The 27 Best Italian Restaurants In New York City

"Maybe you’ve heard of Rezdôra, the Flatiron spot that’s been serving little portions of fussy pasta to a packed house since 2019. We’re fans, but the sequel is so much better. Massara is just down the street in a bi-level space that makes us feel like we're intruding on someone’s Neapolitan villa. The menu is inspired by Campania, and, once again, there’s a rotating menu of obsessively engineered pastas, like mezzelune stuffed with peas, caciocavallo, and diced soppressata. But they also have great wine, puffy pizzettes, and pistachio gelato that’s 50% chocolate chip." - bryan kim, neha talreja, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, tiffany yannetta