Historian Kevin Draper is our primary go-to for walking New York City tours with our ex.expat group. He’s a walking encyclopedia about the history of our city. This time, we converged on the West Side of Lower Manhattan, including Tribeca and SoHo and heard incredible stories of American pioneers with examples of transformation and revitalization.

After the tour, we had lunch at Gigino Trattoria, a friendly, unassuming Tuscan-inspired Italian restaurant in Tribeca with delicious fare. Almost all of their pastas and breads are house made.

Our table shared a couple salads (arugula, $15 and a mix of mesclun, arugula & spinach, $14), the Margherita pizza ($20),  orecchiette with broccoli rabe and sausage ($26), their pappardelle San Marazno ($22) and Gnocchi with veal, beef & pork meatballs in a tomato ragu ($26.00). I’d recommend each of the dishes. Yes, that good.

 I recommend both a tour with Kevin Draper and a meal at Gigino Trattoria.

Gigino Trattoria
Tribeca
323 Greenwich Street
NY, NY 10013
212-431-1113