Authentic Italian restaurants in NYC? (New York, Bedford: real estate, home, neighborhoods)

[newforkcity]

Who cares? Seriously?

You're over here acting like Arthur Schwartz. You recognize that other cultures' foods have been adapted for American palates/America but can't accept that it happens with Italian food too? That is suuuch food snobbery lol.

[pierrepont7731]

Originally Posted by newforkcity

Who cares? Seriously?

You're over here acting like Arthur Schwartz. You recognize that other cultures' foods have been adapted for American palates/America but can't accept that it happens with Italian food too? That is suuuch food snobbery lol.

Plenty of people care. For the record, this thread is about *Italian* restaurants, not *Italian-American* places, so there's a difference. There's *Italian* food and *Italian-American* food, and they are not the same. Taste is different and portion sizes too.

[Chava61]

Mangia in Midtown East, I believe would be considered authentic Italian food at least in the upstairs full service dining room area.

[l1995]

Originally Posted by livinglavidabroka

Go to the kitchen and all you'll see is MEXICANTS cooking. Not a italian Nana

Mexicans cook in all sorts of restaurants around here, and there's nothing wrong with that.

You should be banned, you only post garbage.

[FS22]

Excellent tips in this topic, thanks pierre. Yeah but actually Im okay with Olive Garden every once in a while because its inexpensive and fills me up. Id much rather have a nice authentic dining experience but OG is cool for me since Im on a budget.

[MC305]

Maialino is one of my favorite restaurants in the city. I also like Lupa in the Village and Al Di La in Park Slope. There are actually plenty of "authentic" Italian places around. Most newer places are Italian rather than Italian-american so if you do a google search on whatever area you happen to be in, you'll probably find good ones pretty easily.

[Dangerous-Boy]

when you're friend's mom make a good sauce, the restaurants cannot really compare.

I never get chicken parm. Always eggplant.

I usually just get pizza.

[SeventhFloor]

I'm actually looking at these recommendations myself. Thanks to all who contributed.

[l1995]

Originally Posted by Dangerous-Boy

when you're friend's mom make a good sauce, the restaurants cannot really compare.

I never get chicken parm. Always eggplant.

I usually just get pizza.

The "Sunday gravy" thing you're referring to is more of an Italian-American thing. To my underatanding, Italian food isn't as heavy on the sauce.

[l1995]

Originally Posted by SeventhFloor

I'm actually looking at these recommendations myself. Thanks to all who contributed.

I thank everyone who contributed as well! I don't know where to begin, though