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Why Il Mulino Is on Our Top 50 Italian Outside Italy
Il Mulino, under Fernando and Gino Masci's direction, is ranked #40 on our Top 50 Italian Restaurants Outside Italy. The regional Italian register: Italian-American (Abruzzese lineage).
The pasta-making method: Fresh extruded, daily. The signature dish: Veal parmesan, fresh ravioli, the Caesar tableside.
The wine program: Italian-only; Abruzzo, Tuscany, Sicily verticals.
The chef pedigree: Greenwich Village institution since 1981. The family lineage: Masci brothers Abruzzese lineage; second-generation Italian-American.
How to Book Il Mulino
The booking lead time: 6 to 10 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's own booking portal where applicable; many of the best Italian restaurants outside Italy require dedicated concierge or hotel-based bookings during peak season.
Order the regional pasta. The kitchen's strongest expression at Il Mulino is the Veal parmesan, paired with a producer from the chef's training region.
The dress code: Smart elegant; jacket required at dinner. The dinner spend: 180 to 280 USD per person at dinner. The kitchen at Il Mulino is rated 9/10 for food and 9/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why Il Mulino Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"The Greenwich Village Italian-American institution since 1981. The captain in tuxedo, the cart-service antipasti, the most consistently family-run Italian dining room in New York."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 9/10, ambience at 9/10, and value at 7/10. The Italian-American (Abruzzese lineage) register is structural; the chef lineage and the kitchen's calibration produce the dinner that rewards the booking effort.
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