Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in New York City

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Updated June 05, 2025

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Numero 28 Pizzeria - West Village

4.8

4.8 (281)

$30 and under

Italian

West Village

About the restaurant

PLEASE NOTE: BYOB Policy is only applicable to party sizes of 6 or more.
We are Cash Only. For parties of 10+ we accept credit cards which are linked to our other locations in the city.
Call us for more info.

Wood-fired ovens:
Our ovens are specifically designed according to the needs of each of our premises. The preparation of our pizza is checked at every stage; from the selection of its ingredients until it is ready to be baked and cooked to perfection.

Flavors and aromas:
It is the ingredients that we carefully choose which make the difference. We select only products of the highest quality so that we can offer to all our customers a pizza which is always prepared according to the Italian tradition.

Certificated Made in Italy:
We only select Italian ingredients which have obtained both the D.o.c. and the D.o.p. certification; In this way we offer our customers a genuine and traditional product worth of its fame.

Parties of 6+ have prix fixe menu.$50p/person Tax/fees not Inc.

Top review

ClaireVIP

Dined on Mar 30, 2025

Loved it!!!! Delicious pizza and lovely people. Recommended!

Vetro by Russo's on the Bay

4.9

4.9 (1604)

$31 to $50

Italian

Howard Beach

About the restaurant

From exquisite cuisine, expansive wine cellar, cocktail lounge and exemplary service. Vetro expands Russo's fine culinary tradition into an elegant restaurant completely distinct from your private occasion. Restaurant, Dine in wine cellar, special occasions.

Top review

CharlesVIP

Dined 7 days ago

Excellent! Great food and wonderful Staff!!!!!!!!!!

Il Poeta

4.7

4.7 (59)

$31 to $50

Italian

Forest Hills

About the restaurant

Il Poeta is an Italian restaurant with a Northern Italian cuisine. Chef and co-owner Mario Di Chiara has over 20 years experience in the most famous Italian restaurant in Venice and NYC with 10 years work experience in Cipriani’s restaurant. In summer 2011 the Italian Government award Il Poeta with "Ospiutalita Italiana nel Mondo" meaning that it is a truly authentic Italian restaurant (so far we are the only Italian restaurant in all Queens to have this award from the Italian Government).

Top review

JOJO

Dined on Jun 15, 2025

Our waiter was help ans attentive . Place was clean food was good. Price was reseasonable. Would come again l.

Italianissimo

4.8

4.8 (611)

$30 and under

Italian

Upper East Side

About the restaurant

The instant you walk into Italianissimo Ristorante, you are overcome with a feeling of romance. When you arrive, your hosts for the evening sits you at a table adorned with gorgeous fresh flowers that evoke a certain elegance and charm. The maitre d' presents to you the nightly specials that Chef Luigi Campoverde (who is no stranger to the Upper East Side, with stints at Il Nido, Il Monello and Portofino Grill) is about to prepare in the kitchen.

Top review

LisaVIP

Dined on Jun 14, 2025

Wonderful food, excellent service. You could tell a lot if effort has gone into making the food. Excellent!

Michael's of Brooklyn

4.9

4.9 (985)

$31 to $50

Italian

Midwood

About the restaurant

Family owned and operated since 1964, Michael’s of Brooklyn offers three generations of pride and excellence at our restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. Loyal customers visit from near and far to enjoy generations-old family recipes, lovingly handed down as a legacy of Italian tradition.

So come and join us as we celebrate the tastes of Italy in our elegantly appointed dining room. From delicious warm and cold antipasti and tantalizing pasta creations…to delectable seafood, veal and poultry entrees… tempting desserts, too. All served to you by a warm and friendly staff. Visit us today and find out why Michael’s has been a Brooklyn institution for nearly sixty years.

Top review

AndrewVIP

Dined 5 days ago

all the food is very fresh with excellent service

Don Angie

4.9

4.9 (69)

$31 to $50

Italian

Greenwich Village

About the restaurant

Don Angie is an intimate restaurant serving up a modern ode to Italian-American cuisine by husband and wife chefs and co-owners Angela Rito and Scott Tacinelli, in partnership with Quality Branded. Located in the heart of New York City’s West Village, the restaurant’s menu reimagines comforting dishes from Angie and Scott’s childhoods, with distinctive twists, often drawing inspiration from their collective travels.

Shortly after opening, Don Angie earned a 2-star critic’s pick review from the New York Times and named one of Esquire’s Best New Restaurants in America in 2018. Scott and Angie earned nominations from the James Beard Foundation in 2019, 2020 2022, and 2025. In May 2021, Don Angie was awarded a Michelin star.

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Top review

Claire

Dined 2 days ago

We loved it! Everything we had was marvelous! Highly recommend this place!

Frankies Spuntino

4.9

4.9 (112)

$30 and under

Italian

Carroll Gardens

About the restaurant

Indulge in delicious Italian fare at Frankies Sputino. Owned by chefs Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli, this restaurant specializes in Tuscan-inspired cuisine, served in comfortable settings. Stop by during lunch and enjoy a light roasted vegetable salad or Frankies' special sausage and broccoli rabe sandwich made with pizza Bianca bread. Other menu highlights at Frankies Sputino include the meatball with pine nuts and raisins, the slow roasted rib eye and the branzino, served with lemon aioli and grilled artichokes. Open for lunch and dinner all through the week, Frankies Sputino is a great pick for a casual dining experience. The drink menu boasts a small but carefully selected wine list, handpicked to complement the delicious meals.

Top review

Drew

Dined 6 days ago

Had a great experience. Food and ambience were top notch

Botte Bar

4.7

4.7 (48)

$30 and under

Italian

Astoria

About the restaurant

Welcome to Botte Bar, a cozy small size Italian restaurant specializing in Roman cuisine and traditional Italian cocktails located at 25-07 Broadway in Astoria, Queens. It is our pleasure to serve you delicious, inspired Italian dishes from Rome.

We offer a selection of cicchetti (small plates), and a large selection of pastas, appetizers, salads, seafood and meat dishes and a selection of rotating specials. We handpicked our selections of Italian wine to complement our menu.

We have a full bar with a signature cocktail menu, where you can also enjoy a full dinner.

Top review

JhoanVIP

Dined on May 1, 2025

Very small spot, but super cozy. Food is great and so are the drinks. Everything tastes super fresh and the employees are very friendly. Their happy hour menu is really good too, with a few appetizers, oysters and drinks

Da' Franco & Tony's Ristorante

5.0

5 (214)

$31 to $50

Italian

Schuylerville

About the restaurant

Welcome to Da Franco & Tony Ristorante. We are located on the corner of Mulford Ave and Middletown Road near Hutchitson River Parkway. Antipasti – Zuppe – Insalate- Pasta – Pollo – Carne – Pesce -Verdre – Dolci Del Giorno- Come in for a memorable dining experience!

Top review

KarenVIP

Dined on May 9, 2025

Wonderful as always their bread & cheese on the table is so welcoming n such a nice touch I had the Salmon cooked my special way with rosemary which was delicious and my husband had the Shrimp Parmigiana which he loved the Cocktails are always great and love to end the night with the Espresso Martinis If u would like something cooked differently then on the menu and they have the ingredients they will be more than happy to accommodate you The staff is wonderful and ALWAYS TREAT YOU LIKE FAMILY whether you are NEW or OLD it’s a very WELCOMING PLACE the way restaurants use to be WONDERFUL FOOD WONDERFUL STAFF

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