There are a lot of ways to satisfy your sweet tooth in NYC. From crazy ice cream cones to Magnolia Bakery’s banana pudding.
Italian eatery Mama Melrose’s puts a creative spin on traditional menu items. Guests of the table service restaurant should save room for the tiramisu that layers espresso-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone!
1. I Sodi
The West Village’s favorite purveyor of deftly rendered Tuscan classics has reopened in a larger space, just one block from its current fun-size Christopher Street home. The new location should seat more than a hundred diners, including an outdoor garden.
The restaurant’s coveted tiramisu is layered with the same care as its savory dishes, using recipes that have been passed down through generations. It’s best served a few hours after it’s made, allowing the flavors to mingle.
2. Cafe Altro Paradiso
Cafe Altro Paradiso specializes in Nice Things—but not the kind of stuff that’s ostentatious or overblown. This breezy lunch and dinner spot from Estela co-founders Ignacio Mattos and Thomas Carter has grounded in a light take on Italian seasonal cooking with food informed by different regions of Italy.
The tiramisu is a winner, too, with a perfectly assembled tableside assembly of ladyfingers dipped in espresso and layered with shreds of high-end chocolate from bars worth their weight in gold.
3. Bar Primi
Bar Primi, Chef Andrew Carmellini’s casual pasta shop on the Bowery / NoHo border, offers great Italian dishes at reasonable prices. The stuffed meatballs are particularly impressive.
Its tiramisu also impresses, with the same attention to select ingredients and wait-and-see letting-it-mature approach of its pastas. The mascarpone is imported from Italy, providing added credibility. Order it to go with your meal, or have it delivered to home or the office.
4. Il Sorriso
This restaurant is a great choice for those looking to savor the true essence of Italian cuisine. The menu includes veal dishes like the veal scaloppine with mozzarella, white wine and tomato sauce, as well as agnolotti in red lamb ragu and salmone affumicato norvegese con mesticanza.
For dessert, try the tiramisu. It is handmade using recipes handed down through generations of the Lamboglia family and is ideally left overnight to coalesce into a sugary singularity.
5. Pizzeria del Sorriso
Tiramisu is the signature dessert at this family-run spot. The chefs here use a classic recipe and let the layers settle overnight to achieve true perfection.
This new Italian restaurant on Staten Island’s waterfront draws heavily from regional cuisine. The tiramisu is no exception, with a twist that includes rum-spiked caramelized bananas. This is a great place to bring the whole group.
6. Pizzeria del Sorriso
The pizza and pasta at this ebullient new regional Italian restaurant draw rave reviews, but the tiramisu is worth a visit all on its own. The layered dessert includes traditional ingredients but also incorporates amaretto cookies for an added punch.
Customers say the tiramisu is light and flavorful. Make sure to try the calamari and cauliflower appetizer as well. You can’t go wrong with the breadsticks either!
7. Pizzeria del Sorriso
The pastry chefs at this Staten Island spot, which focuses on regional Italian fare, follow their father’s recipe for tiramisu. They make it four mornings a week, letting the dessert rest for a day to ensure a sugary singularity of flavors.
Tiramisu perfection can be found in restaurants across the city’s five boroughs. Compare your options, then pick a place to order Tiramisu delivery online.
8. Il Sorriso
Tiramisu is a specialty at this rustic Italian eatery. It is handmade here from the family recipe of chef Sal Lamboglia. It is layered four mornings a week and ideally left overnight to mingle into a sugary amalgam of textures and flavors.
Visitors like the ambiance at this place. They give it a high rating on Google. The menu here is full of classic Italian dishes like pizza Roma and Caprese salads.
9. Pizzeria del Sorriso
Authentic Italian countryside cooking is served in warm, comfortable surroundings that evoke kitchens and family tables. A visit to Sorriso Modern Italian Kitchen is more than a meal, it’s an experience.
A great tiramisu floats; others sink. This classic dessert is on the menu at this mom-and-pop trattoria in Harlem. The owners import their cake from Milano, giving it some credibility in a city full of lukewarm versions.
10. Pizzeria del Sorriso
This Queens restaurant from a celebrated Sicilian chef serves tiramisu tableside and adds an extra twist, with ladyfingers dipped quickly in espresso and topped with shreds of high-end chocolate bars. The result is a dessert that floats and satisfies.
This Upper East Side spot is a must for a date or a casual dinner with the family. Their breadsticks are divine, and the tiramisu is to die for.
