There’s regional Italian and then there’s Talina Osteria Romagnola, opened last year in Babylon Village and focused almost entirely on the food and wines of Romagna, the southeastern portion of Emilia-Romagna on Italy's Adriatic coast. The impossibly cozy spot, formerly Molto Pizza, is all exposed brick and farmhouse wood, brightened with Romagna’s distinctive textiles and, suspended from the ceiling, rolling pins of the type that partner Pietro Faetanini's late nonna, Talina, would have used to make pasta.
Talina
Range of entrees: $27-$46
Handicapped accessibility: No stairs
Attributes: Good for date night, Celebrations
Reservations: Necessary
376 Deer Park Rd., Babylon
instagram.com/talina_ny | 631-572-7987
Faetanini runs the front of the house while his wife, chef Bri