Grazie Nonna, which rode the Italian-American nostalgia wave when it opened last year, now has a showier cocktail bar neighbor. Grazie Mille, sticking to owner Casey Patten’s gratitude-expressing naming scheme (his downtown sandwich shop is called Grazie Grazie), opened for drinks, Italian bites, and live-spun music last week.
With low lighting, velvety textures, and a wall of mismatched vintage mirrors and portraits, Grazie Mille has a moodier vibe than the festive Grazie Nonna, which pays tribute to Italian-American Sunday dinners.
