Venetian Restaurant in Midtown Where the Chef Explains Each Dish
Dine on Adriatic seafood and handmade pasta at a Venetian restaurant in Midtown where Chef Alessandro explains each plate.
🍝 Adriatic Seafood and Handmade Pasta
At La Piazza, a Venetian restaurant in Midtown at 20 East 49th Street, two decades of Venetian tradition shape a menu that runs from fresh Adriatic seafood to handmade pasta. Wood-fired Neapolitan-style pizzas, premium cuts, craft cocktails, and dessert fill out the rest, all served in an intimate dining room.
The signature moment belongs to Chef Alessandro, who regularly steps out of the kitchen to stop at tables and personally explain each dish to the people eating it. Guests keep bringing up that hospitality, and it turns a Midtown dinner into something far more personal.
For a lighter entry, the bar pours happy hour daily from 3 PM to 6 PM with spritz, cocktails, and cicchetti-style bites. The kitchen keeps the same hours all week, 11 AM to 10 PM, and upscale pricing suits a celebration dinner or a relaxed group meal in Midtown Manhattan.
