1. San Marzano
8.4
117 2nd Ave (at 7th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 187 tips and reviews
Keith McKenzie: Prices are outstanding for delicious fresh pasta dishes. This excellent location might finally be matched with some excellent food.
Nicole Formica: Choose from an amazing array of homemade pastas and sauces. For only $9 a plate, you can't go wrong!
Michael Papacz-Capik: Great date spot. Delicious pasta! The starters and the deserts are also amazing. All of this for a great price
3. Bar Primi
8.3
325 Bowery (at E 2nd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 203 tips and reviews
TIPSI: Incredible pastas with incredible wines to match! Use Tipsi to find the perfect Italian pairing. Read more.
Sarina Tesoriero: Spaghetti with clams and squid ink capanelle are delicious! Can't go wrong with burrata and prosciutto!
Trae F: Amazing food. The stuffed meatballs, spaghetti with clams, and the squid ink pasta were all excellent. Great spot!
4. Frank Restaurant
8.5
88 2nd Ave (at E 5th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 169 tips and reviews
Helena Wong: I DIE for the Rigatoni al Ragu with homemade meatballs! Generous portions.
Evie: Good cheap wine, amazing pasta dishes, and flavorful entrees. Get the rigatoni al ragu, seared salmon, or chicken.
Matt Diaz: phenomenal homemade pastas, burrata, etc.
6. Thursday Kitchen
9.0
424 E 9th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · East Village · 81 tips and reviews
Amanda Miller: Incredible service, amazing reasonably priced tapas. Order the soft shell crab, truffle Mac and cheese and pork belly tacos
Chelsea Balkan: #FabuLIST #DubiDO truffle mac and cheese, avocado, angry sweet potato, and edamame dumplings. Didn't love the tuna tataki or Korean pancake
Beril Esen: You leave here wishing you have tried everything on the menu. Share the deliciously spicy gnocchi (pictured), popcorn chicken, and the paella (has a good amount of seafood) for a well-rounded meal.
7. Hearth
8.6
403 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 208 tips and reviews
Being Fatty: Reserve gnocchi in advance, they're the best I've had in NYC or Italy. Save room for dessert, especially for the apple cider donuts.
Holly Fitzgibbon: the beef meatballs with cacio e polenta and the fusilli with eggplant were both delicious
KE: The gnocchi is to die for, broth, rigatoni were great. Try the pear salad and the garlic bread apps! Pass on the Japanese sweet potato salad, octopus. If you have room for dessert - chocolate pudding!
9. The Smith
8.5
55 3rd Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · East Village · 517 tips and reviews
Erica Robyn Gimbel: Truffle Cream Gnocchi and Mac n Cheese are a Must!
Rebecca Taylor: It's all about the cheese here. Start w/ Hot Blue Cheese Potato Chips (as decadent & fabulous as they sound!) & end with Mac & Cheese (one of the greatest renditions of this classic dish ever made).
Joey J: Great burger, Gnocchi, Kale Salad, Burrata, Chicken Pot Pie, Bibbity-Bop :). Everything is great.
11. Bobwhite Counter
8.8
94 Avenue C (btwn E 6th & E 7th St), New York, NY
Fried Chicken Joint · Alphabet City · 293 tips and reviews
Asim: Chicken supper was awesome! add gravy on the side, the biscuit was fantastic . Yukon fries and Mac n cheese was great too.
Gabriel Hayes: Mac & Cheese, collard greens and onion rings are all great sides.
Olivia Slutsky: Some of the best fried chicken and mac and cheese I've had in New York. Happy hour is fried chicken and a beer for $5
Serious Eats: Italian deli with fresh pasta, standout hero sandwiches, and excellent fresh mozzarella.
Sam Winnick: Great little Italian market with tons of fresh made pasta and mozzarella.
Adrien: Get a hero sandwich for now, fresh lasagna for next meal, and frozen raviolis for later
13. Bowery Meat Company
8.5
9 E 1st St (btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery), New York, NY
Steakhouse · East Village · 98 tips and reviews
Brittany Lannan: Short rib ravioli is amazing. So is the Bowery steak
Cali Zimmerman: By far the best meal experience I've had in a while. Ask for Joshua. Get the duck lasagna, cauliflower steak, PBJ dessert (actually get anything) and you will not be disappointed. Top notch all around
Mike Strocko: Drink this: Hanky Panky cocktail. Eat this: wagyu meatballs, oxtail and bone marrow arancini, short rib ravioli, cheeseburger, donuts and coffee.