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Bella Blu

Bella Blu

Italian Restaurant$$$$
Upper East Side, New York
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7.7/10
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    Gansevoort Hotel Group
    "amazing...but definitely try the beef carpaccio!"(2 Tips)
    Natalie F.
    "great gazpacho, and try the lobster with spaghetti really good."(2 Tips)
    Brett F.
    "Authentic Italian food and attentive service if you can get a table."(2 Tips)
    Kimmie O.
    "Pasta dishes are perfectly al dente!"(6 Tips)
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  • Brett F.heart icon on user image
    Brett FrommeNovember 7, 2015
    Authentic Italian food and attentive service if you can get a table. Always reminded of the restaurants in Firenze (Florence) when we went here. Expensive, but that goes with the territory.
  • Tani S.heart icon on user image
    Tani SchechterJuly 30, 2013
    Authentic to the key. Dover sole was fantastico as was everything ordered to the table (my goodness the lobster spaghetti) Molto buono! A must go to in NY.
    Upvoted Sep 20
  • Greg M.heart icon on user image
    Greg MSeptember 22, 2020
    Delicious, simply delicious! The staff is attentive and courteous, maintaining a high service level without being interruptive to table conversation. Enjoyable experience.
  • 陳雄暉 弟.
    陳雄暉 弟兄October 28, 2014
    Artsy dining experience. If you like brick oven pizzas and have money to spend, try here. If you only have a few bucks, go next door. 🍕
  • Kimmie O.
    Kimmie OhhJuly 12, 2020
    Pasta dishes are perfectly al dente! I guess you pay for quality here - expect this place to be pricey.
  • Natalie F.
    Natalie FreilichJune 17, 2010
    great gazpacho, and try the lobster with spaghetti really good. overall a great place with very friendly waiters and great setting
  • Charles M.heart icon on user image
    Charles MacfarlaneAugust 23, 2014
    Excellent food, great atmosphere and the best service
  • Michelle M.
    Michelle MillerOctober 20, 2013
    Amazing chicken parm. Sliced very thin!
  • Antonioheart icon on user image
    AntonioAugust 26, 2021
    Best. Italian food in New York City
  • Kane H.
    Kane HsiehJuly 22, 2013
    Amazingly eclectic music selection.
  • Jessica T.
    Jessica T.April 25, 2019
    Very odd experience here. The bartender allowed two 65+ year old women to get wasted. One of them fell and gashed her head open. Staff seemed to think this was normal. Food was average.
  • Megan L.heart icon on user image
    Megan LuffNovember 30, 2022
    Great wine and pasta
  • Gansevoort Hotel Group
    Gansevoort Hotel GroupOctober 13, 2011
    Honestly, everything is amazing...but definitely try the beef carpaccio!
  • Eddie F.heart icon on user image
    Eddie FitzgibbonJune 17, 2015
    Great Italian wine list.
  • Kevin M.
    Kevin MacNeilFebruary 8, 2014
    If you don't make a reso you get a crappy table by the door or in the aisle where people bump into you...even when 5 tables never get sat your whole meal. Good food. Bad hospitality. Pass.
  • Carol C.
    Carol CampbellJanuary 7, 2014
    Been here 5+ times
    They have no rating now and the place was a ghost town - I heard...RATS
  • Ceci V.
    Ceci VDecember 10, 2011
    The veal ragu pasta is phenomenal!
  • Corinne P.heart icon on user image
    Corinne PulitzerAugust 22, 2015
    Been here 10+ times
    No Brick Oven Pizza on hot days
  • Turner P.
    Turner P.July 24, 2011
    Best Bolognese (off the menu)!!
  • stephanie
    stephanieNovember 11, 2012
    gnocchi is so fluffy!
  • Cristina A.
    Cristina AFebruary 9, 2012
    Amazing tuna tartare
  • Susan G.
    Susan GreeneApril 2, 2011
    The chocolate gelato is great
  • Sam S.
    Sam StorerMay 19, 2011
    Sloppy host. Lunching solo but doesn't tell the staff. After ten minutes I stare down the waiter and tell him I wanna order and get 'oh it's just you?'. Just like craftsteak. Sloppy.
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    Andrew D.April 7, 2016
    Rip off! Prices charged are 20% higher than on the menu outside. Rude manager too. Food not worth even lower price. Avoid!
  • DMD
    DMDOctober 6, 2011
    Beef Carpaccio!!
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