Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Pasta de Pasta making return engagement in larger 1st Avenue home

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

An all-new Pasta de Pasta is set to debut today at 165 First Ave. just north of 10th Street.

Three of the four business partners were on-site yesterday (from left): Fatih Cimic, Eda Kabil and Tugay Ese. (Not pictured: Serap Oyal, who runs the Pasta de Pasta outpost in Turkey.)
Pasta de Pasta debuted at 192 First Ave. between 12th Street and 13th Street last June. 

The quick-serve pasta-bowl concept went viral on TikTok, partly thanks to its video-friendly fettuccine tossing in a large Parmesan wheel by the front window.

However, Pasta de Pasta later morphed into the like-minded Pastasole at 192 First Ave. According to Ese, while traveling in Turkey, his partner allegedly cut him out of the business, including its social media platforms. Ese said he owns the Pasta de Pasta name, and the case is now in the court system.

The new Pasta de Pasta will have all the original hits with various ingredients and add-ons.
Here's a look inside the space yesterday as staff geared up for the grand opening. The team was preparing arancini; elsewhere, a worker loaded Tiramisu into the dessert case.
We also met the chef, Bahadir Kiliq...
Pasta de Pasta plans to be open from noon to midnight. There isn't any alcohol service for now, though ownership may consider that for in-person dining down the road. You can follow them on Instagram for updates.

The health-food market Commodities was at 165 First Ave. under various ownership for 30 years, eventually closing in late 2022
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM

    Thanks for the context on what happened to the name! I thought I was going crazy. Seems the EV has had a lot of this lately; funzi's comes to mind

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  2. AnonymousApril 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM

    So now there are 3 with basically the identical menu within a few minutes walk.! Pasta de Pasta, PastaSole across the street and Pasta Rollo around the corner on Ninth between First and A

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