I Sodi

In my opinion this is one of the best Italian food restaurants in NYC. unpretentious with amazing food and service. It’s nearly impossible to get a reservation but if you can get in, it’s heaven.

I had been really looking forward to dining at I Sodi after a friend’s glowing recommendation and it absolutely lived up to the hype. The staff were warm, welcoming, and had excellent suggestions when it came to the daily specials. I highly recommend going with their recommendations rather than just ordering what’s trending on social media. The oxtail pasta was out of this world, and the off-menu mozzarella was a hidden gem. The wine list is also fantastic, Brunello lovers, you’re in for a treat. A true gem in the West Village. I’ll definitely be back.

This place has gone from a nice neighborhood place to a destination but it never disappoints. The lasagna has been spoken for many times and we recently the 38 oz steak special and a 60 oz bomb came out an hour later. Always great food, drinks, and service.

Very nice Cosy restaurant ! I walked in, no reservation and had a great time at the bar with a nice captain/bartender ! Food was good but only thing is maybe too pricy for Italian food ! Overall I had a great time

So I have been trying to come here for 6 months and finally made it, and with all the anticipation I Sodi still blew my mind. The pappardelle al limone is just as pretty and yummy as they say it is on social media. We were also met with authentic service and the plating was notably elevated. Crazy lasagna also…

We walked in on a Thursday early evening and got counter table for 2. Our server was attentive, and talked a lot to us. We had lasagna and pappardelle al limone. The pappardelle sauce was really good, a little salty. The pasta was fresh. Lasagna was soft, hearty, and gooey, the layers were smooth in the mouth. But we agreed that the star was the pappardelle.

I had a wonderful dining experience at i Sodi in Manhattan. The cozy ambiance, attentive staff, and authentic Italian cuisine made for a delightful evening. I highly recommend trying their incredible meat Lasagne - it's a must-try dish! Additionally, their Italian cocktails were great. They were expertly crafted and perfectly complemented our meal. Overall, i Sodi is an excellent choice for anyone looking for an authentic Italian dining experience in Manhattan.

We had a different reservation nearby that was canceled last minute by the restaurant so we decided to try a walk in here and we lucked out with the last two seats at the bar. We were expertly and warmly looked after by the sweet bartender, Shannon. We had delicious Negronis to start. I had the Terra Negroni and it was flavorful and delicious. We over ordered because it was our first visit and we wanted to try everything. We had a special dish, tuna with cannellini beans. It was a little too heavy on the beans but was ok. The heirloom tomato salad was very good. We had the bread with olives (you get 4 olives) for $5. I didn’t love the bread. The lasagna Ai sugo was fantastic with rich meaty flavors. The pork chop was cooked to perfection but we couldn’t finish it, took it to go. Zucchini off the grill was also very good. Tiramisu was good, maybe nothing special. I had a very good glass of Ornellaia for $20. We’re going to be back for another try and we’ll order more carefully. Recommend!

Best lasagne I’ve ever had - a must order! Other dishes were great too. Had to wait for a table but when it’s worth the wait who cares!!

iSodi is not just a restaurant; it's an experience. From the moment we stepped inside, we were captivated by the breathtaking beauty of the space. While our initial reservation was for the Garden, the accommodating staff seamlessly transitioned us to a cozy indoor table. Our server, Shannon, was the epitome of hospitality. Her knowledge, recommendations, and warm demeanor elevated our dining experience. The iconic lasagna was a flavor explosion, every bite a testament to the chef's artistry. The parpadelle limone was equally delightful. The wine-braised short rib was meltingly tender and packed with rich flavor. Every dish was outstanding, a testament to the culinary brilliance of iSodi. While securing a reservation might be a challenge, it's a worthy endeavor. iSodi exceeds expectations. Can’t wait to return to indulge once again!

All the dishes were soooo yummy that we wished we had more room to try more dishes! We tried their famous lasagna, which made it clear why it is famous! The Cacio e Pepe, which was sooo creamy and yummy, and the eggplant parmesan with tomato sauce which was truly delicious. We also liked our drinks and enjoyed the bread and olives at the beginning (which are not complementary) I would just say they can try to provide a warmer environment, it felt kinda a cold vibe and unnecessarily official

I didn’t give my girlfriend a first class class seat and figured if I took her to isodi, it would get me out of the doghouse. It did 😎. The fact this has less than 5 stars is comical. She had the rabbit, which was out of this world as it was very tender and flavorful. I had an oxtail and mushroom special that was phenomenal. This is some of the best pasta in nyc.

