FNYC StandardsSince 1896
Red Sauce, Old World & Soul Food →Rao's — East Harlem
The most coveted table in New York — the regulars own the tables; ask the concierge, and expect a no
Picks like this, every Friday
Seven things worth leaving the apartment for, hand-checked. One short email, free, one tap to leave.
More in Red Sauce, Old World & Soul Food
- Bamonte’s — WilliamsburgRed-sauce time capsule since 1900 — the old-world table you can actually get
- Ferdinando's Focacceria — Carroll GardensPanelle special and arancini in a room unchanged for a century
- John's of 12th Street — East VillageA century of dripped candle wax — the eggplant parm endures
- Grand Central Oyster Bar — MidtownUnder the Guastavino tiles — a pan roast at the counter is peak old New York
- Sardi's — Theater DistrictCaricatures on every wall and pre-curtain cannelloni — the Broadway institution
- Emilio’s Ballato — Houston StThe celebrity red-sauce clubhouse — no reservations, worth the hover
- Sylvia's — HarlemThe Queen of Soul Food's dining room — smothered chicken, cornbread, gospel Sunday brunch
- Dominick's — Belmont, Arthur AveNo menus, no printed checks — sit family-style and let them feed you