The best Italian in Times Square
23 Italian places in Times Square, ranked on one scale — 15 of them have earned a Sweet Score. Top of the list is AperiBar on 91; Chazz Palminteri Italian Restaurant takes second with 90. This is mostly $$ territory ($15–30): 68% of the list. What reviewers name most often: lasagna, carbonara and tiramisu.
- Median Sweet Score here: 64
- Typical place has 1,686 Google ratings
- 20 deliver
- 17 take reservations
- 10 have outdoor seating
- 8 open for breakfast
- 1 flagged underrated — good, and barely found
AperiBarTop 10%
Top 10% in New York County, on 1,125 ratings.
Chazz Palminteri Italian RestaurantTop 10%
Top 10% in New York County, on 2,232 ratings.
Yummy Cheese PastaTop 10%
Top 10% in New York County, on 1,151 ratings.
da ToscanoTop 25%
Upper quarter of New York County — 712 ratings behind it.
NizzaTop 25%
Upper quarter of New York County — 2,213 ratings behind it.
Foodance Italian RestaurantTop 25%Underrated
Upper quarter of New York County — 186 ratings behind it.
Tony's Di NapoliTop 25%
Upper quarter of New York County — 8,507 ratings behind it.
Sicily OsteriaTop 25%
Upper quarter of New York County — 3,487 ratings behind it.
Tarallucci e Vino Manhattan WestLocal favorite
Rated above the typical place in New York County.
Carmine's - 44th Street - NYCLocal favorite
Rated above the typical place in New York County.
Trattoria TrecoloriLocal favorite
Rated above the typical place in New York County.
La Masseria NYLocal favorite
Rated above the typical place in New York County.
Claudio's Pizza & PastaLocal favorite
Rated above the typical place in New York County.
Little Italy PizzaLocal favorite
Rated above the typical place in New York County.
Little Italy PizzaLocal favorite
Rated above the typical place in New York County.
Osteria al Doge
Gatsby's Landing
Lattanzi Cucina Italiana
Nino's 46
Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
Becco
Eataly Caffè - Rockefeller Center
Bond 45 NY
That’s all 23 of them ✦
What else Times Square is known for
Italian in Times Square, briefly
What is the best Italian in Times Square?
AperiBar currently ranks first with a Sweet Score of 91, built on 1,125 ratings. The list re-sorts itself as ratings move, so first place is not permanent.
How many Italian places are there in Times Square?
We track 23. 15 of them have earned a Sweet Score, which means they rated above the median for their county and category. The rest are listed with their address, hours and what people order — just without a number.
How much does Italian cost in Times Square?
The commonest price band on this list is $$ — $15–30 — covering 68% of the places we track here.
How is this list ordered?
By the Sweet Score, a 4–96 rating built from where a place ranks against others in its own county and its own category. 50 is the median, 78 is the top quarter, 90 is the top 10%. A place below the median is still listed — it just doesn't carry a number, because we only publish a score when it's good news.
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