This was one of my best meals! I had high expectations before getting a last-minute reservation, and I Sodi met them. The atmosphere: it was a small restaurant with only around eight total tables. Half of the room is the bar, but the feel is like you’re in the chef's apartment. It feels very intimate. I enjoyed the design. The staff: was very kind and attentive. Our waitress was always around when we needed her and ensured we were well looked after. She was also very good at giving menu suggestions. The food: was immaculate! The chef can make simple dishes incredibly flavorful and luxurious. The lasagna, Cacio e Pepe, and special oxtail pasta were all some of the best I’ve ever had. The flourless chocolate cake was also superb! Cleanliness: the place was in order and nicely cleaned.

i Sodi in New York City delivers an exceptional Italian dining experience. The cocktails are top-notch, and the wine selection is impressive, including a particularly memorable Chianti Classico. The food is equally outstanding. The artichoke salad with parmesan is fresh and flavorful, the pappardelle al limone is perfectly balanced, and the house pasta is a must-try. The slow-braised short ribs are tender and bursting with rich flavor. Every dish hits the mark, making i Sodi a must-visit spot for anyone craving authentic Tuscan cuisine in the West Village.

Lasagna is lasagn-great, pairs well with the chianti. Good vibes staff is fun good espresso martini as well. Great place to ball out and have a big dinner

Excellent restaurant with great food and an understated, romantic atmosphere. Service at the bar was impeccable and everything was just perfect. We got the special pasta dishes as well as burrata. Recommend to get a reservation, though, especially on busy nights.

Incredible, managed a last minute walk in. The pasta was the clear winner, lemon sauce and the stew were incredible. Big thanks to Will, Luis and Daniel for the great service making it an night full of laughs and memories. Thank you

Even in a city with no shortage of great Italian food, they manage to still stand out as exceptional. The lasagna especially is great and not readily found on the same scale elsewhere. The cocktails are great and the servers/bartenders are always super nice, personable, and attentive. Downside is it’s almost impossible to get a reservation. They do walk ins, but the only way to guarantee you won’t have to wait 1+ hour to get in (or get in at all) is to get there right as they open.

Enjoyable but not my fav Italian in the city (or west village for that matter). Was only able to get a res for weekday lunch. The meh looked extensive but we only ordered the pappardelle al limone and lasagne on the menu. Both very good. Also got potato croquettes which were one of the many specials they had which I always appreciate interesting specials. Really like the vibes of this place and the outdoor/courtyard seating looked very nice if the weathers warm as well.

I enjoyed the food but not my favorite pasta in New York, a bit overhyped to me honestly. I liked the lasagna but Don Angie’s is better. The best pasta was the lamb whole wheat. I wish it was with non whole wheat but I think they chose whole wheat because the sauce is so dark in color. The pappardelle was also good. Pasta was cooked perfectly to my liking. The lasagna was a bit dry to me and i would prefer more ricotta flavor. The Cornish hen was okay, not memorable. It wasn’t dry but not necessarily juicy. Bread was horrible so skip that. Wasn’t warm and wasn’t good. Prosciutto and melon was delicious but hard to go wrong with that. Cocktails were basic nothing interesting. I prefer torrisi and it’s easier for me to get that reservation so win win for me.

Cute Italian spot with a large back room and an old school rustic look. The back patio is an extremely cute extension for the days with good weather. Pasta was good overall. Ordered the paccheri strascicati $26. More to come. Front person who seats you was a bit of a stickler as well. Seemed like there were open tables but he strictly wouldn’t seat people early even 5 minutes or put them near each other even though a bunch of walk-ins came in after. Understood that you can’t seat until your full party is there but seemed quite inflexible. Understood that your parties but might be able to sit together due to how busy it may be but when walk-ins with 4 people can come and grab 2 tables pushed together it makes you wonder. Also our tables were put very far apart with one in the front seating and one in the back. -1 star. Also they ask if you want bread but don’t tell you it’s $5. Still worth it. Overall food is solid. Excellent artichoke and pasta. The lasagna was enough for two people!Our waiter was solid.

The food was good! Definitely better than Via Carota down the road. The lasagna was rich, decadent, and well balanced (not too salty despite the mountain of cheese it comes with). The pappardelle al limone was decent. The noodle texture was good, but I felt as if the sauce was lacking a little. The fried artichokes had good texture but was lacking like a sauce or something on the side ( the artichoke itself couldn’t carry the whole dish I’m sorry).

