168 First Avenue Between 10th & 11th Street on the edge of East Village.

Tel. 212 674-7014

A real store-front Italian restaurant since 1904, still with the original pressed-tin ceiling, hand-painted walls, and an open kitchen where you can see dinner cooking. Lanza is small and intimate but with spacious uncrowded tables. Locals have been eating here forever; you’ll feel instantly at home. The Caesar salad may be the best you’ve ever had. The chicken and veal dishes will delight you, and so will the pasta. Perfetto!

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