2. Estela
8.4
47 E Houston St (at Mulberry St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · NoLita · 251 tips and reviews
Amanda Walker: The beef tartar is as good as the hype. Loved the ricotta dumplings too--a delicious and beautiful dish.
Stephanie Wu: Get the beef tartare and ricotta dumplings. Also great cocktails and wine list here.
Dina: New, devilishly trendy wine bar with great food (though not cheap for small portions) Tender and delicious ricotta dumplings. Huge wine list with great options under $50. Reservations essential.
3. Pepolino
8.7
281 W Broadway (Canal St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Tribeca · 117 tips and reviews
Mark Pedersen: Veal & ricotta meatballs are incredible! There are no words to describe the ricotta cheese cake!
Saverio Cianfrone: Possibly the best Italian restaurant I have tried in nyc! Great service too, and the ricotta cheesecake is a must!
Linda Chow: Had a lovely experience here with great service, delicious Italian food, and the most amazing ricotta cheesecake ever.
4. Loring Place
9.0
21 W 8th St, New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 93 tips and reviews
Anton Shuster: Veggie-forward restaurant. Baked ricotta and roasted kabocha toast: roasted kabocha squash with gooey ricotta, served with caramelized onions, fresh mint and chili flakes, alongside grilled sourdough
Nick Andlinger: Very very good. Get the ricotta, crispy chicken, fluke, short ribs, and the blizzard.
Daniela Asaro: Incredible & beautiful. Standouts: baked ricotta, the ricotta cavatelli, grandma style pizza, the zucchini flower pizza, the vanilla ice cream. Skip the whole wheat spaghetti & hostess cupcake thing.
5. L'Artusi
9.3
228 W 10th St (btwn Bleecker & Hudson St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Village · 398 tips and reviews
Halstead Property: Try to score a seat at the kitchen table for front row seats to the open air kitchen! Must try the roasted mushroom appetizer served with pancetta, ricotta salata + topped w a delicious “runny” egg
Patty: One of the best beef carpaccio I've ever had! Ask for the ricotta plate with jam- off the menu and comes with amazing sweet crackers.
Verna: Always start with the homemade ricotta, get the tagliatelle bolognese, bucatini or hanger steak but leave room for dessert...it's all amazing!
7. Quality Italian
8.7
57 W 57th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Midtown East · 196 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: Come with a date and split the ginormous chicken parm (which you may have trouble finishing), and the amazing corn gnudi.
Kev Skinny: Amazing food and service. For the pasta dish go with the corn Gnudi, the seafood tower was full of fresh, tasty shellfish and the octopus appetizer was my favorite. Balsamic filet is redic.
Erica Carter: Chicken parm is huge and amazing!!! The ricotta with honey was to die for! Fantastic wine menu! Ambiance is great. Just all around great!
8. Uva
8.5
1486 2nd Ave (btwn 77th & 78th St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Upper East Side · 238 tips and reviews
New York Habitat: We're obsessed with their sheep's ricotta cheese and black truffle honey bruchetta. Don't think, just get it. Pair it with the gnocchi di ricotta and a wine by the glass for a perfect experience.
Karsten: Meatball Monday's, gnocchi, goat cheese ricotta and honey bruschetta, and any type of cheese is amazing 👌
Olivia Fabbro: Great food!! Make sure to get the honey ricotta bruschetta and try the gnocchi
9. Jane
8.2
100 W Houston St (btwn Thompson St & LaGuardia Pl), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 313 tips and reviews
David Berkowitz: Try the Ricotta Gnocchi - This is one of the best dishes I've ever eaten, not just best pasta or gnocchi or Italian - order one for each person and don't share
Mike Chau: Try the Toasted Ricotta Gnocchi - This is the thing you must get here. Amazing.
The Corcoran Group: The Vanilla Bean French Toast here cannot be missed at brunch. Also great for dinner - be sure to order the Toasted Ricotta Gnocchi to start.
10. ABC Kitchen
9.2
35 E 18th St (btwn Broadway & Park Ave S), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Flatiron District · 722 tips and reviews
Erin N: Prix Fixe Lunch Menu - Tuna Sashimi, Ricotta and Egg Yolk Ravioli with Sautéed Greens and Ragu Sauce and Cookie Plate.
Shirley Liu: Amazing appetizers (my favorites were the rhubarb ricotta toast, crab toast, and kale salad) and dessert including the popcorn topped salted caramel ice cream. The sea bass was not amazing.
Adrienne Liu: Must get: crab toast, fried chicken, pork confit. Also good: ricotta, kabocha squash toast, tuna sashimi, carrot & avocado salad, and mushroom pizza. As for dessert: caramel ice cream is amazing
11. Bar Primi
8.3
325 Bowery (at E 2nd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 203 tips and reviews
AmateurConcierge: Bar Primi seems to have hit its stride. All dishes are crowd pleasers. Loved the crab and corn seasonal pastas. Ricotta fig toast was light and delicious.
Lindsey Kim: Always a solid spot for brunch. Get the breakfast spaghetti, funghi scramble, pancakes, and ricotta crostino!
Jules McGuire: Love the squid ink crab pasta, ricotta crostini and carbonara.
Steven Waldrop: The gnudi is good. The ricotta inside is delicious but gnudi at spotted pig is overall better
Miriam Leia: Simple, delicious Italian. Love the fried artichoke, the grilled octopus, the quail, and the ricotta ravioli. The panna cotta with aged balsamic is outta this world.
Village Voice: Your ideal meal: acorn squash salad and ricotta bruschetta with grapes to start, bucatini cacio e pepe as the pasta course, and spit-roasted short ribs for a main. Read more.
13. Pisticci Ristorante
9.1
125 La Salle St (at Broadway), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · West Harlem · 147 tips and reviews
Behrad Eats: I highly recommend the Maltagliati with ricotta, spinach and lamb. The lamb ragu is just magnificent!
Jared Philippe: Craft brews are pretty good. I tried the lamb ragu with ricotta and spinach over flat pasta. Can't go wrong with that.
Alex: cozy place great for cute dinners/brunches. mushroom fettuccini is superb. lemon ricotta pancakes are v good. spaghetti and meatballs at dinner are a+. simple & well done. they have their own farm!
14. Bea
8.4
403 W 43rd St (at 9th Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 92 tips and reviews
Michael Harper: Get the ricotta with honey.
Julie Bi: Ricotta honey toast appetizer is amazing! Great cocktails, and love the atmosphere - black and white oldie films being projected on the walls. Food is not expensive at all here.
dakota kmecik: Ricotta & bread, tomato soup, stuffed tomato, and all the pizzas
15. Lupa
8.2
170 Thompson St (btwn Bleecker & W Houston St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 232 tips and reviews
Amy: Funghi Sott Olio, Broccoli Rabe with Ricotta and prosciutto is a great start to a wonderful night of great food and wine
New York Habitat: Another Mario Batali restaurant, Lupa is a nice casual place with classic Italian dishes and a nice atmosphere. Try one of their pastas, we recommend the Ricotta Gnocchi.
Angel Martinez: This is one of Mario Batali's restaurants in NYC. The Spaghetti All'Amatriciana is delicious & so is the Ricotta Gnochi with Sausage and Fennel.