Piada

601 Lexington Ave
New York NY 10022
Phone 212-752-2727
Fax 212-752-7010










I used to go to Piada in the Lower East Side of New York and when I found out that they opened a branch in midtown, I had to check it out.

Much larger ans spacious than it's LES sister, the midtown branch is a bit hard to find. It's near the CitiCorp Tower in the public space on the corner of 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue. Right next to the waterfall (look down).

All ingredients are fresh and the meats and cheeses imported from Italy for authenticity. You can watch the guy make your sandwich at the griddle where all the ingredients are laid out (almost like a Subway Sandwich shop).
The sandwich maker would take the flat bread and put it on the grill to warm each side then lay on the cheese and allow it to melt a bit. Next comes the layers of meat and then the greens. Folded over it is then BOXED and placed into a chique brown paper bag (more like a tote).

I had the amarcord piada... the saltiness of the prociutto de parma, the bite of the baby arugula and the creaminess of the buffalo mozzarella all in a warm, thin, flat-bread, was just perfect.