A casual Italian-American red-sauce spot from the Carbone/Torrisi team, prized on the Upper West Side for being an easy, walk-in-friendly alternative to its famously hard-to-book sister restaurants.
235 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023
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Unlike its downtown sister restaurant Carbone, Parm's Upper West Side outpost is built for spontaneity: The Infatuation calls it "way more casual" and says it's "one thousand times easier to get a table (or just walk in)" here than at Carbone.
The Infatuation flags this location specifically as good for walk-ins, positioning it as the low-friction option in the Torrisi restaurant family rather than a venue with reported lines or long waits.
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Walk-ins: Recommended by The Infatuation as a walk-in-friendly location
No specific wait times are reported; The Infatuation describes it as an easy, low-wait spot relative to its sister restaurants.
The Infatuation doesn't detail its reservation system, but notes it's far easier to get a table here than at Carbone.
Yes — The Infatuation lists this location as ideal for walk-ins, calling it much easier than trying to walk into Carbone.
Sources: The Infatuation — Upper West Side Restaurants Guide