Still located in the Little Italy section of Manhattan offering its beautiful, smoky-crusted coal oven baked pizza, topped with purist tomato sauce, fresh whole milk mozzarella, and basil, keeping locals and visitors alike coming back. "Great Italian food in the oldest restaurant in Little Italy, NYC" Review of Casa D'Angelo 168 photos Casa D'Angelo 146 Mulberry St, Between Hester & Grand Sts, New York City, NY 10013-4708 (Little Italy) +1 212-804-8656 Website E-mail Improve this listing Get food delivered Order online Ranked #644 of 13,857 Restaurants in New York City When Marios opened in 1919, pizza was strictly an Italian dish that was almost exclusively found in Naples. Because what happens, happens.. Caffe Palermo, home of Baby John, the self-proclaimed (and, ahem, trademarked) Cannoli King, is famous for a reason. And theyve been doing so since the 1980s. Cybele Mayes-Osterman. The antipaso was great and we enjoyed all the other dishes as well. A good choice if your in little Italy. Some of the best place to get Italian American dishes like Chicken Parmigiana or veal parmigiana. Some customers have told me to get rid of them, [saying] theyre too dark, too old fashioned, said co-owner Regina Migliucci-Delfino, of the paintings made by her great-uncle, Ciro. But even though he laments the state of Little Italy today, hes also bullish about the neighborhoods future. The best restaurants in NYCs Little Italy boast legendary pastries and some of New Yorks best pizza. Boccio recommends the Sunday Sauce -- a tomato sauce loaded with short rib, sausage, and veal. Where to Eat. The pizza is good at this younger sibling of Italian restaurant Charlie Bird, under the direction of chef Ryan Hardy. Regardless, the cheap prices, succulent pork preparations and crispy-chewy bread thats baked in-house are worth taking a walk for. The 15 Hottest New Restaurants in Queens, March 2023, The 15 Hottest New Restaurants in Brooklyn, March 2023, The 15 Hottest New Restaurants in Manhattan, March 2023, Blow right past those aggressive salespeople to the legit good food.