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- New York has a bounty of celebrated chefs who specialize in elegant iterations of Italian food. And yet it is Emilio’s Ballato, a small, narrow, sleepily old-school NoLIta restaurant, that has become a de facto dining room for some of the most famous people in the city, especially musicians.
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Mar 22, 2024 · For the past 16 years, Emilio Vitolo Jr. has run famed N.Y.C. restaurant Emilio's Ballato, frequented by stars including Lenny Kravitz and Taylor Swift.
- Brianne Tracy
Signature specialties include pollo Emilio, a delicately breaded chicken cutlet draped in lemon-caper sauce; and clams oreganata speckled with garlicky breadcrumbs. Crisp cannoli shells filled with vanilla- and cinnamon-tinged ricotta cream rival any other version found from Palermo to Siracusa.
- 55 E. Houston St, New York, 10012, New York State
- No
- (212) 274-8881
- Credit card / Debit card accepted
Nov 22, 2023 · At Ballato’s, the more than half-century-old red sauce Italian institution in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the latter means being plugged into the secret menu and knowing that these are dishes to request.
Oct 2, 2023 · New York City is known for its red sauce restaurants but few are as universally loved as Emilio’s Ballato. The Italian restaurant first opened its doors in 1956 under John Ballato.
Aug 27, 2024 · Ballato’s is the gold standard, one hard to beat. Dessert was another choice ubiquitous on listings, the cannoli. Ballato’s has a crisp shell and a creamy filling.
Because once you’ve made it inside—even if you never see Taylor Swift eating baked clams—you’ll realize why people actually come to this legendary Southern Italian restaurant. The food at Emilio’s Ballato, which has been open since 1956—is excellent. Which brings us back to the veal.
