2 West Village Eateries Named Among Best NYC Italian Restaurants

WEST VILLAGE, NY — There are few more beloved cuisines than Italian, and Eater NY recently published its list of the 23 best Italian restaurants in New York City.

"This list captures the best of the best Italian restaurants, new and old, in New York City — serving up all the pasta, pizza, and seafood any New Yorker (or tourist) could want," wrote the Eater staff.

Two eateries from the West Village made the list.

Eater named Don Angie at 103 Greenwich Avenue and Via Carota at 51 Grove Street as two of the 23 best Italian restaurants in all five boroughs.

Here's what the food publication's staff had to say about the two eateries:

Don Angie

"Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli’s West Village restaurant have ushered in a new era for red sauce cooking with a supremely creative take on Italian-American fare. The duo knows how to get present the unexpected with pasta, once packing caramelle pasta with pickled cantaloupe and oozy buffalo milk mozzarella. They make a heck of a garlic bread by stuffing sesame-seeded flatbread with stracchino and Parmesan. And the chefs have produced their own amari out of sarsaparilla, resulting in a lightly boozy beverage that recalls root beer. Warning: Expect long waits if you haven’t secured a reservation, even with the addition of outdoor dining."

Via Carota

"Jody Williams and Rita Sodi’s Tuscan destination Via Carota is no longer the secret neighborhood spot it used to be — expect to wait at least an hour at primetime no matter the day, or try for a late-night glass of wine and bowl of chewy cacio e pepe, one of the best in the city. When going for a larger meal, classics like the tripe and tagliatelle with prosciutto are must-tries, but the stars of the show may end up being one of the vegetable dishes. The options change regularly, and it’s hard to go wrong."

Don Angie is open from 4 to 11 p.m. Friday to Saturday, 4 to 10 p.m. on Sunday, 5 to 10 p.m. on Monday, and 5 to 11 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

The restaurant is run by Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli. You can find out more about the restaurant on its website.

Via Carota is open Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and on the weekend from 10 a.m. to midnight.

The restaurant gets its inspiration from a 17th-century villa in the hills near Florence. You can find out more about the restaurant on its website.

Read Eater's full list of the 23 best Italian restaurants here.