"Demo, named after nearby Father Demo Square, a Greenwich Village Italian landmark, is situated at 34 Carmine Street, steps from Bleecker. The restaurant boasts a barbell-shaped space with a pocket bar in front, and a row of tables plunging into its depths along a narrow hallway, ending in a dining room with another bar that encloses a prep area — a boon to solo diners who want to pop in for a glass of wine and a snack. The walls are lined with old photos and muted works of art, and the sound system was playing an Italo-disco hit by Brooklyn-born Natasha King that featured little dog-like whoops — a signal that a friend and I were in for something special." - Robert Sietsema
