16 Excellent Old-School Italian Restaurants
"If you’ve gotten this far and thought to yourself, “Why haven’t they told me where I can get some really good chicken marsala,” you’re in the right place. Joe’s in Ridgewood has been perfecting their chicken marsala recipe since 1982, and though we haven’t talked much about free bread—because every place on this list has it—it’s worth noting that the free bread at Joe’s comes with not just butter, but house-made marinated peppers swimming in olive oil. It’s a triumphant start to the feast that’s bound to follow at this classic spot, where the $18.95 penne alla vodka is big enough to feed everyone at your table, and the table next to yours, too." - willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah, neha talreja
