The Little Owl is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

1. The Little Owl

8.8
90 Bedford St (at Grove St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 247 tips and reviews

Stina P.Stina P.: The restaurant is cozy, unassuming, and quaint, the food is anything but. try the beignettes, whole wheat pancakes, gravy meatball sliders, brussel sprouts homefries, and delicata squash.

Narisa O.Narisa Olivieri: Cute and cozy spot with amazing, flavorful food. Try the meatball sliders and truffle mushroom polenta!

Matthew H.Matthew Hamilton: Meatball sliders are awesome. I had the crispy fish, was perfect.

Hearth is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

2. Hearth

8.6
403 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 208 tips and reviews

Kelly K.Kelly Kearns: Thank you to those that recommended the gnocchi, veal ricotta meatballs, and apple cider donuts. Tried lots of things but these were the stars of the show!

Nikki W.Nikki Wegner: Everything is amazing here. Food, service, ambiance. The meatballs are to die for!

Holly F.Holly Fitzgibbon: the beef meatballs with cacio e polenta and the fusilli with eggplant were both delicious

Parm is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

3. Parm

8.5
248 Mulberry St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 494 tips and reviews

Michelle C.Michelle C.: NY Food Reco: Chix Parm, Eggplant Parm, Baked clams, Mozz sticks. homemade mozz, sausage & peppers, meatball parm, & turkey sammyGrub Street: 3 layer ice cream cake is top 101 desserts in America

William N.William Nelligan: Get a sandwich (meatball is best, on their phenomenal semolina rolls) and a side vegetable (the rabe is fantastic), and split the ice cream cake (the best $12 you can spend on dessert).

CRUZiiiECRUZiiiE: Can't go without the meatball parm sandwich & birthday cake (ice cream cake!!!) for dessert. You'll leave with a happy belly:

Rubirosa Ristorante is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

4. Rubirosa Ristorante

9.2
235 Mulberry St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoLita · 844 tips and reviews

richard k.richard kashida: Side of pork and veal meatballs a must with roasted octopus!!

Drew A.Drew Austin: The rubirosa eggs for brunch, meatball eggs Benedict style dish, is awesome!

Andrea H.Andrea Hartman: Ahhmazing!!!! At the suggestion of the bartender, I had the spaghetti & meatballs (over pizza), and it was the best I've had since Italy!

Carbone is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

5. Carbone

9.1
181 Thompson St (btwn Bleecker & W Houston St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 243 tips and reviews

Josh B.Josh B: Grab a Caesar salad, Spicy Rigatoni vodka (add the Meatballs x 3 / order), double lamb chops then Veal parm, and sizzling pancetta. You won't need dessert, but get an espresso and add sambuca

Ubeyd D.Ubeyd Dalmis: Classic Italian-American. Order enough of the spicy rigatoni for the table. The meatballs are delicious and the veal parm can feed an army. Pay with Cover and skip waiting for the check Read more.

jansen c.jansen c: Amazing baked clams, spicy rigatoni volka and tortellini are must try! Meatballs was delicious, service as you can expected from a Michelin star restaurant

The Meatball Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

6. The Meatball Shop

8.4
798 9th Ave (53rd & 9th), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 38 tips and reviews

Sergio G.Sergio Galzerano: Great classic meatballs a la hero. Lovely taste!

Namit J.Namit Jain: Awesome fresh food!!!! Just like the name suggest great meatballs. The have vegetarian meat balls as well.

FotolocoFotoloco: meatballs an the best way to eat them, original and coZy place in the 9th street of Hells Kitchen. A must!!!

Terroir is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

7. Terroir

9.0
24 Harrison St (at Greenwich St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Tribeca · 137 tips and reviews

Kate H.Kate Huyett: Veal ricotta meatballs and the pickled vegetables are amazing.

Lynn D.Lynn Dukette: Amazing beet balls, meatball sandwich and sage n lamb and farro salad!

