"This Italian restaurant in NoPa has one of the most impressive dining rooms in the city. It looks like a fancy barn wedding, with wooden-beam ceilings, skylights, and bouquets of dried flowers and chandeliers hanging overhead. The dishes, though mostly pretty good, are secondary to the space, and that’s okay—you’re here to dress up, drink wine, and gawk at your surroundings. Go for the puffy-crusted pizzas and simple, unbelievably creamy spaghetti for a path to success." - julia chen 1, lani conway