New York Italian Restaurants

Pizza

1. Di Fara Pizzeria

Neighborhood: Brooklyn/Midwood

a "hole in the wall" in sync with the Midwood character (very old Brooklyn).   This is the best pizza I've ever had. I ordered a plain slice with basil. The crust is super thin, crispy, and does not get...

2. L&B Spumoni Gardens

l& b is greatttttt i love that in the summer i can sit outside and enjoy my 10 square slices i order alll for myself lol great pizza !! too bad its not down the block from mee...

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've returned to Luzzo's time and time again when I've got a craving for great Italian pizza. Not great Italian appetizers, service, or dessert.   Appetizers here are just ok, even the neapolitan...

5. Joe & Pat Pizzeria

if you like pizza with no cheese and sauce with abnormally high acidity that gives you indigestion and heartburn try the pizza not to mention the crust is so thin that the sauce makes soggy...

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Pasta

1. Trattoria Trecolori

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Theater District

tone for the evening. Staff was snappy and attentive, if a bit hurried; our server found the time to make some chitchat.  The pasta portions are appropriately sized, filling but not stuffing...

2. Babbo Ristorante e…

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

can't remember everything we had but we definitely had the grilled octopus appetizer, beef cheek ravioli the perfect steak and 2 fantastic pasta dishes as well as a couple of other things...

3. Gradisca Restaurant

Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

We had reservations and were warmly greeted upon arrival.  As we walked in "Mama" was preparing homemade pasta in a little roped off area to the right, setting the stage and ambiance for an excellent...

4. Dell'Anima

Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village

was creamy and very good. The good stuff ends there though, we ordred three different pastas, one worse than the other, and it is really difficult to make pasta taste bad so that says a lot. the cappellacci...

5. Lupa

Neighborhood: Manhattan/Greenwich Village

of the Batali experience to me. The caccio i pepe pasta is wildly peppery, like your mouth will protest but your brain will keep going.   This is what happens with salty spicy pasta, you can't stop...

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