Best Italian Restaurants in NYC

Missy Robbins' Williamsburg pasta kitchen — the mafaldini with pink peppercorns is one of the best plates of pasta in America

Must-try: Mafaldini with pink peppercorns & parmigiano, Sheep's milk ravioli, Wood-roasted clams

📍 567 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Jody Williams and Rita Sodi's West Village trattoria — the insalata verde is New York's best salad and the room is perpetually perfect

Must-try: Insalata verde, Cacio e pepe, Bollito with salsa verde

📍 51 Grove St, New York, NY 10014

Scott Tacinelli and Angie Rito's creative Italian-American in the West Village — pinwheel lasagna and helical caesar are not to be missed

Must-try: Pinwheel lasagna, Helical caesar salad, Braciole

📍 103 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY 10014

Dom DeMarco's legendary Midwood pizzeria — each pie hand-cut with scissors after the fresh basil is laid on by the man himself

Must-try: Regular slice, Square slice, Whole pie

📍 1424 Ave J, Brooklyn, NY 11230

West Village's red-sauce Italian temple where the veal parmesan and spicy rigatoni have become the most talked-about dishes in NYC

Must-try: Spicy rigatoni vodka, Veal parmesan, Tableside Caesar salad

📍 181 Thompson St, New York, NY 10012

Carmine Street's no-frills slice shop since 1975 — the definitive New York street slice, full stop

Must-try: Plain cheese slice, Pepperoni slice, Sicilian slice

📍 7 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014

West Village's relaxed Italian wine bar and kitchen — excellent handmade pasta and one of NYC's best wine selections

Must-try: Tajarin with butter and sage, Burrata with sea salt, Eggplant caponata

📍 228 W 10th St, New York, NY 10014