Antonucci is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

1. Antonucci

8.7
170 E 81st St (3rd Avenue), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 15 tips and reviews

Jeff W.Jeff Woo: Fantastic carbonara and triangoli ravioli! The beet salad, clams, meatballs are also amazing!

dawn.in.newyorkdawn.in.newyork: Homemade chicken meatballs is my favorite. Skip the entree and stick to this appetizer.

MacchaMaccha: Meatballs, kale salad and white wine. Panna Cotta w espresso to finish it off ❤️

Elio's is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

2. Elio's

8.7
1621 2nd Ave (btwn E 84th & E 85th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Yorkville · 53 tips and reviews

Suzanne T.Suzanne The Matchmaker: Best night is Wednesday...spaghetti & meatball night!!

Mari A.Mari Abe: Meatball Wednesdays are legit. Get it as an appetizer, as a side, as a dessert or in my case as an entree over spaghetti. 🍝🍝🍝

Bryce R.Bryce Roberts: old school spot. could eat bottomless plates of the fried zucchini. if it's Wednesday its spaghetti and meatball night so you know what to do- but order extra meatballs!

Uva is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

3. Uva

8.5
1486 2nd Ave (btwn 77th & 78th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 238 tips and reviews

KarstenKarsten: Meatball Monday's, gnocchi, goat cheese ricotta and honey bruschetta, and any type of cheese is amazing 👌

Badr A.Badr Albanna: Everything we had was delicious, the ravioli, salad, and Kobe meatballs

Bayan B.Bayan Bamukhayyar: Bruschetta is to die for! (All flavours.) Don't skip the veal meatball or the truffle gnocchi!

Milano Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

4. Milano Market

8.9
1582 3rd Ave (at E 89th St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Upper East Side · 43 tips and reviews

Matt H.Matt H: Best chicken cutlets, meatballs and broccoli rab I've ever had.

Drew S.Drew Sickler: Try the turkey meatballs. Ask for extra sauce; well-balanced seasoning!

Rachael R.Rachael R: Sunday they have buffalo chicken meatballs and they are delicious

Agora Turkish Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

5. Agora Turkish Restaurant

7.9
1565 2nd Ave (Between 81th and 82nd St), New York, NY
Turkish Restaurant · Yorkville · 32 tips and reviews

Arihant J.Arihant Jain: Awesome meatballs

Kailai X.Kailai Xu: Great BYOB spot in the hood. Try lamb meatball with yogurt!

Betül Y.Betül YILDIZ 🌴: Everything is great on the menu. Mix grill is nice option to try everything from the menu. But especially kofte (meatballs) is great. You can bring your own wine. Best Turkish kitchen in UES! ❤️❤️❤️

Tony's Di Napoli is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

6. Tony's Di Napoli

8.1
1081 3rd Ave (btwn E 63rd & E 64th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 64 tips and reviews

DevontaDevonta: Tony's was a nice restaurant. The plates are sharing sizes. So try several different options. Best meatballs I've ever had. Great ambiance.

Harold E.Harold Eisenberg: Good eggplant parmigiana , mozzarella sticks, chicken Marsala,, spaghetti and meatballs,veal parmigiana and tiramisu and salad.

Bee W.Bee Williams: This place was amazinggggg! Order the meatballs to start! So good! Make a reservation because the weekends are busy!

Boqueria is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

7. Boqueria

8.9
1460 2nd Ave (76th St), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · Upper East Side · 98 tips and reviews

Rachel P.Rachel Port: Literally everything is amazing. We got quail eggs, anchovy toast, lamb skewers, lamb meatballs, brussel sprouts flat bread, croquetas, bacon wrapped dates, and pulpo. My new favorite restaurant!

AlAnoud A A.AlAnoud A AlGhunaim: I’m not a tapas girl but this place takes it to the next level, you can taste the authenticity! Patatas bravas, lamb meatballs, bacon wrapped dates (trust me) & their corquettes! Paella is a must👌🏻

Sophie P.Sophie Parks: Bacon wrapped dates, grilled octopus, seafood paella (but it takes 40 minutes!), and churros filled with Nutella! Everything was fabulous!

Ottomanelli Bros is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

8. Ottomanelli Bros

9.1
1549 York Ave (at E 82nd St), New York, NY
Deli · Yorkville · 16 tips and reviews

Agatha V.Agatha Viernes: The meatball sandwich with provolone is super yummy!

