Dona

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208 E. 52nd St., New York, NY 10022 40.756958 -73.969661
near Third Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-308-0830 Send to Phone

Cuisine: Greek, Italian
Price Range:
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Key to Prices and ratings
Upscale

Almost Perfect

Exceptional

Generally Excellent

Very Good

Good

Cheap Eats

Best in Category

Excellent

Delicious

Very Good

Noteworthy
Very Expensive

Expensive

Moderate

Cheap
Reader Rating:
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Official Website

donanyc.com

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at 51st St.

Prices

$20-$35

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Lunch
Notable Chef

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

This venue is closed.

As far as Donatella Arpaia was concerned, her first restaurant, Bellini, might have been a success, but it didn’t reflect her personality—not in the trendy, buzzy way that her subsequent ventures (davidburke&donatella and Ama) did. So she hired a designer to give the stodgy midtown spot a bright white face-lift and zebra-print carpet, partnered with Onera chef Michael Psilakis, and reopens this week as Dona, an upscale southern-European restaurant. Each raised on Long Island by immigrant parents, Arpaia and Psilakis have collaborated on what they call first-generation cuisine—a blend of her Italian heritage and his Greek one, expressed in dishes like sea-urchin crudo with burrata, caviar, and fava-bean purée, and spaghetti with eggplant-and-lamb "Bolognese." — Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite