La Lanterna di Vittorio — music venue
La Lanterna di Vittorio is a lovely Italian cafe, serving a wide selection of delicious food and offering multiple charming spaces for seating. Located on MacDougal Street just a hop, skip, and a jump from other noteworthy Italian cafes such as Cafe Reggio and Cafe Dante, La Lanterna's Greenwich Village neighborhood is almost a second Little Italy. La Lanterna consists of two dimly-lit levels decorated in a dozy fashion, and with its close proximity to the NYU Law School, there is something in this small cafe that stirs visions of an intellectual and scholarly past. During the cold New York winters, a fireplace is ablaze on the lower level, as couples romancing one another and students reading the likes of Nietzsche and Beckett can be seen sipping their espressos while attempting to thaw out.
Address: 129 MacDougal Street, New York, New York 10012, United States
Phone: +1 (917) 639-3236