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Felidia Ristorante

243 E. 58th St. (Second & Third Aves.) Send to Phone
New YorkNY 10022
212-758-1479 | Make Restaurant Reservations
The only NYC Italian eatery presided over by a woman who taught Julia Child. Felidia Ristorante Restaurant is one of our | Top 10 New York Italian Restaurants |

Cuisine

Open

Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightly

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Wine

Great Wine List

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Dining room at Felidia Ristorante, New York, NYLidia Bastianich, cookbook author and co-owner of Esca and Becco in New York and Lidia's in Kansas City and Pittsburgh, still considers Felidia the jewel in her culinary crown. The bi-level restaurant is elegant and betrays a convivial love of all things Italian. Her chef at this flagship, Fortunato Nicotra, delivers a consistently distinctive gastronomic experience notable for its nod to Istria, near the Italian and former-Yugoslavian border from where Bastianich hails. There are always interesting foods to sample at Felidia, including a changing menu that highlights a particular Italian region and dishes selected to complement specific extra-virgin olive oils. Some winners: quail saltimbocca with Marsala wine, Brussels sprouts, parsnips and chips or grilled Mediterranean bass with steamed leeks, zucchini, fennel and capezzana olio novello. The extensive Italian wine list is a treat.

User Ratings & Reviews for Felidia Ristorante
Average rating    2.67
Reviews 1 - 3 of 31
Simply Amazing
by foodienyc212 on 01/28/2009
 
Can't express what a wonderful evening we had at Felidia's last week. The food was simply amazing and the service also added to the wonderful experience. It is rare to find a restaurant that maintains such a high standard for so many years. I’ve been coming here with my husband for 15 years and the food is as good as ever. I urge you to try the Branzino and the tiramisu for dessert, they are unforgettable!
 
Felidia is in the tank
by concordegp on 01/01/2009
 
Used to be regulars & stopped going, due to negative reviews we had heard. Returned last week, after three-four years. What was once a fine, perfectly authentic Italian gem, has crashed to the bottom. We have never witnessed so drastic a change in a restaurant. Terribly disappointed. Tasteless, overcooked, overpriced food, brought out cold. Sent food back four times. Had to ask for silverware, bread (twice), butter ...even had to send our drinks back 3 times.
 
Very disappointing
by scargo on 12/17/2008
 
Five of us dined at Felidia Dec 2008. We sat in a noisy upstairs room for 1 full hour without any attention from any wait person. Finally we asked for menus -- the waitress said:" Did you want to order?"

The dinners were mediocre, but very expensive. The temperature in the room became uncomfortably warm, at which point a door was opened to let in a cold draft. Everyone put on jackets until they closed the door again.

The tables are too close together, one group of very loud men two tables away made it impossible for us to hear each other unless we shouted.

In brief, it was a bad experience and we will never return to this highly over-rated restaurant.
 
 
 


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