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Via Emilia

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47 E. 21st St., New York, NY 10010
nr. Broadway See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-505-3072 Send to Phone

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Reader Rating:
7.4 out of 10

16 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Italian

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Hours

Mon-Thu, noon-3pm and 5pm-11pm; Fri, noon-3pm and 5pm-11:30pm; Sat, 5:30pm-11:30pm; Sun, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at 23rd St.

Prices

$10-$23

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

Hot Spot
Lunch

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

According to the menu at Via Emilia, tortellini came about centuries ago when an innkeeper caught a keyhole glimpse of a beautiful woman undressing, inspiring him to fashion her navel in dough. We're not sure what that pervy pasta-maker would think of modern-day belly-button-baring Manhattan, but in any case, he'd heartily approve of this spare but homey trattoria's soulful tortellini in brodo and its perfectly sauced homemade tortelloni—tortellini's supersize siblings—variously stuffed with spinach and ricotta, pumpkin, or chicken and wild mushrooms. The inspiration for some of the other Emilia-Romagnan delicacies here—gnoccho fritto, the puffy fritters served with cured meats, and calzagatti, a sort of stuffed polenta—is left to the imagination. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Extra

Via Emilia only serves wine from the Emilia Romagna region.

Recommended Dishes

Tortellini in brodo, $11; spinach and ricotta tortelloni, $13; gnoccho frito, $8

Reader Ratings

7.4

"Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

Very Disappointing

Hiccups from 10011 | Posted on 3/22/09

Overall Reader Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)


Food:	2
Service:	4

Décor:	5

Value:	2

Went for a fun night out with the girls after reading the review, but it turned an otherwise sweet day sour. The pasta quality tasted and felt stale, as if it had been made days earlier, and not a single dish...Read More

Beautiful, tasty and a good value

jarret from 11216 | Posted on 10/7/08

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	8
Service:	7

Décor:	8

Value:	10

I love Via Emilia. Just like Cafe Asean, I take all my friends there and they all fall in love. Clean, simple meals focusing on good ingredients -- just like in Italy. The simple pastas: pomodoro, ragu, etc. were all killer. Beautiful...Read More

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