Gigino Trattoria

The chef is from Naples and serves such fresh fish and quality home-​made pastas. It is in our neighborhood so we eat here fairly often. They have several large tables for big parties.

Perfect — as our go-​to neighborhood joint, and also as a special-​occasion treat. Food is solid, often delightful — slightly unusual combos, especially in the evening specials (of which there are many). You can tell the chef really likes their work. And the wait staff are consummate professionals too. Never gone wrong here (and we’ve been coming since it opened, years ago).

First, I love the atmosphere here. It’s exposed brick walls with the menu scribbled in between makes it look like a street in Rome. Pretty awesome.
The food is good. We had the mozzarella and roasted peppers as an appetizer. The mozzarella was good but quite small for the price. We each got a pasta dish and both were good. The stand out though, strangely enough, was the olive oil they had on the tables. It was some of the best olive oil I ever had. To the point that I took a picture of it and searched high and low for it online until I finally found it in a tiny Italian shop in Staten Island and had them ship it to me. I may have an olive oil problem. But it was that good.

Came here for lunch and ordered the paparadelle with bolognese. He ordered the mushroom truffle pizza. We shared a caprese salad. Overall it was a nice experience. Had a nice spot by the window.

We stumbled into Gigino’s when we landed in TriBeCa one day of our NYC trip… We were visiting, not locals… and after we ate here I was so SAD. I was so sad that I would probably never get to eat here again! But I was able to visit NY again a few months later, and put this place on my itinerary. Going back again this month, and I’ll be going back to Gigino’s. One of my top 5 faves. If you love Italian food… EAT HERE! Get the bruschetta.

Stopped in for dinner on the early side in a Friday night. The restaurant was decently crowded but nothing too crazy, lots of little kids.
The service we received was awful. I think the server came to the table two times. It took an incredibly long time to get just our waters and some bread. Not sure what the issue was but the service was just terrible. On the plus side, the food was delicious. I ordered ravioli and my friend ordered chicken parm. Both made up for the terrible service. Another thing that I didn’t really like about this place was the prices were high and the portions were super tiny. Not sure if I’ll come back again.

Server was ok in the beginning, once food arrived, didnt check to see if food was ok, if I needed a refill, nothing. At end of meal, I told her I wanted the chocolate mousse, she said OK, and put the bill on the table. Thinking I was just going to wait for my dessert, I paid the bill and gave her a very nice tip. Dessert never came, and she claims I never gave her my order. I walked out. Was very rude towards the end and was very obvious she was trying to get rid of the table, which consisted of me and my son. If I came here to eat again, I would make sure she was not my server. Sangria was very good, margarita pizza was ok.

Came back again tonight and they did not disappoint! Awesome service! Everyone was on point. Tried the penne vodka. One of the best I have ever had! Also had the white sangria which was also very good.

Very good little place tucked into Tribeca. Reasonable prices and very very good food.

This is an old reliable. Never gotten a dish here I did not enjoy. Portions are well sized. Never feel jipped but not too large either.
They also handle delivery well. Quick, nicely packaged food that still looked good when it arrived and was piping hot to boot! We ordered the tortellini buongustaio and the brasato al barolo. The brasato literally melted in our mouths. The meal was a hit for people spanning from 1 – 75 years old.
Perfect for the NYC winter cold snap!

Great yummy Italian– beautiful comfy environment– the lemon cake desert is literally outstanding someone needs to kiss the chef who created that!

I went here with my family of five for Xmas dinner. Made reservations and table was ready. They were out of limoncello and mint so they could not make my first choice nor second choice cocktail. We just ordered tap water and a very good valpolicello. They forgot one of the anti-​pasti the calimari was good but Luke warm and small pieces definitely had better.
Had the signature spagetti (⁸⁄₁₀) which was very tasty but a little on the oily side. The ravioli was OK (6.5÷10) but nothing special and the faravella Isabella was a 7 out of 10. The pizza prosciutto (6.5÷10) was averarage. The ambiance and service were great. Would maybe go back here for spagetti.

Best food AND service I’ve experienced in a while! Second time here but it’s def more memorable than the first.
I love the cozy setting and the attentative staff, esp the manager (named Bledi, I believe.). I love Italian food and typically have trouble choosing dishes bec I want everythinggg. I think the manager was making his rounds asking how each table was doing so I took the opportunity to ask for his recommendations when he stopped by our table. One particular dish he suggested (which is now among my favorites) is the tartufata pizza… All the ingredients went so well together. Great dining experience all around!

