Zia Maria Little Italy

Had such a wonderful experience!!!! I came here because of the high reviews and now I understand why is the highest rated Italian restaurant in Little Italy. I got the pasta prepared in the Parmesan cheese wheel, made in front of the table with black truffle sprinkled on top. It was mind blowing. Silky, velvety, delicious. The Bolognese is very light, the chicken Maria was excellent including the veal Parmesan. Highly recommend! Staff was extremely friendly and drinks are very generous!

We came here a party of five and had dinner. Our servant was really kind, and he find us a table very quickly even though the restaurant was full and we had no reservation. The food was very delicious, and we enjoyed all dishes we took, the Lasagna, the Gnocchi, and also the Tiramisu. Very tasty. I took down one star, because of the price. The restaurant is very pricey. On top of the food price, they added an 18% gratitude fee, and a convinience fee of 3%. When I asked about it, they said that they added 18% automatically because we are five, and an additional 3% because we pay with card. So a dinner for five costed us $333,which is very pricey for my taste.

Probably the best food I have ever put in my mouth!! And that's coming from a southern country boy that likes his southern comfort food! We ate here on our NYC trip and it was so good we came back a 2nd time before the trip was over!! Best lobster ravioli and lasagna ever, hands down!! Don't know how often I will find myself in NYC but if I do, this will always be a stop on our list!!

Always enjoy going to Little Italy on NYC trips, but this was hands-down the best meal I’ve ever had in the area. New York was generally packed for Christmas, but the service was fantastic. Very efficient, but personable and they were even able to see us a little bit early ahead of our reservation. And the Pesto Gnocchi was truly one of a kind…highly recommend!

We were seated and had our orders taken immediately. Place was fully packed so we were a bit cramped. The food arrived promptly and was fresh and delicious, pasta was homemade and lobster ravioli was geniuine. I am deducting a star from a five star review as waiter that took our payment didn’t say anything after we paid and tipped, no thank you or have a good night nor asked if we wanted a receipt. Rest of the staff was polite and helpful.