2025 Best Italian Restaurants in New York Area

Authentic Italian Food in New York

Whether you're craving a simple plate of spaghetti and meatballs, or an osso buco that melts in your mouth, here are GAYOT's choices for the Best Restaurants for Italian Cuisine in New York, presented in alphabetical order. Mangia!

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al di la
14/20
Casually chic Venetian trattoria offering northern Italian meals. See More
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Babbo
16/20
Modern Italian trattoria in the West Village. See More

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Carbone
14/20
Chefs Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi serve up familiar Italian fare at this Greenwich Village hot-spot. See More
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Emporio
14/20
Standout neighborhood spot serving Roman cuisine. See More
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Harry Cipriani
15/20
Some of the most authentically Italian cuisine in New York served in an elegant setting. See More

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6/

Hearth

Modern American, Italian
Hearth
15/20
This homey East Village haunt offers modern American cuisine in modest, minimalist style. See More
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I Sodi
14/20
Above-average Italian fare distinguishes I Sodi from its West Village brethren. See More
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Il Cantinori
14/20
This stucco Tuscan trattoria is well-known to regulars (even the not-so-regular celebrities) for it uncomplicated northern Italian cuisine. See More

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Lilia
14/20
Pastas, grilled meat and seafood from chef Missy Robbins in Williamsburg. See More
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Locanda Verde
14/20
It's rustic meets chic at this happening TriBeCa Italian eatery. See More

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