Italian Roots.

Southern Soul.

Handmade pasta. Southern cooking.

A table meant to be shared

in the West Village

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Come Over for Dinner.

We cook food we love to eat-handmade pasta everyday fried chicken worth talking about, biscuits from the oven, and a table that feels like someone invited you over.

Pull a chair. We'll take care of the rest.

What brings you in?

Date Night

A first date you want to get right, a fifth that needs somewhere new, the night you finally bring them to your spot. You order a couple of pastas, the room fades into the background and the conversation takes over. Stay a little longer than you planned. Nobody is asking for the table.

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A table worth Celebrating

A birthday that needs a full table, an anniversary worth marking, the whole family in from out of town. You bring the people and the Chef's Tasting arrives family style and in order, so you spend the evening celebrating instead of coordinating. We keep the plates coming and you stay put.

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Private DIning

From intimate dinners to full restaurant buyouts. A milestone dinner, a company celebration, or the whole room to yourself for the night. The kitchen builds a family-style Chef's Tasting around your party and the team shapes the evening, the way it has for weddings and holiday parties.

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PASTA MADE HERE.

EVERY DAY.

Flour, eggs, water. That's the start.

The rest is technique, time, and

doing it the right way-every day.

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A top-down view of crisp, deep-golden-brown fried chicken drumsticks arranged radially on a ornate, vintage silver round platter. In the center sits a small white teacup filled with a creamy, pale yellow dipping sauce dotted with specks of spice. The platter rests on a light wooden surface.

Crispy fried chicken, two golden biscuits, and a small ceramic pot of butter presented in a basket lined with a blue-and-white checkered napkin, set on a wooden table.

FRIED CHICKEN HAS

ENTERED THE CHAT.

Brined, seasoned, fried. Simple as that.

Add a biscuit and a little hot sauce

and you'll understand.

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HALF-PRICE PASTA.

HAPPY HOUR.

Every day. Walk-in only

4-6pm weekdays

2-6pm weekends

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Bird Dog, West Village 525 Hudson St.

New York, NY 10014

Mon to Thu: 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Fri: 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Sat: 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Sun: 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM

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A smiling chef wearing a backward cap and a blue-and-white striped apron stands in a busy commercial kitchen, holding a pan of food while looking down at a skillet on the stove where pasta and vegetables are being tossed.

A close-up shot of multiple wine bottles lined up on a wooden shelf against a colorful botanical wallpaper background with pink and green tropical leaves.

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Why We Cook

We believe dinner is one of the last places where people truly slow down. Phones disappear, wine gets poured, warm plates are passed across the table, and genuine stories get told. Whether you are dropping in for a quick Tuesday pasta or celebrating your fiftieth anniversary with us, our hope remains simple: that you leave feeling nourished, refreshed, and just a little more connected to each other than when you first walked through our doors.

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Contact: (917) 261-4221