Top Italian Restaurants in Manhattan: Critics' Favorites

Acclaimed Manhattan Italian Dining

• Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca – Batali/Bastianich legacy; handmade pasta, deep wine list (Michelin-starred historically)
• Carbone – Torrisi/Mario Carbone; retro-glam, spicy rigatoni vodka, veal parm (reservations essential)
• Del Posto – Bastianich/Batali; Michelin-starred, modern Italian, seasonal tasting menus
• Felidia – Lidia Bastianich; elegant, Northern Italian, 40+ years
• I Sodi – Rita Sodi; Michelin-starred, Tuscan-inspired, seafood focus
• Lilia – Missy Robbins; pasta-centric, creative, Williamsburg-born, now Manhattan
• Marea – Michael White; Michelin-starred, coastal Italian, crudo, pasta
• Osteria Morini – Michael White; casual, Emilia-Romagna, lively
• Patsy's – Historic (1944), East Harlem; classic red-sauce, coal-oven pizza
• San Ambroeus – Milanese import; cafe/restaurant, pastries, pasta, coffee, multiple locations

How to Choose

• Special occasion: Del Posto, I Sodi, Marea
• Pasta perfection: Lilia, Babbo, I Sodi
• Old-school vibe: Patsy's, Felidia
• Scene/energy: Carbone, Osteria Morini
• Cafe/bakery: San Ambroeus

Reservations via Resy/OpenTable essential for most. Menus/prices change.