Very cute and cosy wine bar-esque restaurant. Service is super friendly and very knowledgeable. Burrata and prosciutto were fine; nothing special. House bread I found underwhelming. Boring, wholemeal bread. My main took about 40 mins so the service is definitely slower than normal. The pasta was great, the sauce was a bit on the salty side but overall nice. The lamb was so tender. Nice wine list but the up marking is aggressive. $22 for my glass of petite arvine - the bottle RRP is $29 making the up marking almost 300% I wouldn’t mind going back and trying the lemon pasta or the famous lasagne. Overall good but didn’t hit it out of the park for me. Acoustics are awful it’s so loud despite the venue only fitting 30 people max

Luckily we got a bar seats within 1 hour, the food was really great, the pasta definitely is above average. We love the Parpadelle Limone and Faro salad, the salad is the prefect start for heavy pasta. Meat lasagna is a little too salty for us, ravioli is cream but not flavorful at all. However, the pasta itself is great! Also, servers are really friendly and passionate to explain the menu in the busy environment:)

Came her for lunch on a Saturday (in August) and got seated at the bar with no wait. They have a beautiful back patio but that was not available for a solo diner (understandable). Staff were great and the food was good. I ordered the cherry tomato salad, the spaghetti Chittara (which is their cacio e pepe) and the tiramisu. It was all very good but I can't say it is better than many of my other favorite Italian spots around town.

I know I'm in the minority but I was not a fan of the famed meat lasagna. Was too dense and salty. The branzino was good but not exceptional. Lemon pappardelle was very good. Skip the bread. Tiramisu was average.

Tucked into a cozy, rustic setting, this restaurant offers standout dishes like a fresh, zesty artichoke salad. So zesty it might still be photosynthesizing. Bar also offers an impeccably mixed mezcal cognac Negroni. The staff is attentive, adding warmth to the experience. While the peas in the short rib dish shine, the meat itself falls a bit flat. Still, a memorable spot for a flavorful and inviting evening or afternoon!

Loved this spot and it’s definitely small - so make sure to reserve! We tried a variety of their different pastas and although we wished the lasagna was a little more al dente the flavours were all there.

West Village Tuscan gem—I Sodi delivers straightforward, soulful Italian in a calm, charming space. Food was solid: the famous lasagna al sugo was rich with perfect layers (a must-try), pappardelle al limone bright and lemony, and fried artichokes crispy like popcorn. Pastas handmade and flavorful, though some heavier dishes felt a touch rich. Service was attentive and knowledgeable (great Negroni recs), but pacing slowed when packed. Atmosphere is elegant and cozy—white tablecloths, warm lighting, garden option—feels like a little escape to Italy, though it's intimate and can get buzzy.

We were able to walk in a get a spot at the bar for lunch. I think we need to try a few more dishes to get a better feel for the food here. The salad was fresh and simple. The pastas were good, but we ordered two that were too similar. Next time we will try something different.

painfully average. been waiting to try this place for ages and it really like hit and it didn’t. wasn’t salty enough, or maybe some things were too salty? i’m not sure. the lasagne wasn’t great, super heavy and dry. i expected it to be either more moist or more lightweight. the pasta was the best thing we had. the fried mushrooms were quite of addicting but yet still not anything to write home about.

This Tuscan restaurant offers wonderful Carciofi Fritti, delicious Oxtail and Caramelized Pastas and a tasty Meat Lasagna. Also, the Coniglio in Porchetta and the Chicken were very good. However, we were impressed with the Manager and our main waiter’s unwelcoming and rude attitude. I suggest the owner takes a closer look at these situations since it is quite easy to visit another restaurant in a city so full of excellent Italian restaurants.

I have mixed feelings about this restaurant. It’s a New York classic and their new space compared to their old space (that use to share a wall with my apartment) is charming and still captures the NY classic dining experience, esp. in the back room. I almost always see someone here when I go but the staff is very discrete so I get why people come back. The staff are amazing hosts and know how to really serve a 5 star meal, however I’ve just been less impressed with the food lately. Everyone raves about the lasagna but it’s pretty meat purée texture to me. It’s good, but not phenomenal - perhaps a different style than I’m use to. Great for a family meal, you can usually put your name in around 5:30 and expect to wait around 1.5 hrs on Thursday - Saturday. Any later and it’s a 2+ hour wait.