Tucked all the wayyy downtown on Greenwich Street lies Gigino Trattoria. Now, you might be enticed to go to the 10,001 restaurants in Little Italy just a bit farther north, but here’s my pitch why you might wanna try Gigino Trattoria instead. All the restaurants in Little Italy are fiercely trying to outdo the other in terms of «We are the truest authentic Italian restaurant!», and they each even have aggressive male hosts that stand outside the corner and literally try to hustle you into their restaurants if you so much as walk by their respective restaurant!
You’ll find none of that at Gigino Trattoria. Its a nice Italian eatery located in trendy Tribeca. There’s no aggressive host trying to hustle you into the door, and the ambience is cozy and relaxed. Perfect place to have a real dinner without feeling rushed.
I came in on a Friday night ravenous, so I actually ordered in reverse LOL. I made sure to order my main course first so I could replenish much needed carbs. I ordered the Orecchiette Broccoli e Salsiccia. I could not have called for a better dish! The ear shaped pasta cooked just right, the bits of sausage were juicy with the right balance of spice and salt, and the broccoli rabe adding an interesting bitter but not unpleasant tone. Think of a really good arugula salad but hot LOL.
After the Orecchiette, I still needed a little something, not another main course but something. I got the Caprese salad, which consists of a ball of fresh mozzarella atop a bed of three slices of ripened tomatoes in a simple vinegar & olive oil dressing. The mozzarella was nice and creamy, and the tomatoes were a good compliment.
I finished the night with a cup of frothy Cappuccino, and the Summer Sorbet. The house sorbet consists of three different flavors, mixed berry, peach, and lemon, topped with sliced slivers of strawberry and served in a dessert shell. The sorbet was refreshing, it was actually tangy and not overly sweet.
Everything was soo wonderful that I tipped extra well for the whole house.

I have walked past this place numerous times and it always seems to be busy bustling with delivery men. Thursday night my wife and I decided to see what all the action was about.
This place was fantastic! I ordered the rigatoni pulcinella which was pretty decadent, sausage and cream sauce. Not something you should order frequently but perfect for a lazy Thursday. The pasta was also cooked really well despite being delivery. Not sure how they did that but hats off.
My wife got the spaghetti del padrino and she also really liked her dish. She can be fairly critical of Italian food but was thoroughly impressed with this dish.
We would definitely order takeout from this place again and I am looking forward to eating at the actual restaurant at some point in the future.

Recommend the breasola, and their ossonuco style chicken or lamb. Perfectly tender.
Casual restaurant with a little hint of Italy. Food is very good for the price. Best if you are able to get seating near the front of the restaurant (window or patio).
Service, however, is not the greatest.

Cute and cozy with very nice staff and nice front patio. Excellent swordfish and very good pasta
Portions small and expensive ($ 4 coffee) but perhaps not to highly priced for Tribecca (comparing these prices to the similar Cacio e Vino in the East Village is a shock).
Wide selection of good modest-​portioned desserts.

I ordered delivery for a large Funghi e Cipolle pie which is mushrooms, onions, oregano, and mozzarella. I added pepperoni and garlic for a total of $ 22 before tax…
Seamless said 45 minutes to an hour. I’m perfectly ok with that. But when the pie comes in an hour and a half, we got problems…
I opened the box and ironically found a burnt yet cold pie. You would think if i had to wait 1.5 hours, they would have had enough time to bake 2 – 3 pies to get it right…
The audacity to burn this poor pie and then box it for a customer to eat. Shame on them…

Pros:
Great service and lovely cozy ambience
Skylight seating at the back is a nice touch
Decently priced lunch options in TriBeCa
Authentic home-​made pasta dishes (Farfalle)
Generous amount of truffle shavings in the Tagliatelle special
Cons:
Dessert options are average
Salume starter is confused — it has pomegranates and cheese that do not go together

Had dinner here for Christmas and left very unimpressed with the place. The décor is actually cute but we were seated in the back and there was a draft from the windows and the skylight would be nice if it got cleaned once or twice a year.
They start out with a decent bread basket, a mix of Italian bread and Foccacia with a small dish of Gardiniera which was ok. For an app I had cozze a modo mio which was Mussels with Garlic, oil, peas and bread crumbs and Im not sure how you screw up Mussels one of my favorite foods but they did. Half the shells were empty and only a few lost souls were swimming in the sauce so not sure where the rest escaped to, the sauce was awful, a gloppy mess that tasted like Campbells Cream of Garlic soup with crutons that I am sure came out of a box. One of the worst dishes I have had in 2014.
My main was a little better. it was edible at least. I got the Orechiette pasta with Brocolli Rabe and Sausage. A dish I get in many places and also make myself. It was pretty lackluster, kinda gummy and salty with just tiny little crumbles of sausage and mostly the stems of the Rabe. Lets say if I got it from the corner pizza spot it wouldnt be so bad but for 19.00 for a small bowl of pasta it was pretty bad.
Service was decent, nothing memorable either way.