The meatpacking experience

So I thought I had been to the best restaurant in the meatpacking district when I went to Buddakan which is an amazing place. The place had a very 'cool' vibe, large space with plenty of seating yet somehow felt intimate. The food and wine was gorgeous. Asian food is one of my favourites so I was blown away, I recommend the salt rock prawns and the steak. The wine was also excellent although the entire night was rather on the pricey side, or so I thought until I went to Villa Pacri. Villa Pacri is an Italian restaurant in the same neighbourhood. I love Italian food and have certainly tried my fair share of Italian restaurants and food as my sister used to work for an Italian food company. I have to say it was incredibly expensive but worth every penny. The Burrata was to die for-like no mozzarella I had ever tasted before so creamy it just melted in your mouth and the tuna tartare was amazing alongside the thinly sliced prosciutto. For main I definitely recommend their house speciality of the ravioli with truffle-so gorgeous and my husband's Veal Milanese was also delicious. The setting was romantic and yet at the same time 'trendy'. At the beginning of the evening all that was on my mind was god this place is pricey and the people are way too cool for school but after I started eating and drinking (the wine was also very good I recommend the Macon Village) I forgot all that and got transported to heaven with every mouthful!