Piccorini Morini, a sort of 2.0 version of Soho\u2019s now shuttered and beloved Osteria Morini eatery on Lafayette St., will launch this June in Nolita, Side Dish can exclusively reveal.<\/p>\n
The ground floor space, at The Nolitan Hotel, 40 Kenmare, will house a \u201cdesign forward\u201d Italian eatery, with\u00a0fresh pasta, curated small plates \u2014 and $9 Martinis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Italian eatery is from\u00a0the Altamarea Group, whose restaurants included Osteria Morini, and the Morini brand. It will be at the Nolitan Hotel. Altamarea will also be opening a yet-to-be-announced rooftop space at the same address, sources say.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Piccorini Morini, a sort of 2.0 version of Soho\u2019s now shuttered and beloved Osteria Morini eatery on Lafayette St., will launch this June at The Nolitan Hotel Courtesy Altamarea Group<\/p>\n
Osteria Morini had a successful run of nearly 15 years at 218 Lafayette St., before shuttering in June 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe closed Morini due to rent escalations with a view to relocating in the same neighborhood given client demand and appreciation,\u201d said\u00a0Ahmass Fakahany, Founder & CEO, Altamarea Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two years later, they found \u201cthe perfect place\u201d two blocks away.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis time gave us inspiration to reimagine Morini for the dining habits and vibe of Soho today, with the new concept Piccolo Morini \u2013 emphasizing small plates, pasta craftsmanship and $9 Martinis,\u201d Fakahany said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The new concept Piccolo Morini emphasizes pasta craftsmanship. Courtesy Altamarea Group<\/p>\n
The Morini brand will now have three \u201cmoods\u201d \u2014\u00a0Osteria Morini, with an emphasis on Northern Italian cuisine from Emilia Romaagna; Cucina Morini, with a skew to Southern Italian fare, in Washington DC; and Piccolo Morini, with regional Italian flavors.<\/p>\n
Piccolo Morini features a\u00a052-seat main dining room, a 20-seat bar and lounge, and a 20-seat semi-private dining room, as well as 42 outdoor seats.<\/p>\n
Piccolo Morini features a\u00a052-seat main dining room, a 20-seat bar and lounge, and a 20-seat semi-private dining room, as well as 42 outdoor seats. Courtesy Altamarea Group<\/p>\n
The Italian eatery is from\u00a0the Altamarea Group. Courtesy Altamarea Group<\/p>\n
The space is\u00a0designed by Als\u00fan Keogh of nusla design, who reimagines the restaurant as a \u201cyouthful evolution of the original \u2014 akin to stepping into an Italian grandmother\u2019s apartment, reinterpreted by a new generation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The space was previously home to Kimika and, before that, BREAD.<\/p>\n
The deal was brokered by\u00a0Alexandra Turboff of MONA Retail Holdings on behalf of Altamarea Group and\u00a0Brett Nidel of Veracity NYC for 153 Elizabeth Hotel LLC.<\/p>\n
Altamarea\u2019s other holdings include\u00a0Marea, Ai Fiori, 53, and Crazy Pizza.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Piccorini Morini, a sort of 2.0 version of Soho\u2019s now shuttered and beloved Osteria Morini eatery on Lafayette…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10851,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[244,1160,5,7941,2456,7942],"class_list":{"0":"post-10850","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-italy","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-food-drink","10":"tag-italy","11":"tag-nolita","12":"tag-restaurants","13":"tag-side-dish"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}