Openings: Pasta de Pasta on 1st Avenue

Photo by Lola Sáenz 

Pasta de Pasta debuted at 192 First Ave. between 11th Street and 12th Street earlier this month. (Previously.) 

The quick-serve pasta shop offers a simple menu, starting with a base of homemade pasta and cheese for $9.90 and many add-on options. (The menu is at the bottom of the site here.) 

The pasta is tossed in a Parmesan wheel before being served for one of the tables in the back or to go.

Daily hours: Noon to 11 p.m. 

The space was most recently Koko Wings, which closed in early 2024 after four-plus years in service. 

Pasta for the former Koko Wings on 1st Avenue

A restaurant specializing in pasta is in the works for 192 First Ave. between 11th Street and 12th Street. 

We're told that the owners of Gelatoville on First Avenue at 10th Street are behind Pasta de Pasta, a Turkish pasta concept for this space. 

The space was most recently Koko Wings, a quick-serve restaurant specializing in Korean fried chicken, which recently closed after a December 2019 debut. 

This marks the latest vacant upper EV First Avenue storefront to land a new tenant... coming soon:

• Sweet Cake, 215 First Ave. 

• The Onion Tree Pizza Co. at 214 First Ave. 

• The Lazy Llama Coffee Bar, 194 First Ave. 

• Lilly's Shakes & Crepes, 186 First Ave. 

 H/T Greg Goldberg