Top Pasta dishes in New York

Creamy, spiced penne pasta loaded with jerk chicken. A cult favorite.

Creamy mentaiko (pollock roe) pasta complemented by crispy bacon — rich, umami-packed, and indulgent.

A house specialty pasta that showcases the kitchen's skill with fresh dough and well-balanced sauces.

Pasta tossed tableside in a hollowed Parmigiano wheel — theatrical, creamy, and worth the show.

The centerpiece of the menu — hand-cut and properly al dente, with sauces that coat rather than drown

Black pasta with manila clams, cherry tomatoes, parsley, and crab meat — dramatic and delicious

Rich, creamy pasta made with deeply savory oxbone broth -- comfort food with Korean soul

Creamy spiced penne pasta with jerk chicken. The crossover hit.

Whole lobster with spaghetti in light tomato sauce ($20 supplement over lobster price)

House-made pasta preparations rotate with the season and consistently rank among the highlights — expect refined technique and restrained but effective saucing.

The daily special pasta changes nightly and showcases the kitchen's best -- always ask what's fresh

The pasta program is the backbone of the menu — expect silky, properly al dente preparations with deeply reduced sauces that show real technique.

Creamy Caribbean-spiced pasta with bell peppers and jerk seasoning — the most Instagrammed dish.

Handmade daily with focused Italian technique — expect clean sauces that let the pasta quality speak

Generous lobster in spicy red sauce with huge chunks of meat -- the star of the menu at just $26

Any pasta on the menu for $10 during weekday lunch — possibly the best pasta deal in Manhattan.

Rigatoni with guanciale, cheese, and black pepper -- each ingredient in perfect harmony

Penne in a creamy vodka sauce with a kick of chili — a crowd-pleasing crossover that works surprisingly well in an Irish bar.

Whole Maine lobster tossed with tomato, basil, mizithra, and chitarra pasta — the showstopper entree.

Mussels, clams, scallops, and shrimp over pasta — absurdly good value at $22 for the quality and quantity of seafood.

House-made shell pasta with seasonal preparation

Sicilian pasta with marinara, roasted eggplant, and ricotta salata

Smoky speck with melted brie and peppery arugula — a unique, crowd-pleasing combo

Rich, earthy chicken liver sauce clinging to perfectly al dente house-made pasta — deeply savory.

Mixed seafood over fresh pasta in a light sauce

Caribbean-spiced pasta with colossal shrimp

Al-dente penne in a creamy, spiced sauce with roasted red peppers and fresh herbs. The surprise hit.

Creamy spiced penne with jerk-seasoned shrimp. A seafood upgrade on the classic.

Pasta finished tableside in a Parmigiano wheel — theatrical and crowd-pleasing.

Durum flour spaghetti with fresh Portuguese sardines, wild fennel, pine nuts, raisins, and saffron — a quintessential Sicilian flavor bomb.

Delicate squid with bone marrow coating house-made pasta in a rich, savory sauce

Rotating housemade pasta preparations that anchor the menu — consistently praised for texture and restraint in saucing

Gragnano paccheri with garlic-tomato sauce, roasted eggplant, and ricotta salata — the restaurant's namesake dish, executed faithfully.

Rich, dramatic squid ink pasta — a visual and flavor showstopper

Fresh lobster over housemade pasta in a light sauce

Fresh pasta dressed in a seasonal sauce that changes with the market — always satisfying, never predictable.

House-made pasta with braised rabbit, a heartier option from the dinner menu

Homemade egg pasta with a luxuriously rich traditional beef ragu from Modena -- indulgent and soul-warming

Slow-simmered meat ragu over fresh pasta — rich, hearty, and the kind of dish that makes you feel at home.

Pasta tossed with tomato sauce, sweet onion, and guanciale — a nod to Roman amatriciana tradition.

Rotating cuts and preparations that showcase the kitchen's pasta craft — order whatever is freshest that evening

Pasta with traditional Sicilian pistachio pesto -- nutty, herbaceous, and uniquely Sicilian

Hearty pasta with a rich seafood sauce -- deeply flavored and satisfying

Pasta tossed with sweet crab and spicy chili -- rich, indulgent, and worth asking about

Seasonal pasta preparations that rotate but consistently draw praise for their texture and restrained, well-balanced saucing — a strong suit of the kitchen.