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The Meatball Shop

84 Stanton St., New York, NY 10002 40.721544 -73.988738
nr. Allen St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-982-8895 Send to Phone
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Cuisine: Italian
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Official Website

themeatballshop.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, noon-2am; Fri-Sat, noon-4am

Nearby Subway Stops

F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.; J, M, Z at Essex St.

Payment Methods

MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Dine at the Bar
Good for Groups
Late-Night Dining
Lunch
Catering

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow's early plan to serve meatballs out of a takeout window evolved into an obsession to focus on meatballs exclusively. And thus was born the idea for the Meatball Shop: a counter-service operation with a build-your-own-meal menu, featuring five kinds of two-ounce, house-ground balls (plus a weekly special), various sauces, and a range of options (slider flights, heroes, pastas, and sides). As befits Holzman, a chef who’s worked at San Francisco’s Campton Place and SPQR (whose sister restaurant, A16, is known for its Meatball Mondays, incidentally), ingredients are well-sourced, including beef from Creekstone Farms and prosciutto from La Quercia. The look is Olde New York, with reclaimed wood and antique milk bottles. For dessert, Chernow’s wife makes ice-cream sandwiches. The cumulative effect: a retro vibe for a thoroughly modern meatball.
— Robin Raisfeld & Rob Patronite