7 editor picks in New York City.
7 italian places in New York City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in New York City | Italian across every city.
Italian food in New York stretches from red-sauce nostalgia to precise regional cooking, and the city honors both ends. Carbone in Greenwich Village turns 1950s Italian-American service into theatre, while Rezdôra in the Flatiron earned a Michelin star for hand-rolled Emilian pastas. Frankies 457 Spuntino has served Brooklyn-Italian on Court Street in Carroll Gardens since 2004, and Via Carota in the West Village leans Tuscan.
The two Franks have served Brooklyn-Italian on Court Street in New York City since 2004: handmade pastas, escarole salad, sausage cavatelli in a garden out.
OrderCavatelli, hot sausage, brown butter and sage.
TipSit in the garden in warm weather. The meatballs over polenta is the second pick if cavatelli has sold out.
Jody Williams and Rita Sodi's Grove Street West Village room serves Tuscan-leaning food in New York City. Priced at $$$. Kitchen leans italian.
OrderInsalata verde, cacio e pepe, chocolate budino.
TipWalk in at 17:00 sharp for the first seating, or join the list around 20:30 for the second wave.
Major Food Group's red-sauce Italian-American room on Thompson Street in New York City turns 1950s tableside service into theatre. Priced at $$$$.
OrderSpicy rigatoni vodka and the veal parmesan to share.
TipReservations are notorious; the bar runs walk-ins from 17:30 and serves the full menu. Don't skip the Caesar.
Chef Stefano Secchi's Flatiron pasta room runs Emilian hand-rolled pastas in New York City: tortellini in brodo, anolini, gramigna. Michelin star since 2022.
OrderThe Tour of Emilia: five hand-rolled pastas, $98.
TipReservations open 28 days out on Resy. The bar runs walk-ins from 17:30 and serves the same pasta tour.
Spaghetti Incident on Eldridge runs a 30-seat pasta room in the Lower East Side, New York City. Order the spaghetti alla chitarra cacio e pepe.
OrderSpaghetti alla chitarra cacio e pepe.
TipBYOB nights save the bill significantly. Reservations are easy if you sit at 18:00.
Chef Stefano Secchi's Flatiron pasta room holds a Michelin star in New York City. Tour of Emilia tasting: tortellini in brodo, anolini, gramigna.
Court Street Grocers (Italian) in New York City: The Italian Combo with hot pepper relish is the signature. Order online to skip the lunch-hour line.
TipThe Italian Combo with hot pepper relish is the signature. Order online to skip the lunch-hour line.
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