Carbone New York

Spicy Rigatoni Vodka

The dish that launched a thousand copycat recipes — a perfectly emulsified pink vodka cream sauce with calibrated heat that coats every tube of al dente rigatoni without pooling at the bottom

Caesar Salad

Assembled with practiced ceremony at your table — crisp romaine, a properly anchovy-forward dressing, and enough showmanship to make it taste better than it has any right to

Veal Parmesan

A platter-sized veal cutlet pounded thin, fried to a shattering crust, and finished with a bright San Marzano tomato sauce and molten mozzarella — the definitive version of the dish

Mario's Meatballs

Trio of meatballs with melted cheese and a fried basil leaf -- nostalgic, rich, and perfectly seasoned

Garlic Bread

Thick-cut, heavily buttered, aggressively garlicked — an unambiguous statement about the direction of the meal to come

Lobster Ravioli

Plump pasta pillows filled with sweet lobster and bathed in a bisque-adjacent cream sauce — decadent and rich in the best Carbone tradition

Chicken Scarpariello

Bone-in chicken with sausage, peppers, and vinegar — a New York Italian-American classic that Carbone renders with more precision than most but remains a second-tier order given the competition on the menu

Carbone Cheesecake

A dense, New York-style cheesecake that is correctly made and correctly boring — fine but unremarkable in a city with superior options

Mozzarella

Fresh, olive-oil dunked mozzarella that's simple and perfect -- a great way to start the meal

Meatballs

Softball-sized beef and pork meatballs in Sunday gravy — good, but overshadowed by the pastas; better versions exist at one-third the price elsewhere in the city

Italian Rainbow Cookies

Baked Clams