After we arrived back from Italy last month, it wasn’t the beaches I missed most but the FOOD. And then I remembered that, if it’s good food we’re missing, we’re not in a bad place to find it! There are many reasons people love New York City but one big reason is that it is one of the most diverse cities in the world making it a perfect place to find whatever authentic ethnic cuisine you’re looking for. Italian food has always been my favorite but I recently asked you all on Instagram what the best Italian restaurants in NYC are and after narrowing the list way down by the TOP most recommended (some places had over 30 votes), I decided I’d put them in a list format and keep it here to document as I try them. I didn’t include the ones that only had a few votes although I’m sure they are incredible… the list just got too long! And speaking of local recommendations, I love this article The Big Apple Debunked – What Locals Love about New York City
The most recommended Italian restaurants in New York City (by area/neighborhood) were…
West Village
Palma
Aria
Osteria 57
Lartusi
Morandi
Via Carota
Piccolo Angolo
Don Angie
Maletesta
Greenwich Village
Deninos
Piccolo Angelos
Carbone
La Lanterna di Vittorio
Aunt Jake’s (and Upper East Side)
Olio e Piu
Lupa
I Sodi
Rosemary’s
Babbo
Bar Pitti
Hell’s Kitchen
Tavola
Mercato
Ristorante II Melograno
Upper West Side
Felice
Fiorello
Celeste
Parm
East Village
Cacio e Pepe
Il Posto Accanto
Supper
Fiaschetteria Pistoia
NoHo
Emilio Ballato
Il Buco
Bar Primi
Frank
Il Cantonori
San Marzano
Tribeca
Max
Il Mulino (UES, GV, and Gramercy)
Lower East Side
Forsythia
Lil Frankies
Spaghetti Incident
Sauce
Flatiron District
Scarpetto
Rezdora
Upper East Side
UVA
Campagnolas
Midtown
Il Tinello
Ceilo at the Mayfair
Marea
Becco
La Pecora Bianca
Il Gattopardo
SoHo
Song ‘E Napule
Piccola Cucina
Arturos
Lower Manhattan
Gelso & Grand
La Mela
Pasquale Jones
Peasant
Epistrophy
Il Cortile
Rubirosa
Dumbo
Almar
Williamsburg
Lilia
Bamonte’s
Misi
Have & Meyer
Carroll Gardens
Frankies 457
Park Slope
Pasta Louise
Harlem
Raos
Bronx
Zero Otto Nove
Roberto’s