Was excited to try I Sodi as Via Carota has impressed me on multiple occasions. I have to say I was disappointed on multiple fronts, however. I was celebrating an anniversary dinner and we had brought a special 1988 vintage thinking that they would have a corkage fee like many restaurants do. I tried calling all day and even DMd them to ask about their policy but they don't respond. It is their service attitude in general, it's just not friendly. Totally independent of the service the food itself was a 3.5 at best. There were also 3 small fruit flies on the wall. Many places are worth the hype but this one, don't be surprised if you're not impressed. Fried artichokes were over fried. Even their signature lasagna, imo was starchy and sticky. Definitely wouldn't go back.

I sodi is a phenomenal Italian restaurant for the most part, but the over-saturation of finance bros and rich kids out to dinner with their parents does not create the romantic atmosphere one might hope for at a place like this. Also, very unfortunately, we got the lasagna and it was a big pile of mush - the pasta was completely overdone. Everything on the menu that’s simple and unfussy is incredible - thinking specifically about the caramelized onion tagliatelle. The waitstaff were great. Only leaving a lukewarm review because I know they’ll be fine.

If SMH were edible, it'd taste like I Sodi. When the restaurant's Resy page came across my screen with a new crown in the corner (making it easier for me to book a table), I figured I'd finally give this place a shot now that reservations weren't as difficult as rocket surgery. But color me disappointed--and put me down for Team "Not Worth the Hassle". - Pane e olio: I didn't want this, but it was ordered anyway. Their housemade sourdough was...very weird. Super dense, thick and chewy. Maybe I'm too much of a peasant to appreciate this kind of sourdough, but I do bake my own bread and this bread tasted like one of my beginner mistakes. Regardless, I hate that we had to pay $15+ for this gluten nightmare. - Lasagna a sugo: Supposedly their signature dish--but I can't fathom why unless over-salted disappointment is an aspiration in the culinary world. This lasagna tasted like someone spilled an entire can of NaCl in ground meat, then threw in some sheets of pasta to mask the mistake. There was little to no sauce, the cheese was mostly only on the top layer, and no other seasoning could be discerned from all that salt. The entire thing made my kidneys hurt. - Special pappardelle with lamb and porcini: I don't know if this dish had a proper name, but by virtue of not being the aforementioned lasagna, it tasted miles better. There could've been more lamb, and there definitely wasn't enough porcini, but the pappardelle was al dente enough. - Side of roasted carrots: Good, but who doesn't know how to roast carrots? At least they gave a large amount--it helped wash down the horrible lasagna. Service was fine but not particularly friendly, especially as the place filled up after 5:30pm. The space was the typical brick and wood chic that so many West Village restaurants have, but as with the service, it was lacking in warmth. Definitely don't plan to return.

Did i order wrong or is this place wildly overhyped? I forgot to take a pic but i got a salad (sorry i forget which, i was probably too focused on trying to understand why i didnt just go to l'artusi instead) and it was mediocre. I also forgot to take a pic but the steak was so fatty i feel like at least 1/4 of it was inedible because of un rendered fat. When a restaurant cant even render the fat of their meats properly it's like what are you doing honestly? The lasagna is so heavy i felt like garbage after eating only some of it, it needs about 1/4 pound more of that topping cheese to make it more palatable. The bread service is terrible... housemade bread was some of the worst bread i have ever had in my life it was incredibly dry and just hard with zero flavour. I like the atmosphere and the NA drinks are delicious. I skipped dessert here because i was so unsatisfied. On that note i have ZERO interest in trying their sister restaurant Via Carota. So disappointing

Rude staff, mediocre salad (zucchini carpaccio), salty pasta (lamb ragu special). Cannot even compare to airplane food, let alone Via Carota. The beautiful patio made the one-hour experience bearable.

“A classic West Village Italian trap”. I had such high hopes when I brought my bf here, but the higher the hopes come with the bigger the disappointment. None of the dishes we ordered really stood out. The steak tartare was decent, but the bread it came with was overly toasted and hard to enjoy. Lasagna was the go to dish, classic, hearty, and clearly the most popular item in the room (almost every table had it). Still, it wasn’t something I’d urge my friends to try. Finally it came the final blow: the branzino paired with spinach. My bf and I love branzino and we ordered it almost everywhere but we have never had such a bad branzino! It was dry, flavorless, and outrageously priced at over $60 (which we thought it must be the signature dish of the menu- but we were so wrong!). The paired garlic spinach was even worse, clearly frozen and then defrosted, overly salty, and completely stale. All in all, this was a deeply disappointing experience. I’m honestly confused about the hype. Will NOT recommend this place to anyone.

Lasagna was a solid 0.5/5. Needs more sauce and flavor. If you’re intending to visit for the lasagna, please do not. Paid 42 bucks for it, currently my biggest regret of this trip to nyc Service is incredibly attentive though