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Via Carota is Rita Sodi and Jody Williams’s Italian gastroteca on Grove Street in the West Village, with a simple, seasonal, Tuscan-leaning menu.
Eater New York says it excels at rustic Tuscan cooking, with a changing menu of shareable dishes, and is especially known for its vegetables. Reviewers praise the fresh, balanced dishes and friendly service. Pappardelle with wild boar, tonnarelli cacio e pepe, grilled artichokes and the Svizzerina are favorites.
In the news & reviews
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“The restaurant from Rita Sodi and Jody Williams in the West Village excels at rustic Tuscan cuisine, with a regularly changing menu…”
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“Among the West Village restaurant empire of Rita Sodi and Jody Williams (see: I Sodi , Buvette , Bar Pisellino , and…”
- Restaurantji review of Via Carota
“Delicious veggies and well cooked and seasoned steak.”
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