Massara On Park
Italian restaurant · Flatiron District
48 E 26th St, New York, NY 10010
Highlights
Obsessively engineered pastas, pizzettes, and pistachio gelato.
Obsessively engineered pastas, pizzettes, and pistachio gelato.
"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. 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
"From the team behind Rezdôra (see below), Massara is a two-story restaurant that uses everything at its disposal to place you in Southern Italy. It’s a fun party trick, and it works. The floors are travertine flagstone, the olive-green walls are hung with vintage paintings, and the intricate food is inspired by Campania. If you can’t snag a table, stop by around 5pm to grab a bar seat, then try a nest of chilled spaghetti topped with uni and raw red prawn. Pair it with a glass of Ischian wine the color of butterscotch, and finish with gelato." - bryan kim, hannah albertine, molly fitzpatrick
"This two-story Flatiron restaurant is from the pasta obsessives at Rezdôra, and aside from the few that are imported from the Amalfi-adjacent town of Gragnano, Massara’s pastas are all housemade. With a focus on coastal and Southern Italian cuisines, rotating offerings might include bicolor mezzalune, cavatelli-like corteccia, and firm tubes of candele tossed with an ultra-concentrated beef shank ragu. If it’s warm out, get the chilled spaghetti with uni and raw red prawn." - willa moore, bryan kim, neha talreja, carlo mantuano
"Massara serves tidy portions of housemade pasta in a charming bi-level spot channeling a villa in the Campanian countryside. From the team behind Rezdôra, the Flatiron restaurant works for anything short of a black-tie affair. Order wine, finish with gelato, and get at least one more pasta than you think you’ll need. The candele in a concentrated beef shank ragu is always a good choice." - molly fitzpatrick, bryan kim, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah
"Pristine pasta from the people behind Rezdôra. Go to this Southern Italian spot for chilled spaghetti with uni, tomato sauce, and raw prawn, as well as Neapolitan pizzettes, wood-fired langoustine, and many people greeting you with “Ciao.”" - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah
