Trying NYC's BEST Reviewed Italian Food! Is L'Artusi Worth the Hype?

The New York City Italian food scene is vast. There are loads of great eats, including both Italian American red sauce spots and authentic Italian restaurants in NYC. When it comes to the best Italian restaurant in NYC, many will say it's the exclusive Rao's or Carbone in the West Village that are the best Italian spots in New York. However, those are mostly based off reputation. That Rao's is the most exclusive restaurant in NYC is part of the appeal, and Carbone lost its Michelin star last year which could also be showing that Carbone is overrated to many people. When basing off reviews, however, other restaurants come up as the best Italian joint in NYC, most notably I Sodi and L'Artusi.

As we were unable to get into Carbone, we decided to settle for not the highest clout restaurant in New York but the best rated Italian restaurant in NYC. L'Artusi has the most positive reviews out of any other Italian restaurant in town, with around 1,500 reviews and a 4.6 rating, a great accomplishment in a city as selective about food as New York! Join us as we try L'Artusi for the first time. Will it live up to the ratings or is it also overrated at this point? We will put the famous L'Artusi spaghetti, L'Artusi olive oil cake and the L'Artusi focaccia to the test!

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Restaurant Deets:
L'Artusi
228 W 10th St, New York, NY 10014

[gladyslucas]

Just FYI, dry pasta (re hydrated when cooked) is considered optimal when cooking most authentic Italian pasta dishes like Carbonara or cacio e pepe, since you're unable to get that al dente chew with fresh made pasta. However there are still levels of quality when it comes to dry pasta. I cook a range of recipes from different cultures, including authentic Chinese cuisine, so I'm thinking you might assume that dry pasta in Chinese cuisine is considered cheaping out, which you'd be correct. But in authentic Italian cuisine, high quality dry pasta is the go-to for lots of (though not all) pasta dishes.

[Herbie-Went-Bananas-Then-Split]

Genuine Italian food made exceptionally well isn't hidden underneath a mountain of sauce, the pasta and fresh ingredients are the star and L'Artusi honoured that dish to perfection, it looked delicious, as did the dessert - very clever pairing of the olive cake with the creme fraiche and marmalade.

I can't be the only person to watch UA's videos to see him eat, his reaction to eating great food is priceless lol

[boooop]

Underrated channel but I think it’s so funny that when he eats something he likes he closes his eyes and looks distraught lol 7:05

[anolan]

Love your reviews, UA👍 Your facial expressions kill me: When you love something you always make a face like you ate something bitter and shake your head. With the sound off, I’d think you hated it. The chef is probably sweating thinking you didn’t like the food but you really loved it. Haha, it’s the best. Keep it up

[Wheels_NYC]

You have to love the simple perfection of a properly made pasta dish. This reminds me of Spaghetti alla Nerano, or Cacio e Pepe. Very few excellent ingredients, expedited perfectly. The dessert looked yummy, too. But I'll stick to my espresso and Sambuca 😉

[omgitsmattmdm]

The bread is so bread-E 😂😂😂 that pasta is so pasta-E 😂😂😂

[ddenlow]

UA man, youre on your way to make this channel huge. Nice work man! Hope you do make it to Carbone some day!

[tiffanyi]

Those prices are crazy, I’m a born and raised Brooklyn local but the more I travel, especially in Europe, the more I see how these prices have nothing to do with food quality/taste and everything to do with paying their exorbitant NYC rents! Lol

[michaelhsu]

UA, u r the man. Love the way you "chomped" the food with eyes closed in perfect solitary enjoyment. The close up photography of the food is perfect. Suggestion: add some comments on the price of food consumed.

[anthonyv]

Pikachu comes to life and reviews italian food.

[DarkKnightCap]

Totally appreciate showing the menus in you're vids. Better perspective.
Also giving Mark Weins a run for his money on the food reaction face!

[victordavalos]

I’ve never been to Carbone’s location at NYC, but the one at LV inside Aria Casino is by far the best italian restaurant i’ve ever been to, and my top 3 all around.

[roboliver]

Looks good and the waiting staff were both knowledgeable and warm. Can see why the reviews are positive

[Rockinrn]

Again, love your expression when the food is good!!

[johnkovalicky]

Great review ! And yes the olive cake is meant to be eaten with all of the components on the plate not one at a time then you critique . The focaccia bread looked amazing and the spaghetti dish so so. Now let's find an Italian restaurant what I call a traditional Parm restaurant . Meaning they have chicken and veal parmesan antipasto fried calamari and mussels chicken and veal scallopini marsala franchise Style and of course ricotta cheesecake the best now we're talkin . Oh and just plain old traditional Italian bread and butter.

[danielpushman]

I don’t want to be racist, but: when you dive into a food that you enjoy, you remind me of my Eurasian son digging into a meal he likes. The joy of good eats!

[alexchainey.]

The way he enjoys every chew with eyes closed is priceless!

[AKhan.]

I went to NYC a couple of months ago and ate at Carbone. I can see how some would say it's overrated, but I enjoyed everything I tried. The grandma bread in the bread basket they bring out in the beginning is so good. Spicy rigatoni, Lobster Ravioli, and Chicken Massimo were fantastic.

I think you would really enjoy it

[saintrey]

$28 for spaghetti is insanely expensive

[ThePynnacle]

Every video you make, I'm gonna make recommendations because you're the best. You GOTTA try Misi for pasta, Lure Fishbar for The Bash Burger, 4 Charles for their burger (imagine Au Cheval but with wagyu, which I'm usually against but they make it work) and their prime rib, Kings County Imperial and for good Chinese, Yakiniku No Futago for some amazing Yakiniku steak experience with the right theatrics, Cozy Royale for their amazing burger, and Hometown BBQ for some perfect BBQ.