L'Artusi
Italian restaurant · West Village ·
Italian small plates, extensive wine list, pasta, seafood, meat mains
Italian small plates, extensive wine list, pasta, seafood, meat mains
"Brunch reservations at L’Artusi are nearly impossible to get, and the wait for walk-ins can extend for hours. But just take that as another sign that you should eat here. L’Artusi serves some of the best Italian food in the city, and their brunch menu has everything from perfectly executed bucatini to a scramble with bacon and sausage. If you have something to celebrate on a weekend morning, this is the table to get." - bryan kim
"There’s a correct way to do L’Artusi, and this is it: You come in a group of two, and you sit at the bar. You order the roasted mushrooms with pancetta and a fried egg, and then you share two pastas. You drink wine. You go home happy. A dinner at this West Village restaurant is about as good a date night as they come, and that probably won't change anytime soon. The pastas here are always immaculate, and the wagyu carpaccio is the best around." - bryan kim, neha talreja, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, tiffany yannetta
"There’s a correct way to do L’Artusi, and this is it: You come with one other person, and you sit at the bar. You order a crudo and the roasted mushrooms with pancetta and a fried egg, and then you share two pastas. You drink wine. You go home happy. Unlike a lot of rustic downtown Italian spots, the decor is modern with upholstered seating and gray tile floors, and a dinner here is about as good a date night as they come. You can’t go wrong with any of the pastas, and the wagyu carpaccio alone is worth coming back for." - bryan kim, will hartman, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick
"Historically, our favorite way to eat at L’Artusi is to go with one other person, sit at the bar, start with the roasted mushrooms and ricotta with homemade crackers, and then share two pastas. But having a meal surrounded by 2,000 bottles of wine in this West Village restaurant’s private cellar sounds pretty good, too. For larger events, they offer buyouts of their second floor, for up to 55 people." - neha talreja, bryan kim, hannah albertine, will hartman
"On my day off, I love having a delicious lunch at L'Artusi while I’m out and about." - Nancy DePalma