Il Brigante: Any jaded New Yorker or broke as a joke student can attest that pizzerias in the city are a dime a dozen, so imagine how refreshing it is to unearth a real slice of Italy (Calabria, to be exact) in DUMBO. Though it also serves up traditional pastas and seafood dishes, this quaint brick-walled eatery’s specialty is a pipin’ hot pie, cooked right before your eyes in a bonafide wood-burning oven. Try the standby Margherita ($10) or the signature Calabria (black olives, red onions, and stinky salami, $12) and wash it down with a glass of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo ($7). For a truly decadent experience, finish your night with a dessert wine and a cannoli. Mama mia, that’s classy stuff!
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