No matter how busy it gets, Alfredo's has certain assets in spades: their consistent success is thanks to the love and attention of a polished, professional kitchen and warm servers passionate about the cuisine. Make your way past the hungry tourists that mob its scene and be rewarded with pizza and pasta delicious enough to make your ragazza blush. Their classic fettuccine Alfredo is worth braving the wilds of 30 Rock. Still, the wise gourmand goes further to explore the likes of a Baccanale tasting menu, based on the flavors of imperial Rome (think crisp seafood sausage or house-made lasagna with white veal Bolognese and a Marsala wine reduction). To avoid these midtown crowds and prices, try the gloriously gargantuan TriBeCa sibling, Trattoria Cinque.