Pasta Corner

Nadine Benitez is the soul and heart of Pasta Corner. She makes sure her team delivers a professional and friendly service. You might come the first time at Pasta Corner for the freshness of the food, but you’ll come back for the warm service.

The idea for Pasta Corner came during the pandemic when bakery owner Vincent Benoliel and his longtime friend, the French popstar Matt Pokora were sharing a house and cooking during lockdown in LA. Benoliel, who runs Michelina, an artisanal boulangerie and patisserie at the farmer’s market, had the opportunity to take another stand for a new concept so Pasta Corner was born in partnership with Pokora.

This hybrid grocery and restaurant is a destination for fresh housemade pasta and sauces to dine in or cook at home along with freshly baked French pastries and an array of Italian gourmet products. Guests can watch the pastas being made up front throughout the day as they peruse a display case filled with high quality fresh pastas made with Caputo flour, pastries, antipasti, charcuterie and housemade pasta sauces.

Two dozen fresh pastas and housemade sauce combinations are available for takeout, delivery and dine in, featuring traditional shapes like penne, spaghetti, tagliatelle and lumache (snails), as well as lasagna and filled ravioli and tortellini.

Premium ingredients are used in all dishes including Italian DOP cheeses, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, French butter and fresh black truffles. Benoliel’s signature housemade sweet and savory croissants (made with butter from Normandy) and other pastries, plus antipasti, will round out the offerings, along with wine and beer.

Pasta Corner

9 East 53rd St.

(Between Madison & Fifth Ave.)