Best Comfort Food Restaurants in NoLita

Another superb meal at Little Owl, my second in two weeks! The market driven menu changes frequently to match the season. Last night, we started with a lovely lobster bisque that delivered seaside satisfaction without any heaviness--perfect for spring; and a textbook tuna tartare, sitting on a truffled parmesan crust and dusted with tiny bits of snowy egg white. We also indulged in a special--spectacular focaccia with a tangy olive caponata--available by the piece! Two of us had the chicken, which has long been on the menu and I hope never leaves. It's inspired by that Italian classic "chicken under a brick," but it's richly sauced a la Francaise and sits on beautiful tiny crunchy potatoes and asparagus. The other two had the halibut. This is a new preparation and a stunner. It's broiled and topped with a light, lemony pesto, and it sits on a summer salad of fresh corn, English peas and peashoots. I am not a big dessert person, but my tablemates were, so when they ordered the homemade gelato I ordered the cheesecake. It is a poem. Not a slice or a wedge, but a round snare drum of, yes, cheesecake, but somehow more like a cream cheese custard. Topped with a superb blueberry coulis, it was divine. The wine list is continuously updated and offers carefully selected bottles in all styles and at high and low price points. We drank a Spanish white and a light Spanish red that complimented the food perfectly. The service as always was friendly, attentive and knowledgeable. Little Owl will soon be twenty years old. In a city where everything seems to change, this great restaurant grows and evolves. It is always itself and always a surprise. Bravo.

This is probably the 10th time I've eaten at this Boucherie location...always an excellent meal and a great time too!

Food was incredible. Cocktails incredible. We had a great time and will definitely be back.

Highly recommended, great food great service great atmosphere

The food was great, burger, fried chicken were great choices