Nina Argentinian Pizzeria

10/26/09

Phenomenal neighborhood restaurant

by New Yorker at Citysearch

Went here for the first time two weeks ago. Have been back there twice since. Fell in love with the restaurant, the food and the experience. Marcello, the owner, comes out to make sure you're feeling welcome and are aware of the menu and the specials. If you talk to him a while, you'll hear that the beautiful pictures on the wall are all of his family from the 40s on in Argentina. Then you'll get to the food, which features outstanding dishes from his grandmother's (Nina) recipe book.

Don't let the construction on 2nd Ave stop you from experiencing the food and the charm of Nina.

• Pros: The owner Marcello, Empanadas, Chorizo, Pizza, Atmosphere...
• Cons: Nothing

07/21/08

Good Pizza, good prices.

by nyer08 at Citysearch

Nina's is a nice place to have a great pizza and good wine in a very casual, comfortable cafe atmosphere. I had never heard of Argentinian restaurant serving Pizza before, and was a little skeptical. It's basically gourmet pizza with ingredients like goat cheese, pesto, roasted peppers, spinach, and you can order more ordinary toppings to make your own. The pizza con carne (seasoned with cumin and green olives) was very satisfying, and the crust was crisp and tasty. The marinated eggplant they bring out as an appetizer is excellent. The wine offers some good choices by the glass (thankfully served in full-size "adult" wine glasses - not those skimpy balloon goblets you get in some places), and the service is relaxed and attentive. We will definitely be returning to try the other pizza creations...they do have a full menu, but we were all eyes for pizza that night.

11/15/07

THE PIZZA mmmmmmm

by zingara76 at Citysearch

My boyfriend loves to adventure for new places to eat. He knows I love Argentinian food.

He took me there one night and since then i cant stop going.

The pizza is my favorite thing also they have QUILMES very hard to find. The only place where i can find MATE serve in tradional whit the BOMBILLA and all.

• Pros: pizza MATE
• Cons: small place

11/12/07

Amazing Pizza and just an overall great little restaurant

by mershy02 at Citysearch

My boyfriend and I went this past Friday night with a friend visiting from out of town. He'd been recommended this restaurant by his boss, who I would not normally trust with any sort of recommendation, but we thought it sounded like a different kind of place and tried it out. I'm so glad we did. Went about 6:30 and it was dead with only one other table taken (I think there are maybe 8 tables for 2 and 2 tables for 4, at most!). But by 7pm this place was crammed with people! It's a very small restaurant, probably one of the smallest I've seen but so well decorated with lighting and decor that it doesn't seem this small really. The only thing bad about the evening was a group of 8 consisting of 2 couples who each brought their 2 middle-school aged kids and they were SO loud...everyone, including the staff, kept glancing at them in hopes they'd get the idea to be quite or leave! Not Nina's Pizza's fault however, and they said it was never this loud. We got the empanadas (good!) and the provolone cheese appetizers (REALLY GOOD!!!). Split a bottle of white wine btw. the three of us. Ordered two pizzas: the spinach and ricotta, and the goat cheese and pesto, which the latter was out-of-this-world good! We all liked it so much that my BF and I are going back for another (hopefully more peaceful) visit this Saturday night! Overall such a great little place with the best staff and food I've had lately...and the prices couldn't been any better! My new fave!

• Pros: Great prices, small and cozy, romantic, amazingly friendly staff!
• Cons: Maybe a little too small on a busy night, can get a little cramped.

09/11/07

Really glad we stopped in

by lvanb at Citysearch

I was visiting New York during some really bad weather this past March and a friend and I decided to venture out of our hotel to find something for dinner. We randomly stopped into Ninas and we were really glad we did. The eggplant lasagna was fantastic and my friend's pasta dish was great as well. The atmosphere was warm and the servers were attentive. All in all it turned out to be a nice, relaxing meal out after a long day of travel. Plus, it was one of the best meals we had that weekend. I will say, I'd recommend a table away from the door, especially when it's cold out!