L'Artusi

"L’Artusi in the West Village started takeout and delivery service on June 1st, including a new burger with taleggio, pickled chili aioli, tomato, and arugula. They also have large-format meal kits you can cook at home available for pick-up. Check out their takeout options on their website here." - hannah albertine

"There’s a correct way to do L’Artusi, and this is it: You come in a group of two, and you sit at the bar. You order the roasted mushrooms with pancetta and a fried egg, and then you share two pastas. You drink wine. You go home happy. A dinner at this West Village restaurant is about as good a date night as they come, and that probably won't change anytime soon. The pastas here are always immaculate, and the wagyu carpaccio is the best around." - bryan kim, neha talreja, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, tiffany yannetta

"There’s a correct way to do L’Artusi, and this is it: You come with one other person, and you sit at the bar. You order a crudo and the roasted mushrooms with pancetta and a fried egg, and then you share two pastas. You drink wine. You go home happy. Unlike a lot of rustic downtown Italian spots, the decor is modern with upholstered seating and gray tile floors, and a dinner here is about as good a date night as they come. You can’t go wrong with any of the pastas, and the wagyu carpaccio alone is worth coming back for." - bryan kim, neha talreja, will hartman, sonal shah

"Instead of kissing a stranger in front of other strangers, celebrate the year that was 2023 with olive oil cake at L’Artusi in the West Village. Unlike a lot of rustic downtown Italian spots, the decor is modern, with upholstered seating and gray tile floors. Eating here on any day of the year feels special, so it’s a good choice for meals on actually special occasions. Get one of their top-notch pastas, a crudo, and the roasted chicken in a sauce that tastes like pure brown butter. " - neha talreja

"L’Artusi is another lauded Italian restaurant in the neighborhood, with reservations still extremely difficult to get despite its opening over a decade ago." - Elise Taylor