Pala
Upon our Manhattan friends' recommendation, we tried a gourmet Italian pizza restaurant in the East Village called Pala on Allen Street. We amused ourselves by watching the expressions of a dog tied up outside the restaurant as we waited for our friends to arrive. Then we proceeded to spend a good two hours slowly devouring two pizzas, wine, a fava bean salad, calamari, esspressos, flourless chocolate cake, and tiramisu between the four of us. It was quite the epicurean adventure.