Best Italian Restaurants in Manhattan, NYC

Manhattan's Italian dining runs from cozy neighborhood rooms to polished tasting-menu spots. These picks span cacio e pepe finished at the table, thick Venetian bigoli and a seasonal tasting menu, plus kosher steaks, pre-theater pasta and carriage-house dinners in between.

1. 

   Rank 1Park Rose NYC

   Midtown

   4.9 out of 5 on Google4.9 GooglePrice level $$

   Handmade pastas and reworked Italian-American classics fill the menu here, though lunch regulars point to the chicken Milanese and a good-value prix fixe served in a softly lit hotel dining room.

2. 

   Rank 2Osteria Nonnino

   Meatpacking District

   4.8 out of 5 on Google4.8 GooglePrice level $$

   Table-side Bucatini Cacio e Pepe is the draw at this family-owned osteria, and diners keep naming attentive servers like Noel.

3. 

   Rank 3Celeste

   Upper West Side

   4.8 out of 5 on Google4.8 GooglePrice level $$

   Expect homey cooking here: crackling fried artichokes, vermicelli alle vongole and leopard-spotted wood-fired pizzas, with the owner often working the room.

4. 

   Rank 4Da Andrea Chelsea

   Meatpacking District

   4.8 out of 5 on Google4.8 GooglePrice level $$

   Dim lighting sets the mood for house-made pasta and risottos, and the bartender's cocktails get as much love as the food.

5. 

   Rank 5Giulietta

   Midtown

   4.8 out of 5 on Google4.8 GooglePrice level $$$

   Near Grand Central, a bright all-day room with a large standalone bar serves buffalo mozzarella and vodka pasta, and it works well for business breakfasts.

6. 

   Rank 6Lucciola

   Upper West Side

   4.8 out of 5 on Google4.8 GooglePrice level $$

   For a special occasion, the Italian tasting menu stands out, with scallops and pistachio-sauce pasta backed by a cellar of over 1,450 bottles.

7. 

   Rank 7Pavin 86

   Upper East Side

   4.9 out of 5 on Google4.9 GooglePrice level $$

   Date-night diners rave about the lobster ravioli and pomodoro in a private-feeling room with good music and Gavi by the glass.

8. 

   Rank 8Noi Due Carne

   Upper West Side

   4.8 out of 5 on Google4.8 GooglePrice level $$

   Kosher Italian with a meat focus: steaks, soft sea bass and crisp arancini come out of a small, cozy room with warm service.

9. 

   Rank 9AperiBar

   Times Square

   4.8 out of 5 on Google4.8 GooglePrice level $$

   Handy before a Broadway show, this hotel spot offers a pre-theater fixed menu, well-liked rigatoni and Neapolitan pizza.

10. 

    Rank 10Bigoi Venezia

    Upper East Side

    4.8 out of 5 on Google4.8 GooglePrice level $$

    Thick, perfectly cooked Venetian noodles with sauces like bolognese come fast and generous, often with the chef chatting at the counter.

11. 

    Rank 11Portale

    Chelsea

    4.8 out of 5 on Google4.8 GooglePrice level $$

    Set in a renovated carriage house, Alfred Portale's kitchen wins regulars with lobster mafaldine, duck and branzino in a buzzy room.

• Midtown8 spots
• Upper West Side6 spots
• West Village5 spots
• Upper East Side5 spots
• Hell's Kitchen3 spots
• Chelsea3 spots
• Meatpacking District3 spots
• Times Square2 spots
• Alphabet City2 spots
• Greenwich Village2 spots