Little italy NYC

[sassya]

I'm going to the san gennaro festival this weekend. Does anyone know of a good place to eat? I love Italianfood and pizza, but the last time i hung here the place i ate at was wxpensive and not so great-too touristy Dessert place as well?

[Pan]

The Village and East Village beckon, just a bit north and west or east, respectively, of the northern limits of the San Gennaro Festival on Houston St. How much are you looking to pay, and what would you like to have? For example, would you be satisfied with a good pizza-centric meal or would you rather go to an establishment that serves a wide range of items well?

My feeling is that Little Italy is always horribly crowded with tourists and really tacky, and that it's the worst around San Gennaro, so the thing to do is just walk up Mott St. for the experience and eat elsewhere. I do agree with Motosport on Il Cortile if you decide you really aren't willing to walk several blocks away from the area, though.

[squid kun]

Torrisi's doing some whimsical stuff that plays off Chinese food. Might be worth a look ... http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/din...

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Torrisi Italian Specialties
250 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10012

[ciomar]

If you don't want a sausage and broccoli rabe sandwich from Lucy's- i think the stand is on Grand and Mulberry , head to Fiat Cafe on Mott Street. The food is great- the prices are reasonable.

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Fiat Cafe
203 Mott St, New York, NY 10012

[Pookipichu]

Nibble. Cheese and sopressata at Di Palo. Eat some street food: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/din...

Do your real dining elsewhere. Dessert at Pasticceria Rocco or Il Labortorio del Gelato

[bermudagourmetgoddess]

To heck with Little Italy...head to the village and go to Porchetta!

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Porchetta
110 E 7th St, New York, NY 10009

[The Professor]

I'll second that...not much to write home about in Little Italy restaurant-wise, at least nothing really distinctive. You can pretty much bypass the festival street food too...in my experience it's generally been pretty sub par.

[rifkind81]

Skip the rest of the festival and just go to Parisi Bakery...

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Parisi Bakery
198 Mott St, New York, NY 10012

[sassya]

sounds good to me Thanks!

[michele cindy]

If you like roasted red peppers, they have the best w/ tons of garlic. Good on any sandwich.

[City Kid]

Parisi is fabulous...don't miss their prosciutto bread (also carried by Faicco)-- it is killer, maybe literally, but so good and so worth it!

[Motosport]

I don't know if you wll find "fine" Italian dining in Little Italy especially while the festival is going on.
Most of the restaurants have good food and service.
I've never been disappointed at Il Cortile (Northern Italian), Da Nico or Puglia which has a great festive atmosphere and you eat family style.

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Da Nico
164 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10013

Il Cortile
125 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10013

Puglia
189 Hester St, New York, NY 10013

[sassya]

Thanks for the info!