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
a West Village flatbread shop where the party never quite stops
Must-try: Flatbread, Spritz, Happy hour snacks
📍 55 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY 10014
Italian in the West Village — 4.6 on Resy across 12,050 diner reviews
📍 211 Waverly Pl, 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
Coal-oven pizza in the Village since 1929 — no slices, no substitutions, carved-up wooden booths
Must-try: Plain pie with sausage, Meatball pie, A carafe of the house red
📍 278 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014
Italian-influenced seafood small plates from the Don Angie team
Must-try: Stuffed mussels with nduja, Crab and mortadella dip, Seafood pasta
📍 113 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY 10014
Rita Sodi's Tuscan room on Bleecker — the twenty-layer lasagne and the best Negroni list in the West Village
Must-try: Lasagne al forno (twenty sheets, no ricotta), Carciofi alla giudia, Negroni, any of the dozen versions
📍 314 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014
Milanese caffè on the West 4th corner — espresso at the bar, veal Milanese in the back, cashmere everywhere
Must-try: Veal Milanese, Cappuccino and a cornetto at the bar, Tonnarelli cacio e pepe
📍 259 W 4th St, New York, NY 10014
a casual room of exposed brick and unapologetic carbs
Must-try: Rigatoni, Prosciutto pizza, Grilled branzino
📍 753 Washington St, New York, NY 10014