The Red Hen

Reclaimed wood and moody lighting give this Bloomingdale dining room a Tuscan-farmhouse feel, the perfect setting for robust Italian plates. We could make a meal of snacks like mushroom arancini, whipped-ricotta crostini, and chicken-liver mousse on toast. But pastas beckon, whether the much-loved rigatoni with sausage or a newer gnochetti tossed with bacon, miso, and creamy squash. And then there’s the perfectly crispy pork Milanese. Sweet tooth raging? Apple cake with cider “caramel” and mascarpone gelato is just the thing.