Neapolitan restaurant · Brooklyn
Neapolitan Food Since 1930
Classic Italian cooking, housemade sangria, and a bar in Brooklyn.
Opening Hours
Check the weekly schedule before you come in.
- Monday Closed
- Tuesday Closed
- Wednesday 2–9 PM
- Thursday 2–9 PM
- Friday 2–9 PM
- Saturday 2–9 PM
- Sunday 1–9 PM
Classic Neapolitan cooking, a bar, and a table-first dinner in Brooklyn.
Good to Know
Plan for reservations, access, and parking.
- Planning your visit
- Dinner reservations recommended · Accepts reservations Dinner reservations are recommended, and reservations are accepted. Book ahead for an evening table, then arrive ready to sit down and order.
- Parking
- Free of charge street parking · Free parking lot · Paid parking lot · Valet parking Plan extra time if you want valet service or a lot space, since both can involve a handoff before you head inside. Street parking is also an option nearby.
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating · Wheelchair-accessible toilet The entrance, seating, and toilet are wheelchair accessible. Guests can plan a full visit without needing a separate access route inside.
- Payment
- Credit cards · Debit cards Credit cards and debit cards are accepted. Bring a card for the bill and plan to pay at the end of the meal.
- Children
- Good for kids · High chairs The restaurant is good for kids and has high chairs. Families can come for lunch or dinner and ask for seating that works for younger children.
- Who comes here
- Groups Groups are welcome. Larger parties can use the reservation system to keep the meal together at one table.
- Atmosphere
- Casual · Cosy · Romantic The room is casual, cosy, and romantic. Guests can choose it for an easy meal, a quiet date, or a slower evening.
A long-running Italian room with sit-down service.
About La Palina
La Palina is an old-school Italian eatery and bar in Brooklyn. It serves classic Neapolitan cuisine and housemade sangria. The dining room runs with a casual, cosy feel. Seating, table service, and a bar on site shape the visit from the first drink to the last plate.
The kitchen covers lunch and dinner with a menu built around familiar Italian courses. Pasta, antipasti, fish, vegetables, and secondi all have a place here. The menu also includes heroes, salads, and house specialties. Dishes such as sausage with peppers and onions hero, ricotta ravioli, veal parmigiana, chicken Milanese hero, and sole Francese show the range on the table.
The bar pours wine, beer, cocktails, spirits, coffee, and alcohol. Great cocktails, great coffee, great dessert, and a great wine list are part of the house rhythm. Delivery, takeaway, and dine-in are all available. Catering is also offered.
La Palina accepts reservations, and dinner reservations are recommended. Credit cards and debit cards are accepted. The restaurant has wheelchair-accessible entrance, wheelchair-accessible seating, and wheelchair-accessible toilet. Free of charge street parking, a free parking lot, paid parking lot, and valet parking are all listed. High chairs are available, and the restaurant is good for kids. Service runs Wednesday through Saturday from 2 to 9 PM, then Sunday from 1 to 9 PM.
Old-World Dining Room
La Palina is an old-school Italian eatery that has been open since 1930. The room is set up for dine-in service, so the meal is built around a table, not a counter. Guests settle in for a sit-down dinner and order from the bar on site when they want a drink with the meal.
That format suits a place with a long history. The pace stays tied to the table, with room for a first drink, a course in the middle, and dessert at the end. Housemade sangria fits that rhythm well. So do the cocktails, coffee, and wine list that support a meal that can start slowly and finish with something sweet.
When To Come In
La Palina opens Wednesday through Saturday from 2–9 PM. Sunday service runs from 1–9 PM. Monday and Tuesday are closed, so the week has a clear pattern and the dining room does not open every day.
Reservations are accepted, and dinner reservations are recommended. That matters most on an evening visit, when a table can be planned ahead instead of left to chance. It also gives the meal a calmer start. The party arrives with the booking set, gets seated, and moves straight into dinner service without guessing about the wait.
Gallery
See the dining room and the table setup.
Parking And Access
The restaurant sits at 159 Avenue O, Brooklyn, NY 11204. The address places the visit on Avenue O, with several parking choices around it. Free of charge street parking is available, along with a free parking lot, a paid parking lot, and valet parking.
Access is built into the room itself. The entrance is wheelchair accessible, and so are the seating area and toilet. That makes the visit workable from the front door to the table and through the rest of the meal. The details matter for a dine-in restaurant, where the path inside should be as direct as the food service.
Location
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