Via Carota in the West Village has a charming sidewalk situation.
Via Carota.
Worth it, says Antonina. In 2023 Pete Wells, restaurant critic for the New York Times, ranked Via Carota the fourth best restaurant in New York City so the demand will see no end.

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Everything I’ve written about Via Carota on New York Dearest, in one place. It’s on three of my lists, from My spring bucket list to The hardest reservations in New York. Below you’ll find every list it’s on with what I wrote there. At the end, where it is and what’s near.
Where it appears on New York Dearest
Three of my listsWhat I wrote thereFold it away
Inspired Tuscan cuisine takes center stage, start with bruschetta while perusing the pastas on offer. The cacio e pepe and wild. If seafood is more your speed, the grilled octopus & green olive pesto gets my vote.
Via Carota is an Italian restaurant that opened to a lot of fanfare, being owned and operated by two of NYC’s most renowned restaurateurs.
What I wrote thereFold it away
Via Carota is an Italian restaurant that opened to a lot of fanfare, being owned and operated by two of NYC’s most renowned restaurateurs. I’ve been haphazardly trying to snag a reservation for the last two years, to no avail.
The hard to get reservations are available 30 days in advance, and go live on Resy at 10AM daily.
Where it is, and what’s near
Worth it, within a ten-minute walk- Bar PisellinoBar · a minute away · on three of my lists
- Do Not Feed the AlligatorsCafe · a minute away
- L’Industrie PizzeriaRestaurant · a minute away · on two of my lists
- BoboRestaurant · 2 min away
- SevillaRestaurant · 2 min away
- PalmaRestaurant · 3 min away · on two of my lists
- CowgirlBar · 3 min away
- Joe CoffeeCafe · 3 min away
A closure, a price that moved, a better one next door.
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