Italian Small Plates and Wine in a Warm Midtown Room
Handmade pasta, cold cuts, and wine by the glass turn this Midtown Italian stop into a relaxed neighborhood meal.
🍝 Regional Plates and Italian Wine
At La Gioconda, the room settles into a warm Midtown hush while handmade pasta, cold cuts, and cheeses take over the table. Bottles line the wall, candles glow across the dark wood, and the snug address feels more neighborhood restaurant than corporate lunch stop.
The kitchen focuses on typical regional Italian recipes, with a wine list offering over 60 bottles and more than 30 wines by the glass. Order for the table and let the pairing set the pace, especially when red wine lands beside the charcuterie. The room is made for lingering, with pasta, burrata with prosciutto, and a glass ready for the first pour.
A Midtown fixture dating to 1993, La Gioconda carries a 4.6 rating from 512 reviews. Find it at 226 E 53rd Street in Manhattan, where a small Italian meal can stretch comfortably past the first course.
