Angelo of Mulberry Street
Located in the heart of Little Italy, Angelo's of Mulberry offers 19 antipasti choice and a variety of soups and salads. Homemade pastas and main courses featuring beef, chicken, veal and fish round out the menu. You can even take home some of Angelo's favorite sauces as souvenirs. Angelo's is closed on Mondays, except during the month of December.
Angelo of Mulberry Street
146 Mulberry St.
New York, NY 10013
(212) 966-1277
angelomulberry.com
Da Nico Italian Ristorante
Offering traditional Northern and Southern Italian cuisine, Da Nico's features coal brick oven pizza, stuffed grilled lobster, baby lamb chops and veal chops. During the summer, guests can enjoy dining in a large outdoor garden.
Da Nico Italian Ristorante
164 Mulberry St.
New York, NY 10013
(212) 343-1212
danicoristorante.com
Il Cortile
This sprawling, multi-room eatery offers some of the less common, Northern Italian specialities. Serving up unique pies of sausage, artichokes and mozzarella, as well as a gnocchi dish stuffed with spinach and mascarpone, Il Cortile is known for generous portions. It offers an indoor garden and is a popular location for private parties.
Il Cortile
125 Mulberry St.
New York, NY 10013-4683
(212) 226-6060
ilcortile.com
Il Palazzo
A two-story, casual eatery, Il Palazzo dishes up grilled octopus, garlic soup, porcini risotto, veal chops and a variety of other plates from its lengthy menu. A glass-enclosed garden area is a pleasant seating option or choose a seat where you can watch the bustling street scene.
Il Palazzo
151 Mulberry St.
New York, NY 10013
(212) 343-7000
littleitalynyc.com/ilpalazzo
L'Asso
A wood-fired brick oven produces pizzas with traditional toppings as well as more unusual ones like zucchini flowers and truffle oil. According to the menu, a few of the restaurants pies comply with an Italian law that spells out the standards for making genuine Neapolitan pizza. Two of the must-have ingredients for compliance are buffalo milk mozzarella and San Marzano tomatoes.
L'Asso
192 Mott St.
New York, NY 10012
(212) 219-2353
lassonyc.com
Lombardi's Pizza
This family restaurant first opened in 1897 as a grocery store, just down the street from its present location. Lombardi's received its mercantile license in 1905 and then became America's first pizzeria. The original tomato pies were wrapped in paper, tied with string, and sold to workers who carried them to their job sites for lunch. Today, Lombardi's dishes up its famous pizza to customers wanting a little slice of history to go along with dinner.
Lombardi's Pizza
32 Spring St.
New York, NY 10012-4173
(212) 941-7994
firstpizza.com
Umberto's Clam House
With it's colorful past--New York gangster Joe Gallo was shot and killed at the restaurant in 1972 --Umberto's Clam House offers a somewhat dark glamour, but also dishes up a famous clam sauce in three varieties, as well as seafood specialities like shrimp scampi and lobster ravioli. Steaks and chops are on the menu, too.
Umberto's Clam House
386 Broome St.
New York, NY 10013-3706
(212) 431-7545
umbertosclamhouse.com