Jonathan L.Jonathan Liska: The steaks here are prime and amazing! Try a strip steak, perfectly butchered and with amazing marbling

Indigo O.Indigo Ortiz: Great deli! More bang for your buck. Plz support small family businesses.

Italian Village Pizzeria is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

9. Italian Village Pizzeria

7.3
1526 1st Ave (79th and 1st), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Upper East Side · 40 tips and reviews

Matthew T.Matthew Theriault: Chicken Tomato and meatball slices. Best decision I continue to make.

AshleyAshley: The meatball hero is to die for! I trek all the way up here just for that!

Kathy O.Kathy O'Shea: Chicken parm dinnet with angel hair spagetti is my fave! Meatball parm hero awesome! Beautiful relaxing restaurant in back room great service, courteous staff can't do enough for you. Great prices

Agata & Valentina UES Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

10. Agata & Valentina UES Market

8.7
1505 1st Ave (at 79th St), New York, NY
Grocery Store · Upper East Side · 60 tips and reviews

Jon h.Jon hoffman: will put anything you want on a hero at deli counter: turkey meatballs, fresh roasted turkey, prosciutto di parma, yum.

LaurenLauren: Get: roasted chicken, tomato foccacia, homemade mozzarella, meatballs, most desserts (chocolate mousse, oreo cheesecake). Don't get: pasta, morning pastries (croissants, muffins). Coffee's just okay.

Sarah G.Sarah Gravely: The lobster ravioli is a must. Have tried finding it elsewhere and tried ordering it at various restaurants in the area, nothing compares such a treat and easy to make, excellent with vodka sauce.

The Louise is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

11. The Louise

7.1
1586 York Ave, New York, NY
American Restaurant · Yorkville · 9 tips and reviews

Christine S.Christine Smith: Meatballs! Meatball grilled cheese! Pork sandwich! Kale Cobb! Awesome brunch deal. As a regular, was nervous about new menu/vibe - nothing to fear. So tasty. Beyond happy with the whole redesign.

Paul C.Paul C.: Get the meatball grilled cheese.

Amy M.Amy Mixa: Great atmosphere! Also, the meatballs appetizer was great!

Yasouvlaki is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

12. Yasouvlaki

8.3
1568 3rd Ave, New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Upper East Side · 4 tips and reviews

David A.David Ambrose: Greek meatballs, roast chicken and all the dips

Paige C.Paige C: A wonderful new addition to the neighborhood. Delicious, crispy octopus. We also tried the pork meatballs and some dips. Really great wines too!

Debby B.Debby Butlien: Delicious zucchini fries, grilled halloumi and dessert wasn’t too sweet which was a +++. Sharing the platter is a good deal for $24 (2 skewers of salmon, Greek salad, tabouli, pita and tzatziki.)

Nick's Restaurant & Pizzeria is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

13. Nick's Restaurant & Pizzeria

7.6
1814 2nd Ave (at E 94th St), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Yorkville · 44 tips and reviews

RooRoo: Great spaghetti and meatballs

Jenny D.Jenny Darciuc: Mind-blowing portabello salad.. And the perfect spaghetti and meatballs.

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: Serves delicious pizza made with quality ingredients such as the fresh basil. You should also try the house salad which is equally delicious and big!

Nino's is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

14. Nino's

7.5
1354 1st Ave (btwn 72nd & 73rd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 20 tips and reviews

Brittney O.Brittney O: Went here for Restaurant Week 2011 and the service was great. The meatballs, rigattoni and chocolate mousse cake was amazing.

James S.James St James: Came here last Thursday with my wife and her best friend from college, and all had an extremely enjoyable evening. Favorites among the table were the meatballs, the spaghetti carbonara, and the lamb

Leslie J.Leslie Jantz: This place is absolutely amazing. You have to try the banana flambe. One of our new favorite places!!!

Sojourn is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in the Upper East Side, New York.

15. Sojourn

8.1
244 E 79th St (2nd and 79th), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Upper East Side · 79 tips and reviews

Scott G.Scott Gold: Bacon wrapped scallops, chicken satay skewers, and the lamb meatballs were all great choices

Roy E.Roy Ethan: Gnocchi, Tuna tartar, Meatballs, Cocktails

Amy M.Amy Mixa: Ravioli, duck spring rolls, and pork sliders are to die for!!!!!