmosphere is perfect any time of the day and the service is casual and always friendly (Yes, the waitresses are HOT).
  22. walked my puppy over to Bread for their amazing tomato bread soup, and the owner treated us to soup after my puppy played with his beautiful little girl - it was totally unexpected and charming, and the staff simply could not be nicer.
  23. fannaly reached the manager today, who when I called, told me that he knew nothing of this, yet still accused me of the huge scar on the hosts hand.
  24. The management is not so great but the wait staff is polite.
  25. the food is great the service friendly and the place is really cozy.
  26. Bread is a great place to go if you're strapped on cash / time; food is great and the service is quite fast.
  27. Great atmosphere, great food and good service.
  28. im usually a 20% tipper no problem and i love great service and love wait staff with sparkling personalites who know that a tip is not just a given.
value
75.0% positive
  1. If you are looking for a great, affordable meal then Bread is absolutely the place for you.
  2. GREAT restaurant, GREAT value
  3. Excellent food, great value, very nice managers.
  4. fannaly reached the manager today, who when I called, told me that he knew nothing of this, yet still accused me of the huge scar on the hosts hand.
  5. We had the brie tartines (worth having, though it wasn't the best bread/cheese combination I've had here), and I had the lasagna bolognese (big serving, and quite good, though I wish I had split 2 dishes rather than having it to myself).
  6. Im going to stop referring to restaurants in Nolita as Restaurants all they seem to be lately are Social Hangouts with terrible portions and overpriced food with a good name for no reason.
  7. It is a great value.
  8. This place has great high quality comfort food and portions are big and inexpensive.
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. service = slow
  2. This place was a nice late night spot to get a quick dinner.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/02/11

Best paninis !!

by SHARINGisCARING

I love this place casual amazing to go chill for lunch ! Sardines panini is my favorite !!!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/12/11

I love this place

by siracusa

I been coming here for years, and no matter how busy this place gets the food and the service is always great.

The pasta al pesto is incredible and the stuff is just a great group of people.

Great energy!

1 Star Rating: Poor

09/16/10

Dangerious Delivery People!

by DMC1372

You see BREAD delivery people constantly out on the roads on the sidewalks and riding the wrong direction.

Please know that these people are riding 30 or 40 pound restaurant owned bicycles WITH a large wooden box on the front with name BREAD on it.

What do you think this overweight bike with large wooden box would do if it hit say someone walking, or a dog or a baby stroller?

My guess is that there would be an ambulance involved and even though these cyclists are out there and the restaurant is aware of their riding they do not follow one single law. They simply side as fast as they can to where they need to be to get their delivery and their money and then blast back to the restaurant for another round.

I no longer patronlize establishments that have such disregard for public safety. Think of this the next time your walking and a cyclist passes you on the sidewalk.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/31/10

Great food

by sunnynero8

Great food! that is the most important part of this restaurant. the atmosphere works really well for large groups and romantic dinners, although it can be a bit loud for talk :)

Ive been there a million times and the waiters have never been rude to me, however they can be a bit inattentive. also, fri and sat nights there is a long wait, but i highly recommend going for lunch, or dinner on the other days.

  • Pros: food, atmosphere, portions, people
  • Cons: loud, inattentive service
1 Star Rating: Poor

02/22/10

Unbelievable!

by mandy104

Unbelievable is the only word that can describe my horrible ordeal!!! We were told to wait half an hour for our table at the bar in the back of the restaurant which seemed like a great idea to avoid the crowd coming in. However, after waiting 45 minutes, the trio of ladies that came half an hour after us were given their table before my table for 3. After being confronted, the host told us that he was sorry that he forgot we were there! UNBELIEVABLE! After waiting a total of 1hr and 15mins, we were finally seated! The service was lackluster and my braised beef tasted like dried roast beef! Unless you like being ignored and eating mediocre food, I suggest avoiding this restaurant at all cost!!

  • Pros: NONE
  • Cons: Unattentive and forgetful host, bad sangria, horrible food!

The Details on Bread

Place Categories:

  • great high quality comfort food
  • great italian place
  • great service
  • able service
  • like crusty bread
  • mediocre food
  • great atmosphere
  • great value
  • inexpensive portions
  • polite love wait staff
  • great affordable meal
  • great grape tomato salad
  • favorite restaurant
  • delicious friendly staff
  • great sandwiches
  • worst waitress
  • favorite spot
  • great everything
  • nice dinner
  • nice wine
  • very nice manager
  • amazing paninis
  • amazing tomato bread soup
  • not too attentive staff
  • full refund
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