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

1. The Little Owl

8.6
90 Bedford St (at Grove St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 247 tips and reviews

sarah p.sarah payton: Go for brunch if you can't get in for dinner. Eat the meatball sliders (always), asparagus or sprout homefries, pork chop, burger, any fish dish, spiced fries, pancakes, yumm!

Chris G.Chris Gsell: Amazing! Will definitely be going back. The Gravy Meatball Sliders are rocking and The Pork Chop (yes, it's called THE Pork Chop) is out of this world. Read more.

Louis VuittonLouis Vuitton: Located on one of the city's most beautiful West Village corners, make sure to get the meatball sliders if coming for dinner, and the pancakes if indulging in brunch!

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

2. Parm

8.6
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

Michelle C.Michelle C.: Food & Wine Best Sandwich Shops US- try the meatball parm and the Saratoga Club!

Sam K T.Sam K Theo: Great spot on Mulberry Street for lunch. Amazing Italian combo sandwich and meatball parm hero.

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

3. 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

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

4. Rubirosa Ristorante

9.1
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!!

Imanol P.Imanol P.: Lasagna, Pizza and meatballs are awesome

Erika P.Erika Paschel: Best beet salad and meatballs!! The ambience is delightful!!

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

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

Chandra G.Chandra Ghosal: The Spicy Vodka Rigatoni, meatballs, and cheesecake were amazing. The free grandma bread and prosciutto were also fantastic.

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

6. Terroir

8.9
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.

Kate G.Kate Gold: Larger than its East Village sister, Terroir Tribeca has the same high quality food and wine. The veal ricotta meatballs are a must.

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.

7. Penelope

8.2
159 Lexington Ave (at E 30th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Rose Hill · 424 tips and reviews

m.g.m.g.: penny egg sandwich for brunch, omelette for brunch, for din: chicken salad, chicken and avocado sandwich, or even chicken meatballs, YUM. good sangria

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

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

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

8. 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!

Rob L.Rob Longert: Get the fried goat cheese balls, lamb meatballs, pizza, spaghetti, bacon wrapped dates and olives, empanadas, chicken wings and pretty much anything else on the menu!

Ankush B.Ankush Bhatia: Get the short ribs over beet pasta, spaghetti pepperoncini, goat cheese balls, lamb meatballs, octopus salad, brussel sprouts and the mussels! #winners

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

Chris P.Chris Pinnock: Try the Pasta With Tomato Sauce, Meatball, Beef And Sausage - Excellent. The pasta was perfectly Al Dente. The beef was tender. The sausage great. And the meatballs tasty as usual.

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.

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

10. 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!

Jovanny D.Jovanny Delgado: Loved the meatballs

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

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

11. Bar Primi

8.4
325 Bowery (at E 2nd St), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · East Village · 203 tips and reviews

Megan C.Megan Conahan: Everything is amazing! Meatballs and spinach pasta were great plus amazing service!

Jeff S.Jeff S: Stuffed meatballs are the best.

Trae F.Trae F: Amazing food. The stuffed meatballs, spaghetti with clams, and the squid ink pasta were all excellent. Great spot!

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

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

Martin R.Martin R.: Lamb meatballs are the bomb dot com

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

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!

Jeremie G.Jeremie Gougeon: So good meatballs! A must taste in Manhattan Theater District

Sameepa S.Sameepa Shetty: In $32 you can feed 3! Great clam linguini, meatballs & seafood pasta. You'll love the service. Eat at the bar if you can't wait for a seat. Fresh bread basket included!

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

15. Il Posto Accanto

8.6
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.