Cafe Fiorello is perhaps Lincoln Heart’s best-kept secret. It’s not a sequence like The Smith, and it’s not as scorching as Tatiana, but it surely’s top-of-the-line spots to seize a drink and a fast meal earlier than the opera, particularly when you’ve been made conscious of the worth of champagne contained in the theater. (It’s $26, which we discovered the exhausting approach.) The Italian spot takes reservations, however we’ve additionally had luck strolling in and grabbing a bar seat. Order a Negroni and the hen parm, which is nice for sharing: as large and spherical as a private pizza, topped with dollops of burrata. It’s a speedy operation for those who’ve solely bought half-hour earlier than the opera begins, however you might additionally linger at this just-loud-enough spot, or come by after a present for a nightcap, since they keep open till 11:30pm on the weekends.