subject: New York City Italian Restaurants An Overview [print this page] Italian restaurants are so famous and popular, so that often people says if you throw a stone in a town to anywhere, the stone will hit an Italian restaurant. New York City is famous for tourists who visit the place and are obviously food lovers. There are lot of Italian restaurants in and around New York City. It is difficult to find out a good Italian restaurant, if a person is new to the city. It s better to drop in to various restaurants and start tasting food, even it is an appetizer. New York Italian restaurants offer variety of Italian dishes ranging from pizzas, pastas to variety non-vegetarian items. Americans are the most consumers for pizzas as they love Italian dishes very much.
The main attractive factor in Italian dishes is that most of the chefs do not prefer pre-made ingredients instead they will go for locally grown or hand made fresh ingredients. The reason is that fresh ingredients produce good flavour. The chef will prepare food according to the availability of fresh ingredients in that area. While cooking all the fresh herbs are only added at the end to preserve the aroma. Italian wine is also famous throughout New York. There are certain restaurants in which wines are paired with certain dishes. There are also experts available who will explain in detail the importance of wine. Italians are basically food lovers. They have the habit of having a five course food if they are at home and at the same time their single pizza can reduce their appetite also.
There are few New York Italian Restaurants which are even 100 years old. Most of the restaurants are decorated with Italian antiques and also chandelier which are hanged on the main entrance. The speciality of the food provided in these restaurants, changed many Americans in developing a taste in Italian dishes.
These restaurants also introduced their trademark wines which was very new for the Americans. It is very easy to find a good Italian restaurant. If a person is new to the place, it is better go through the websites of this restaurants and go through the menu and testimonials, and discuss with people who already having Italian food dining experience. There are restaurants which offer discounts for regular customers. Certain restaurants have the facility to make advance booking to reduce the waiting period. Payment options are also available in these restaurants.
