Bar Primi Penn District

Name: Bar Primi Penn District
Address: 349 W 33rd St, New York, NY, United States, 10001-2702
Telephone: (212) 233-6100
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.5

4.5 (90)

$31 to $50

Italian

349 W 33rd St, New York, NY 10001-2702

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2 people

Jun 14, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 11 times today

About this restaurant

Good for business meals
Good for groups
Great for outdoor dining

Bar Primi is a pasta shop devoted to ‘primi piatti,’ the pasta course. What began as an idea for a small space in New York’s East Village has since become a downtown New York staple, housed on the Bowery for the last ten years. With this second location in Penn District, chef-partner Andrew Carmellini will carry on his same tried and true methods of making fresh pasta traditionally prepared and cooked to order, using a variety of non-GMO semolina and specialty ‘00’ flours, organic eggs and family recipes. Italian wines are offered by the glass and by the bottle. A playful list of signature cocktails, which includes the original Frosé, aperitivi, a robust beer list, amari and coffee by La Colombe are also features.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–12:00 am
Phone number
(212) 233-6100
Website
https://www.barprimi.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Andrew Carmellini

Location
349 W 33rd St, New York, NY 10001-2702
Neighborhood
Chelsea
Cross street
8th Avenue & 9th Avenue
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
We located near the ACE, 123, & 7 trains
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 90 people are saying

Bar Primi Penn District reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.4Service
4.7Ambience
4.2Value

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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Bar Primi Penn District offers "great food and service" with a "very interesting wine list" and a "beautiful, spacious" atmosphere convenient to Penn Station. Guests frequently enjoy the "fantastic food" and "excellent service." However, some reviews mention inconsistent service, especially from the hostess team. A great spot for pre- or post-show dining.

90 Reviews

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Jude
Las Vegas6 reviews
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Wonderful recommendation from a 3rd party. Fab food & drinks, we were really looked after by Isela & Abu. Got to speak with Stephanie, the manager during our visit & she was very happy that we’d had a good experience. Would totally recommend.
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Janet VIP
New York City6 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 23, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Thank you for being so kind with the elderly members of my party.
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Marge VIP
New York City117 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 17, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
great food and service, near MSG. very interest wine list.
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Courtney VIP
New York City13 reviews
2.0
Dined on May 13, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
HORRIBLE ATTITUDE PROBLEM of a hostess! I don’t get why such a girl was hired to be the face you first see upon arrival. I had made a reservation stating it was an INDOOR seated table. The hostess then appointed a gentleman to walk us and led us to the outside tables where it was humid and raining. I kindly asked the gentleman leading us if we could be sat inside instead. He said he’d check with the hostess at the front. He came back to say “sorry we only have outdoor.” Then I got technical only on the account of swearing I saw my reservation specifically said indoors. The hostess says to me “it doesn’t matter what it says it’s gonna say that and we will seat you wherever we have available; we have reservations on those indoor tables.” I said “right… well that’s deceiving and misleading to label it indoors but the seating would be wherever… but I’m ALSO a reservation and mine says indoors and I know I’m early by 10 minutes to my reservation so if it helps I’ll wait closer to my time to be seated indoors like my reservation clearly says.” She then goes with attitude and a mean mugged face “okay well you can just wait there if you want.” *she points to exactly where I’m standing at* indicating stand here all you want. “I said well those two-tops are open could you not seat us there… as we’re an indoor reservation.” She says “No. There’s reservations on there.” Confused, because I AM an INDOOR reservation too, I requested a manager. A kind manager approaches apologising and willing to at the VERY LEAST attempt to take a look at the tablet to be more accommodating. She returns shortly to say she can seat me exactly where I pointed were open available tables. I said those tables were exactly where I had first mentioned to the rude host. The manager fed me that there was a “last minute cancellation”… conveniently. Look I’m an AGM over by Rockefeller Plaza. I know what good service, good hospitality, and good front of house staffing looks like. The girl is a poor hire.
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Christina VIP
New York City7 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 9, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our waiter gave perfect descriptions of the two roses available by the glass. I enjoyed the one I chose. My husband and I split the dressed arugula as a starter. It was more than enough, simple and delicious. You could really taste the good olive oil. For the main, I had fusilli with pesto and some fancy cheese. It was so tasty, but I could not finish it all, so my husband, who had the spaghetti, polished it off. I was wanting to try the affogato but I had no room. The space is beautiful, spacious and very convenient to Penn Station. They asked if we had a train to catch. Will definitely be back.
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Liz VIP
New York City10 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 8, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food and service are always amazing. However, the hostess team needs to work on their attitude. Don’t be in the hospitality business if you’re not interested in being hospitable. Horrible condescending attitude.
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Marc
New York City4 reviews
4.0
Dined on April 30, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Restaurant, très agréable, situé dans la 34e rue en face de penstation. Il est également proche de La Tour, the Edge. Il y a une très grande terrasse qui est loin de la rue, et bien sûr le restaurant intérieur On ne peut réserver que pour l’intérieur et avoir une chance d’avoir des places à l’extérieur La nourriture servi était excellente On a pu flâner jusqu’à 14h39 sans être mis dehors ce qui est un grand avantage à New York
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Colin VIP
New York City4 reviews
2.0
Dined on April 26, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 5
I love Bar Primi and have been to several of your locations in NYC and your sister restaurants. I'd have to say this was my worst experience at your establishment. The food was excellent, but the service was terrible. Our waiter was unfriendly as well as unaccommodating. He never checked in with us, which led us to have to flag down other staff to get the remainder of our order in, to get the table reset for the next course as well as the check when we were trying to pay. We were a party of 5, and the restaurant was not crowded. I'm hoping this was a one-time only situation, but this truly was not the best experience.
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Donna VIP
New York City7 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 24, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Consistently good, love the eggplant focaccia and the fun drinks
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Tracey VIP
New York City54 reviews
4.0
Dined on April 10, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
This restaurant is a good option if you’re headed to MSG. Pretty inside, the food and service is solid. Nothing special but good overall.
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Bar Primi Penn District is rated 4.5 stars by 90 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

Jun 14, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 11 times today

349 W 33rd St, New York, NY 10001-2702

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
8th Avenue & 9th Avenue
Neighborhood
Chelsea
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–12:00 am
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
We located near the ACE, 123, & 7 trains
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Andrew Carmellini
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://www.barprimi.com/
Phone number
(212) 233-6100

Bar Primi Penn District

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