It's on 1 of my list. Each entry below is what I wrote about it there, with my verdict on that list, the fullest first.
- Address48 East 12th Street
- From my guide, updated September 2026.
Ribalta, over on 48 East 12th Street, is the one I pick when the plan is a real dinner and not a pizza pilgrimage. It opened in 2013, it’s run by folks with serious Neapolitan pedigree, and it does the thing I always want and rarely get. Great pizza in a room where you’d actually want to spend two hours.
The pizzas here are proper Neapolitan, blistered and soft, but the reason I keep coming back is the whole package. There’s pasta if someone in your group is being difficult about pizza (it happens), a real wine list, and the kind of casual buzz where a table of six can get loud and nobody minds. We have ended more than one long walk through the Village at this table.
What to skip? Don’t come here expecting the crispy, foldable New York slice. That’s not what this is, and if that’s your craving you’ll leave confused. Come for the Naples-style pie and the sit-down evening, and it delivers exactly that.