Hearth is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

1. Hearth

8.7
403 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 208 tips and reviews

Sophie O.Sophie Omnom: The meatballs, gnocchi, beef marrow, and chocolate pudding!!!

Nikki W.Nikki Wegner: Everything is amazing here. Food, service, ambiance. The meatballs are to die for!

Holly F.Holly Fitzgibbon: the beef meatballs with cacio e polenta and the fusilli with eggplant were both delicious

Bar Primi is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

2. Bar Primi

8.5
325 Bowery (at E 2nd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 203 tips and reviews

Megan C.Megan Conahan: Everything is amazing! Meatballs and spinach pasta were great plus amazing service!

Jeff S.Jeff S: Stuffed meatballs are the best.

Trae F.Trae F: Amazing food. The stuffed meatballs, spaghetti with clams, and the squid ink pasta were all excellent. Great spot!

Il Posto Accanto is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

3. Il Posto Accanto

8.6
190 E 2nd St (at Avenue B), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 55 tips and reviews

Cliktrips (Jen Amadio)Cliktrips (Jen Amadio): Get the meatballs!

Sally Y.Sally Yoon: best meatballs in the city

Chelsea R.Chelsea Renaud: One of many EV Italian spots, but possible the best tasting: meatballs, scialatielli; cavatelli with spicy sausage; garganelli botarga (traditional Sicilian pasta with fish roe); tortellini con ragu.

Lil' Frankie's is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

4. Lil' Frankie's

8.7
19 1st Ave (btwn E 1st & E 2nd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 263 tips and reviews

Ross M.Ross Marshall: "Meatball Burger" is large, delicious, and an amazing value.

MarieMarie: I love it here! Everything is tasty and fresh. The rigatoni with baby meatballs is awesome as is the margherita pizza. Dishes are perfect for sharing. The Sixpoint Lil' Frankie's pale ale is a winner.

Kirsten P.Kirsten Peissel: Can't go wrong with the baby meatballs, at dinner or with baked eggs at brunch. Also, the pizza Bianca with mushrooms.. Guaranteed to leave fat and happy.

Supper is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

5. Supper

8.5
156 E 2nd St (btwn Ave A & B), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 278 tips and reviews

Ryan S.Ryan Sinclair: Veal meatballs and spinach gnocchi=heaven!

Neil S.Neil Solomon: can't go wrong. check the specials. bruschetta, veal polpetti, rigatoni w meatballs, polenta, veal milanese, all the pasta. one of my fave spots.

Fati H.Fati Hussain: I love everything here, not usually a fan of meatballs but they make the best veal meatballs

Motorino is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

6. Motorino

8.4
349 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · East Village · 318 tips and reviews

Porig S.Porig Salba: Probably my favorite pizza in the city. Crust is delicious. Meatball pie is ridiculous. (4 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more.

Soo K.Soo Kim: The lamb & beef meatballs are beyond good!

Kaoru F.Kaoru Fujita: Amazing pizza and meatballs. Highly enjoyed the fennel salad too.

Bowery Meat Company is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

7. Bowery Meat Company

8.6
9 E 1st St (btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery), New York, NY
Steakhouse · East Village · 97 tips and reviews

Amit G.Amit Golan: Meatballs. Enough said.

Mike S.Mike Strocko: Drink this: Hanky Panky cocktail. Eat this: wagyu meatballs, oxtail and bone marrow arancini, short rib ravioli, cheeseburger, donuts and coffee.

Lee H.Lee Hoffman: The meatballs and burger are amongst the best I've had

Frank Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

8. Frank Restaurant

8.3
88 2nd Ave (at E 5th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 168 tips and reviews

Hillary B.Hillary Black: Best meatball. Mussels are great too. Like an Italian grandma's house I bet with cool soul & hip hop. ;)

Helena W.Helena Wong: I DIE for the Rigatoni al Ragu with homemade meatballs! Generous portions.

Caroline D.Caroline Deng: This is where the Meatball Shop gets its meatballs, so you know they'll be good. Rigatoni al Ragu is solid.

