Il Postino

Il Postino sets the standard for authentic Italian cuisine. The superior quality of the food and relaxing atmosphere creates a memorable dining experience. Owners Luigi Russo and Alfio Ruocco have built a wonderful dining establishment that has gone unrivaled in the neighborhood for over 16 years.

Waiters inhale, then recite a "huge list of daily specials" at this "old-world" U.N.-area Italian that will also "cook anything you want"; an "intimate" "opera"-enhanced space further boosts the "wonderful dining experience", but value-seekers avoid the "reliably expensive" tabs by going for the lunchtime prix fixe.

Il Postino is a throwback to the days of elegant excess, when an army of waiters in white coats manned dining rooms full cigar smoking tuxedos and bejeweled silk gowns. Those days echo through the dining room in the guise of loyal crowds not light on cash who keep the small, bi-level dining room hopping.

From the street, enter though a discreet white door and into another world. A small bar...

Since 1997, owners Luigi Russo and Alfio Ruocco have established Il Postino as one of the most luxurious dining experiences in New York City. Il Postino is known for mouth-watering dishes such as the freshest Dover sole, homemade Agnolotti pasta stuffed with ricotta cheese and spinach in a truffle cream sauce, fresh stratachella cheese imported from Puglia, and zucchini flowers stuffed with prosciutto and mozzarella cheese. Il Postino's main dining area boasts two levels and as well as a private dining room for business meetings, intimate dinner parties or lively celebrations. Our...

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Since 1997, owners Luigi Russo and Alfio Ruocco have established Il Postino as one of the most luxurious dining experiences in New York City. Il Postino is known for mouth-watering dishes such as the freshest Dover sole, homemade Agnolotti pasta stuffed with ricotta cheese and spinach in a truffle cream sauce, fresh stratachella cheese imported from Puglia, and...