Norma
Italian restaurant · Kips Bay ·
Authentic Sicilian pizza, pasta, and arancini in rustic setting
Authentic Sicilian pizza, pasta, and arancini in rustic setting
"If you explore Cartagena’s restaurants, I highly recommend Norma Ristorante for its live music, amazing pasta dishes, and grilled seafood." - Paris Wilson
"There will be mornings when you decide that a fistful of granola simply won’t cut in. You need a better breakfast, but who’s going to provide it? The breakfast burrito at Mama Yoshi is a very decent choice, and the paratha egg wrap at Mount Everest always gets the job done, but Norma’s is the first spot you should think of. Crispy on the outside and buttery on the inside, their biscuits are the perfect vehicles for eggs, cheddar, and thick slabs of spicy bacon. Later in the day, swing by for a chicken melt or a turkey sandwich on sourdough." - bryan kim, neha talreja, willa moore, will hartman
"Technically, you can order the aptly-named New Yorker sandwich from Norma’s Corner Shoppe on any style of bread—but for a BEC worthy of this guide, you need to get yours on a scallion cheddar biscuit. This Ridgewood cafe's biscuits are crispy on the outside and buttery on the inside, and they're the perfect vehicles for a soft baked egg, thick slabs of spicy bacon, and a generous portion of cheddar that’s broiled in the oven." - team infatuation
"To think of these arancini as mere “rice balls” is a slight on Sicilian cuisine; they are so much more. Nowhere else in the city will you dine on such crisp, classic beauties—filled with ragù, peas, mozzarella and rice cooked in chicken stock, then presented in a pool of light tomato sauce. Rest assured though as the menu goes on to list other authentic and deliciously rendered items, including the 'rianata pizza of Trapani.The rustic space is filled with old, crackle-glazed platters that probably held the exact style of the rich anelletti al forno, back in the Old Country. Before you leave, stock up on specialty ingredients that are strategically displayed for sale." - Michelin Inspector
"One restaurant that has managed to make the arancina (as it is referred to in the Western area of Sicily) exceptionally well is Norma Gastronomia Siciliana in Manhattan. From the classic meat sauce-stuffed orb to the squid ink-permeated rice stuffed with a seafood ragout, these are indimenticabili. The chef hails from Trapani and also offers busiate alla Trapanese, and if you are lucky sarde á beccafico, two dishes only found on the island." - The MICHELIN Guide