Halstead PropertyHalstead Property: Infamous for their assortment of gourmet meatballs, the beet and gorgonzola rendition of a classic meatball is a delicious second favorite after the veal-ricotta balls

Penelope is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

8. Penelope

7.9
159 Lexington Ave (at E 30th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Rose Hill · 424 tips and reviews

bianca b.bianca busketta: Chicken meatballs and spinach artichoke dip are perfection!

Tom W.Tom W: Musts - Sake Lemonade, Chicken Meatballs, Peanut Butter Blondie

JamieJamie: Great lunch spot. Try the arugula salad with warm chicken meatballs!

Emilio's Ballato is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

9. Emilio's Ballato

8.6
55 E Houston St (at Mott St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · NoHo · 67 tips and reviews

Maria N.Maria Nardone: Tonight's special...pasta with osso Buco Ragu and don't miss the meatballs!!

Tom J.Tom J: Everything is incredible. Can't go wrong with any order. Best spaghetti and meatballs in the world.

Michael G.Michael G.: Delicious food in an old school setting. I highly recommend the spaghetti & meatballs and the shrimp fra diavolo.

Alta is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

10. Alta

8.4
64 W 10th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 316 tips and reviews

Rosemary A.Rosemary Abdelshahid: Brussel sprouts, lamb meatballs and short rib were hands down my favorite dishes. Go with a group so you can try everything!

Chelsea B.Chelsea Balkan: Fabulist: goat cheese balls, lamb meatballs, Brussels sprouts (2x), empanadas, calamari salad, paella, flat bread pizza

Pooja Y.Pooja Yabannavar: Lamb meatballs, smoked mozzarella, brussels sprouts, octopus and fried goat cheese - yummm

Morandi is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

11. Morandi

8.5
211 Waverly Pl (at 7th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 211 tips and reviews

katie n.katie nagl: Get the meatballs!

MegMeg: Best meatballs!

Brendan O.Brendan O'Donnell: Get the meatballs!! Gnocchi and ravioli are amazing too

Yakitori Totto is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

12. Yakitori Totto

8.4
251 W 55th St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave.), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Theater District · 183 tips and reviews

Dan B.Dan Berube: Chicken meatballs and great scallop are amazing

MarissaMarissa: croquette, pork belly w/ scallion, chicken meatball, asparagus bacon, finish it off with ice banana dessert - amazing!

Felicia H.Felicia H.: Get reservations or be prepared to wait for a while. Try the special meatball (nankotsu tsukune) and duck. Fried eggplant if you're a fan of eggplant.

Locanda Verde is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

13. Locanda Verde

9.0
377 Greenwich St (at N Moore St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Tribeca · 506 tips and reviews

RazorfishRazorfish: Great rustic Italian spot especially their sheep’s milk ricotta and lamb meatballs.

Evan K.Evan Kleinman: Everything...Lamb meatball sliders, sheeps milk ricotta

Beril E.Beril Esen: Sheep's milk ricotta and the meatball sliders were fantastic, but the spaghetti alla chitarra was too overpowered by the seafood taste and the paccheri was a little too al dente. Nice wine selection!

Carmine’s Italian Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

14. Carmine’s Italian Restaurant

8.9
200 W 44th St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Theater District · 564 tips and reviews

Tsuyami ..Tsuyami .: Amazing meatballs, so perfect. The Strawberry shortcake is perfect too.

Ricardo T.Ricardo Toledo: Excellent pasta with meatballs!!!!

DaniloDanilo: Ask for the Spaghetti with Meatballs! Jesus, I've never felt so satisfied with a meal in my life! And for dessert a Tiramisu! So good and so cheap! Worth going at least three times when in NYC!

Il Posto Accanto is one of The 15 Best Places for Meatballs in New York City.

15. Il Posto Accanto

8.7
190 E 2nd St (at Avenue B), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 55 tips and reviews

Cliktrips (Jen Amadio)Cliktrips (Jen Amadio): Get the meatballs!

Sally Y.Sally Yoon: best meatballs in the city

Chelsea R.Chelsea Renaud: One of many EV Italian spots, but possible the best tasting: meatballs, scialatielli; cavatelli with spicy sausage; garganelli botarga (traditional Sicilian pasta with fish roe); tortellini con ragu.