What to Order at Misi

Misi is Missy Robbins' second Brooklyn restaurant, a pasta-and-vegetables room in South Williamsburg that runs two menu columns and no meat mains, and the plates to build around are the occhi and the fettuccine.

What should you order at Misi?

Order one stuffed pasta, one long noodle, and two vegetables, which is the shape the menu wants from you. The Infatuation's Bryan Kim scored it an 8.6 in a June 2025 review, and the menu runs about 10 pastas plus vegetable small plates, with no traditional protein mains beyond an occasional steak special.

1. Occhi. Ricotta-filled pasta that Kim's review describes through its lemon, warm ricotta, and abundance of butter. It has anchored the menu since opening and people name it first.

2. Fettuccine. Kim calls it effortlessly charismatic, built on black pepper and little else. The early coverage from the Michelin Guide's opening piece cites buffalo milk butter and extra-aged Parmigiano, and either way the point stands: minimal dressing, maximal noodle.

3. Tortelli. Silky mascarpone in what the review calls a lake of brown butter. The richest thing on the menu, best split across the table.

4. Whipped ricotta crostini. Cool, dense, and slightly sweet per the review, and the right opener while you argue over the pasta column.

5. The vegetable column. The review highlights the grilled baby artichokes, butter beans, and grilled broccoli. The menu treats vegetables with the same seriousness as pasta, which is the whole thesis of the room.

What should you skip at Misi?

The review gives you two honest answers: the gnocchi sardi reads as a second-tier choice next to the headline pastas, and the occasional steak special arrived under what Kim calls an overwhelming amount of fennel pollen. With roughly 10 pastas on the list, spend your slots on the stuffed shapes and the fettuccine.

Where should you sit at Misi?

At the counter. The room sits at the base of a high-rise and leans modern, but the open kitchen keeps it alive, and the counter stools overlooking the pasta station are, per the review, by far the best seats in the house. If a prime-time table will not open, try hunting a pair of counter seats instead.

How do you get a reservation at Misi?

Misi releases reservations 28 days in advance at 10 AM, per The Infatuation, and the restaurant does not hold room for walk-ins. That leaves two ways in: be online the moment your date opens, or catch a cancellation, which is exactly the case where an alert beats refreshing.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the chef at Misi?

Missy Robbins, who opened Misi in South Williamsburg in 2018 as the follow-up to Lilia, her first Brooklyn hit. If you are chasing both, DinnerElite has a what-to-order guide for Lilia too.

Does Misi serve meat?

Mostly no. The menu is two columns, vegetables and pasta, with no traditional protein mains beyond a rare steak special. Order accordingly and you will not miss it.

When do Misi reservations open?

28 days ahead at 10 AM, per The Infatuation's 2025 review, with no walk-in allocation. Prime slots go quickly, and cancellations are the realistic back door.

Getting the table is the harder half of the plan. DinnerElite tracks when Misi releases reservations and how far ahead it books, and it emails you the moment a cancellation opens up. Start from DinnerElite's Misi page.