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Rao's

Italian restaurant · East Harlem ·

Rao's

Italian restaurant · East Harlem ·
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Rao's, NYC's Most Exclusive Italian Restaurant...But Couldn't Get in to Ask | Bon Appétit

"Since 1896 the tiny Italian-American restaurant has been serving up family-style lemon chicken and seafood salad beneath strings of Christmas lights on a corner in East Harlem. But after New York Times food critic Mimi Sheraton gave it a three-star review in 1977, Rao's enacted a notoriously strict reservation system to preserve its devout community of regulars." - ByAliza Abarbanel

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/nycs-most-exclusive-italian-restaurant

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Iconic Italian red-sauce institution known for exclusivity

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lemon chicken
family style
takeout
pasta
red sauce
Google Rating
4.4 (644)
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4.3
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455 E 114th St, New York, NY 10029 Get directions

$100+

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Information

Iconic Italian red-sauce institution known for exclusivity

meatballs
exclusive
old school
lemon chicken
family style
takeout
pasta
red sauce
Google Rating
4.4 (644)
Yelp Rating
4.3
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455 E 114th St, New York, NY 10029 Get directions

$100+

See Menu
Usually a wait
Reservations required
Restroom
Popular for lunch
Popular for dinner
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