FNYC Standards10 places
Red Sauce, Old World & Soul Food in NYC
Hand-picked by Gothamly and checked against each place’s own site. Nobody paid to be here.
- Since 1896
Rao's — East Harlem
The most coveted table in New York — the regulars own the tables; ask the concierge, and expect a no
- Since 1896
Bamonte’s — Williamsburg
Red-sauce time capsule since 1900 — the old-world table you can actually get
- Since 1904
Ferdinando's Focacceria — Carroll Gardens
Panelle special and arancini in a room unchanged for a century
- Since 1908
John's of 12th Street — East Village
A century of dripped candle wax — the eggplant parm endures
- Since 1913
Grand Central Oyster Bar — Midtown
Under the Guastavino tiles — a pan roast at the counter is peak old New York
- Since 1927
Sardi's — Theater District
Caricatures on every wall and pre-curtain cannelloni — the Broadway institution
- Since 1956
Emilio’s Ballato — Houston St
The celebrity red-sauce clubhouse — no reservations, worth the hover
- Since 1962
Sylvia's — Harlem
The Queen of Soul Food's dining room — smothered chicken, cornbread, gospel Sunday brunch
- Since 1966
Dominick's — Belmont, Arthur Ave
No menus, no printed checks — sit family-style and let them feed you
- Since 1968
Don Peppe — Ozone Park
Garlicky baked clams & house white by the carafe, near the Aqueduct — a pilgrimage
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