The 15 Best Italian Restaurants in Midtown East, New York (2024)

Ricky Sherrill:A nice place to go with a group. Good food and service. Order more sides than you think because they are all good. Be sure to grab a drink at the bar before dinner.

Ricky Gilbert:Wow - if you like QualityMeats you will like QI. Chicken parm is enormous but you already know this. Over order apps (including their chopped salad and eggplant) and sides (Corn Brûlée and Macaroni).

Eater:This restaurant specializes in steak, but the menu also includes raw bar items, crudo, charcuterie, pastas, roasted fish dishes, and a shareable chicken parm the size of a hubcap.

Sophia Kimmey:Loved the crab salad app, and the spicy pork chop entree. Owner is down to earth and so friendly!

Kevin O'wings:The gnocchi was great.

M Reilly-Brooks:Wonderful bday celebration for hubby—such service and food. Veal chop and soft shell crab specials to die for. Octopus salad and clams oreganta wonderful.

Rachel Gruber:I didn't expect such a great Italian restaurant in midtown, but everyone that I was with loved it. Great food, very authentic, I will be going back.

Sonya Doshi:Loved the Cacio e Pepe!

Kip Rupp:We typically get the specials, which are always awesome. But have never had anything off the menu that disappointed.

Christopher Floss:An amazing experience that brought me back to #Rome. All of the #pastas are homemade. Great wine selections. A MUST if you are searching for #Italian cuisine in #NewYork.

dara lynne:Great spot for Italian. Cozy, good service and excellent food. Go!

Dessy Rabuse:delicious! Very authentic italian food. Great service. Small and cozy.

James Rose:The rack of lamb is fantastic as is the Neapolitan Meatloaf. Great wine list as well!

G I:Place is overrated. Staff is nice, but food is ok. Everything has so much salt in it! Would not be returning for sure.

Nicolò Trentini:A Perfect italian restaurant in NY. Good service and good food. The place isn't very big though.

Ximena Aboites:Get the spinach caneloni, the best I've had. Not big portions, so good for lunch and great coffee.

Wong Lip Chin:Upscale deli! Posh and the food are equally great. There's only a washroom and you gonna have to wait.

Lockhart Steele:The chocolate croissant is a glorious revelation.

Fernando Campos:fantastic pistachio ice cream

Fernando Pedraza:Uno de los mejores restaurantes italianos… by far. Comida del sur de Italia deliciosa

Paige C:They’re doing an excellent job with outdoor dining and covid precautions. Their outdoor set up is very safe, comfortable and well heated. I also must say that they have the best coffee I’ve ever had.

Rachel Smith:Penne stolichnaya!!!

Keoni Souza:Yum Bruscheta!

Anton Slyusar:A good spot to grab lunch, great variety of options: smoothies, salads, sandwiches, hot and cold bars, pasta, meat and fish, cakes, soups - you name it.

Douglas Kurdziel:They have moved some hot sandwiches (like the wonderful Telera and steak sandwich) to the counter in the back - don't miss them!

Jackie Burnbaum:If you're an Italian food lover, this is heaven. From the chicken Milanese salad, goat cheese tarts, refreshing salads, great lunch spot

Kevin Stapp:Gramigna pasta dish was excellent! This was my first visit to the Midtown location, been to the Nomad one regularly. Think I like the Midtown one even better - more spacious, nice natural light

Vincent Santillo:Love everything. Great appetizers... small serving 'Italian tapas'. Great pasta and co*cktails. Tira Mi Su served family style in huge bowl for the table. 👍

Atika Al-Bimani:We have been twice, for dinner and breakfast. Love the place. Good food, nice atmosphere

Shomari Moorehead:Love the service and the 2 for 1 martinis. Passion fruit and mango are great. The food is too.

Kellz:Truffle fries & 2 for 1 martinis. That's all!

Nicole:Happy Hour-2 for 1 martinis and really delicious pizza.

Douglas Elliman:A hidden gem. This chic Italian restaurant is modern yet cozy. We love the food, the co*cktails, the service and the location. You must go and try the Pumpkin Gnocchi. It is out of this world!!!!

Jean Poh:Service sub par. Lots if co fusion over simple drink orders and required a lot of hand holding. Let the tourists have this one, I'm not keen.

Interni Magazine:Interni Best Design selection. Massimiliano e Doriana f*cksas 2009. Hours: Mon-Sat 11:30am - 11pm, Sun 11:30 - 5pm Read more.

Tash Concepcion:The veal bolognese, tomato and mozzarella and chocolate dessert were really good. Great restaurant week menu.

The New York Times:Recommended: Vitello tonnato, king crab and sea urchin, mackerel crudo, ravioli, risotto, steak, veal Milanese, sole, sorbetti, gianduja. Read more.

Natalie Centeno:you can't get any better than casa lever for an after museum drink on a fall evening. the warhols are a beautiful touch.

Marie La Rue:Casual and welcoming Italian, the kind of neighborhood spot you want to be a regular at. Several daily specials to choose from on top of the regular menu. Excellent minestrone, artichokes & dessert.

James John (Jay) Cudney IV:Good Italian. Excellent desserts.

James John (Jay) Cudney IV:Good Italian. Excellent desserts.

Olessya K:Try their house specialty - papardelle with stewed boar meat sauce. Similar to bolognese but more tender melting in your mouth. Simply divine!

Michael Schiano:It's a sleeper

Kevin O'wings:Man so this is tougher than I want it to be. Pros and cons. 1 pros great food, spinach pasta with meet sauce. Great the porkchop great. Waiter absolutely horrible. We got there at 7:50pm. They gave