John's of 12th Street is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

9. John's of 12th Street

7.3
302 E 12th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 77 tips and reviews

Tommy L.Tommy Lee: get the lobster meatball special!

Cristina I.Cristina Iavarone: Vegan bruschetta is a must! I'm not vegan but I will definitely be back for it! Serious Italian food, don't forget to try their famous veal meatballs!

Food NetworkFood Network: John's of 12th Street is a hidden Italian gem in NYC. According to Guy, the Marsala wine in the tender all-veal meatballs gives them a little sweetness that pairs well with the savory marinara. Read more.

Xe Máy Sandwich Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

10. Xe Máy Sandwich Shop

8.7
96 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · East Village · 131 tips and reviews

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: Try the half Vietnamese, half Italian, meatball sub. Perhaps the craziest sandwich ever created. Read more.

Andrew W.Andrew Weiser: Try the half Vietnamese, half Italian, meatball sub. Perhaps the craziest sandwich ever created.

Emily F.Emily Feiny: Meatball taco is super tasty but looks nothing like a meatball (it's ground pork).

Pylos is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

11. Pylos

8.5
128 E 7th St (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · East Village · 160 tips and reviews

Beth B.Beth Bates: Splitting a bunch of appetizers is the way to go--get the haloumi with grapes, airy meatballs and the trio of dips (taramosalata, tzatziki and melitzanosalata).

Cristian G.Cristian Gonzalez: Get the Horiatiki salad and the meatballs, both are delicious!

Ellie L.Ellie Livingstone: Salmon, lamb meatballs

San Marzano is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

12. San Marzano

8.5
117 2nd Ave (at 7th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 187 tips and reviews

Ranu R.Ranu Rajkarnikar: Casual, inexpensive new addition to the neighborhood. The $7 burrata appetizer might be the best deal in town. Good meatballs, panini and pastas too, all under $10!

Rewan P.Rewan Parti: Extremely reasonable Italian food! Do try the roasted eggplant in tomato pesto or meatball sauce. Brunch is a steal with $10 bottomless mimosa as add on.

Gianna S.Gianna Santelli: Expected serving sizes to be larger but it was so cheap I didn't really mind. $12 (excludes tip)for spaghetti and meatballs🍝 (no booze but nonalcoholic drink). Not bad! And the meatballs were👌

Yakitori Taisho is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

13. Yakitori Taisho

7.4
5 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · East Village · 187 tips and reviews

Jermaine N.Jermaine Norris: go have some chicken meatballs and onigiri~!!! top it off with some asahi

stephiedoostephiedoo: Chicken skin, chicken meatballs, pork, and the chicken gizzard. Tasty! Love this little place with all its offerings!

Orchid L.Orchid Liu: Beef meatballs yakitori are amazing

Veselka is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

14. Veselka

8.8
144 2nd Ave (at E 9th St), New York, NY
Ukrainian Restaurant · East Village · 653 tips and reviews

albaalba: Try the Ukranian Meatballs, Potato Pancake & Perogies

Village VoiceVillage Voice: Veselka's Ukrainian Meatball Hero voted #9 on The Village Voice's 10Best Late Night Eats in New York City: http://bit.ly/w33HqB

Cesar R.Cesar Razuri: The meatballs. Get the meatballs, and a side of mashed potatoes. Best quick meal you'll ever have in life.

The Smith is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the East Village, New York.

15. The Smith

8.6
55 3rd Ave (btwn E 10th & E 11th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · East Village · 517 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Fun and hip spot to dine on Moroccan Meatballs, Bar Steak or any of their daily specials. We hear the brunch is not to be missed too. And we love the waiters here.

Olivia C.Olivia Chase: Fun and hip spot to dine on Moroccan Meatballs, Bar Steak or any of their daily specials

refinery29refinery29: The Smith has a little bit of everything. You can get Swedish meatballs and lamb Milanese one night, then come back for ahi tuna salad and vegetable bibimbap the next. Read more.