Wednesday, August 11, 2010

A List Of The Greatest Pasta Restaurants In Manhattan

By Adam Marcus

When it comes to Italian restaurants, New York City has some pretty amazing ones. Of course, it does not compete with the great cities of Italy, but it just may be the next best place. Regardless of the type of pasta you are looking for, there is somewhere to get it in New York.

While new restaurants will always be opening their doors, some pasta places will never lose their greatness. Here are my top five favorite places to get my pasta fix in New York City as of now.

I will start out by mentioning Michael White's newest restaurant, Marea. This recent is the recent James Beard Winner for Best New Restaurant. While it is not a traditional Italian restaurant (its predominant focus is seafood), their besh dish is the bone marrow fussilli with braised octopus.

When I want to have an epic Italian meal filled with some amazing ravioli and penne a la vodka, I go to Il Mulino. The original location of this increasingly popular franchise is unlike any other, and offers a true "old school" mafiosa Italian vibe.

No list of Italian pasta restaurants would be complete without mentioning a Mario Batali establishment. The man is a self proclaimed king of Italian cooking, and he just might be. People have different opinions on which is better, but you cannot go wrong with either Del Posto and Babbo.

For a special occasion, a great place to visit in New York is Scalini Fedeli down in TriBeCa. The room is absolutely spectacular as is the food. It is not a pasta restaurant per se, but any pasta dish you get here will leave you smiling.

Another place that is worth mentioning is Max. With three locations in the city, this place probably serves up the best pasta for the price. The portions are huge and you can get out of there for under $20.

These are just some of the best pasta places the Big Apple has to offer, but with so many options, there are many others that are worth writing another article about.

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