West Village · Italian · Tuscan
Rita Sodi's Tuscan room on Bleecker — the twenty-layer lasagne and the best Negroni list in the West Village
Rita Sodi came to New York from Florence with no restaurant background and opened I Sodi on Bleecker Street in 2008, cooking the food she grew up eating and nothing else. The lasagne is the famous plate — around twenty paper-thin sheets, ragù, béchamel, no ricotta — and it is served in a portion that looks small until you eat it. The artichokes are fried Roman-Jewish style and worth the order regardless of season. The bar keeps a dozen Negroni variations and knows what to do with them. The room is narrow and dim and holds about forty people, which is why the restaurant moved into a slightly larger space next door and still cannot seat everyone who wants in.
I Sodi is rita Sodi's Tuscan room on Bleecker — the twenty-layer lasagne and the best Negroni list in the West Village. Regulars order lasagne al forno (twenty sheets, no ricotta) and carciofi alla giudia.
I Sodi is priced at $$$ — approx. $40–$75 per person.
I Sodi is on OpenTable. You can reserve online or call (212) 414-5774 directly. The badge at the top of this page shows tonight's remaining tables.
I Sodi is at 314 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014, in West Village. Street parking in the West Village; garages on Hudson St
I Sodi is open Mon–Thu 4:30–10:30 PM · Fri–Sun 11:30 AM–3 PM & 4:30–10:30 PM. Hours can change on holidays — confirm on Google Maps before a long drive.