Umbertos Clam House
Italian restaurant · Little Italy ·
Italian seafood specialist known for fresh clams, pastas, and martinis
Italian seafood specialist known for fresh clams, pastas, and martinis
"Back in 1972, crime boss Joey Gallo was gunned down at this restaurant during dinner, making Umbertos famous for generations before the Sopranos. The key is to order anything with clams in it. The littlenecks on the half-shell are fresh, clean, and ice-cold, and so are the ample martinis. Baked clams, linguine with white clam sauce, seafood Marechiaro (an assortment in red sauce over pasta), and fried calamari with the hottest of the three sauces are further good choices." - Robert Sietsema
"There are a lot of places to get fried seafood on Mulberry, and we like Umberto’s the most. Their calamari is worth seeking out because it makes for surprisingly good walking food. Served with a hunk of bread and a good drizzle of some lightly spiced tomato sauce, it’s another good option if you’re feeling torn between a couple stalls." - will hartman
"There are a lot of places to get fried seafood on Mulberry, and we like Umberto’s the most. Their calamari is worth seeking out because it makes for surprisingly good walking food. Served with a hunk of bread and a good drizzle of some lightly spiced tomato sauce, it’s another good option if you’re feeling torn between a couple stalls. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation
"Back in 1972, crime boss Joey Gallo was gunned down here during dinner, making Umbertos famous for generations before the Sopranos. The key is to order anything with clams in it. The littlenecks on the half shell are fresh, clean, and ice-cold, and so are the ample martinis. Baked clams, linguine with white clam sauce, seafood Marechiaro (an assortment in red sauce over pasta), and fried calamari with the hottest of the three sauces are further good choices." - Robert Sietsema, Eater Staff
"I like to sit in the sidewalk area on Mulberry for Umbertos’ clams: the stall—at the site of a famous mob hit—specializes in raw and fried clams, and their baked clams made from local littlenecks come with bread and olive oil and are so garlicky they’ll make your tongue burn; I drizzle a little olive oil over each clam before eating." - Robert Sietsema
