restaurants?

[redmustang]

Posted: 8/29/11 at 2:48pm

Can anyone suggest a few Italian eateries in the theatre area and anything good in the Village?

[uncageg]

Posted: 8/29/11 at 2:55pm

Can't remember the names but there are a few on 9th in the 40's that seem to be quite popular. BWW has a guide on the left hand side under "City Guide".

Updated On: 8/29/11 at 02:55 PM

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 8/29/11 at 3:26pm

Redmustang, this topic will most likely prove more controversial than the current revival of Follies!

Village: Although it isn't cheap and the waits are understandably long, I love Morandi at 211 Waverly off 7th.

Theatre District: Also on the expensive side but very good is Lidia Bastianich's popular restaurant Becco at 355 W 46th St., the Roman-Jewish Lattanzi down the block (Restaurant Row) has been there for ever and is supposed to be wonderful but I've never been.

I like La Locanda at 737 9th Avenue at 50th Street.

If you can split the difference and eat in Chelsea, here's 5 ideas:

Very good pizza but long lines at Company at 10th and 24th Street.

The several restaurants at the grocery/temple of Italian cuisine complex Eataly, 23rd and Madison Square, are all very good (although I personally don't like their pizza). I'm especially fond of their vegetarian restaurant. The new beer garden on the roof, which I haven't tried, is getting a lot of buzz.

Le Zie at 7th and 20th is a very good neighborhood standby and A VALUE (!!!!!). They also have a very nice winebar with small plates.

Eolo, up the street at 7th and 21st, is a new Sicilian restaurant with great food and a very interesting menu with lots of dishes not normally found in Manhattan - great octopus carpaccio and pasta al sarde (which they also do a very nice job with at Morandi by the way). Like Le Zie the only downside is the noise from the 7th Ave. subway esp if you sit outside.

And then there's San Rocco! A find! At - believe it or not - the Wyndham Garden Hotel on 24th St. betw 6th and Madison Square. Beautiful dining room, friendly great service and extraordinary Italian food. The best spaghetti carbonara west of Trastevere!
Updated On: 8/29/11 at 03:26 PM

[Luv2goToShows]

Posted: 8/29/11 at 3:27pm

I never had a bad meal at Monte's on MacDougal Street. Have not been down that way lately but it still has the same chef.

http://www.montestrattorianyc.com/

Posted: 8/29/11 at 3:27pm

Olive Garden!

[goldenboy]

Posted: 8/29/11 at 4:50pm

Olive Garden?
They said good Italian Eateries.

Try Bond 45

[AC126748]

Posted: 8/29/11 at 4:56pm

La Masseria on 48th, a stone's throw from the Walter Kerr. It's my go-to post theatre dinner spot.
http://www.lamasserianyc.com/new-york/about.shtml

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 8/29/11 at 5:16pm

I second Becco (where I go almost every time I get to the city).

Not Italian, per se (though there are some pasta dishes), Angus McIndoe on 44th Street between Broadway and 8th (right next door to the St. James) is a wonderful little place, which is hard to find in the theatre district proper.

[junkyard]

Posted: 8/30/11 at 2:32pm

for a good basic red sauce menu try Ralph's on 9th and 57th in the theatre district and the very reliable Monte's....

[madbrian]

Posted: 8/30/11 at 2:56pm

I highly recommend Trattoria Trecolori, on West 47th. Went there with coworkers, and everyone raved about their food. Reasonable prices. You absolutely can't go wrong there.
Trecolori

[ahhrealmonsters]

Posted: 8/30/11 at 4:16pm

My favorite in midtown is Cara Mia on 9th and 44th-ish.

In the Village, I've actually had trouble finding a good place. For pizza, I actually recommend Patsy's. Their pasta dishes are so-so, but the pizza is awesome. I find that the really good Italian restaurants in the village are always super expensive.

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 8/30/11 at 4:17pm

Basilica in Hell's Kitchen (676 9th Ave, between 46th St & 47th St). Such a lovely little gem of a restaurant whose patrons are mostly locals. The pesto gnocchi (off menu) is particularly heavenly.

[mar6411]

Posted: 8/30/11 at 4:18pm

Scarlatto
250 W. 47th between BW and 8th.

Agree that La Masseria is a good choice too.