New York Italian Restaurants

Pizza

1. Di Fara Pizzeria

Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Midwood

Three stars for Dom DiMarco, the extraordinarily fresh ingredients, and the history of the place.  Minus two stars because my pizza had way too much oil, because the wait was insane, and because $20...

2. L&B Spumoni Gardens

So, I'm not from New York originally, but I have relatives from here who my family has always vacationed with.  And these relatives always liked to bring New York pizza to the vacation house...

3. Rosa's Pizza

Neighborhood: Queens/Ridgewood

Although I prefer Carlo's pizza in Middle Village, when in Ridgewood, this pizzeria is always a hit.  Like the Rosa's on 69th Street in Maspeth, there is a wide selection of pizzas and specialty...

4. Luzzo's

Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village

I am so lucky to live around the corner from this East Village gem.  The pizza here is amazing - especially if you happen to stop by on a night when Michele is in the kitchen!  The thin yet chewy...

5. Patsy's Pizzeria

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

Patsy's better be glad that I'm rating them on their pizza and not their shady service shenanigans.   At first we thought our waitress couldn't speak English, so we basically played charades to get...

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Pasta

1. Babbo Ristorante e…

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

At $75 per person, the traditional tasting menu was worth every penny. It changes on a regular basis but usually includes an appetizer, two pastas, two entrees, and three desserts. If you're ordering...

2. Gradisca Restaurant

Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

was the Cannelloni All'aragosta In Salsa Di Crostacei. I think it changed my life. The pasta was incredibly thin and light (kind of like a crepe) and the inside was stuffed (and I mean STUFFED...

3. Lupa

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

and the pasta course was amazing, though it was just a tad on the salty side for my taste.  However, its sauce was still really fresh and was perhaps the best and most complexly flavored pesto I've ever...

4. Trattoria Trecolori

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District

in the great atmosphere this restaurant provided.  Wife and I both ordered the squid ink seafood pasta.  It was loaded with tons of shellfish and the black squid ink pasta was amazing.  We ordered...

5. Bar Pitti

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

close together.  It looked like you would have a little more room to yourself inside.  Much more reasonable prices than the joint next door (except for the mozz appetizer).  We both had pasta dishes...

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