Italian food on Long Island
Nassau and Suffolk counties are home to about 1,500 restaurants that identify themselves as Italian, according to Dun and Bradstreet. And there are Italian restaurants to suit every mood, palate and wallet. We ate our way across Long Island to narrow the field to our 40 favorites, and found the restaurants that prepared popular dishes the best. Buon appetito!
"People will like a restaurant because their mom made great meatballs and this restaurant makes great meatballs that taste like mom's." -- John Durkin, Trattoria Diane
"If a customer doesn't take something home, your portions are too small" -- Guy Lombardi, Mamma Lombardi's
Let's not forget the local family-friendly spaghetti houses and trattorias.
Everyone has a favorite Italian dish. Here are ones we liked best.
Generally, wines should either complement or contrast with food. Here are some recommendations.
So exactly what IS Italian?
We didn't compare apples and arancini. Here's how we came up with the top 40.
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