Where to Eat in September

"There's Pet-Nat on the tidy wine list and a menu that steers away from simple red-sauce nostalgia. Crudo might be ruddy bluefin tuna or thick slices of scallop in a chilly, almost icy green-tomato dashi. Plump cacio e pepe rice balls are packed with cheese. A sugar-snap salad with endive and mint gets lightly dressed with labneh. The ragù over rigatoni is rib-sticking, but there's no resisting the sakura pork chop, its craggily, shattering crust protecting juicy, still rosy meat."

"As the weather chills a bit, there may be no more in-demand tables than the four sitting outside at this new Carroll Gardens pasta shop from the chef behind LaRina and Briscola. The titular tortelli comes in a very buttery pesto, while cavatelli is bathed in a sugo of heirloom tomatoes. Some items, however, are exclusive to the dine-in experience, like fresh frizzled snap peas served over ricotta with croutons."

Neighborhood spots present a range of focused dishes and distinct dining experiences. Arrigo’s functions as a sandwich shop by day and a full-service restaurant at night, featuring eggplant parm glazed with Pecorino cream, Pet‑Nat on the wine list, crudo of bluefin or scallop in green‑tomato dashi, cacio e pepe rice balls, a labneh‑dressed sugar‑snap salad, rib‑sticking ragù over rigatoni, and a sakura pork chop with a shattering crust. Tortelli in Carroll Gardens serves tortelli in buttery pesto and cavatelli in heirloom tomato sugo, offers dine‑in exclusives like frizzled snap peas over ricotta, and pours affordable wines.

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