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Osteria Stella

135 W. 50th St., New York, NY 10020
between Sixth and Seventh Aves.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-957-5050 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    6.5 out of 10

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    2 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Italian

Official Website

osteria-stella.com

Hours

Mon-Thu, 11:30am-11:30pm; Fri, 11:30am-midnight; Sat-Sun, 4pm-midnight

Nearby Subway Stops

B, D, F, V at 47th-50th Sts.-Rockefeller Center; N, R, W at 49th St.; 1 at 50th St.

Prices

$14-$30

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Lunch
  • Prix-Fixe
  • Theater District

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

This venue is closed.

You could fit an army of Marlon Brandos�young Brandos, anyway�into Osteria Stella, a whopping 200-seat, handsomely appointed Italian restaurant strategically situated to feed the herds clumping out of Radio City Music Hall and the Winter Garden Theatre. But earthy minestrone with soft ricotta dumplings, a velvety egglant parmigiana, and pastas and mains notches above the theater-district norm suggest that bigger might be better after all, especially on a midtown stretch without a lot of competition. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Extra

Pre-Theater Menu: Mon-Fri, 5pm-7pm; three courses, $28

6.5 "Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
50% Would you go back?
50% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
50% Would you go on business?
0% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 6.0
Service: 6.0
Décor: 7.0
Value: 6.5

Stellas

captaingeek from | Posted on 7/20/04

Overall Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 4
Service: 4
Décor: 5
Value: 5

The huge room=not being able to hear well. The pizza was not very good (brittle and dry- excessive toppings to compensate), but everyone was happy with their main course. When the desert tray came around none of the 6 other people that I was with ordered because- nothing looked good.

More a Trattoria then an Osteria

martin_chamois from West 50's | Posted on 4/12/04

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 8
Service: 8
Décor: 9
Value: 8

An osteria in my mind is a small and quaint country inn serving good food. Osteria Stella is anything but small and quaint. It is a very large dinning hall, decorated in a modern interpretation of Italian country style that is reminiscent of large trattoria in any major Italian city. The food is very good, if not great, as is the service. Seating is comfortable. For lunch it is light and bright, but perhaps too illuminated for evening dining. Located between Rockefeller Center and the Broadway theaters, this place will undoubtedly be full each evening. A good choice.

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