Gansevoort Hotel Group: One of the newest best restaurants to hit NoLiTa. Order up the rice balls with fontina and proscuitto, the lasagna, and the bianca pizza for a truly wonderful meal in a very ambient restaurant.
Jon Steinback: Best sit-down pizza in the East Village (and probably Manhattan). An ambitious eater can down a whole pie, so get a couple different ones for your table.
Food Network: For amazing pastas, pizza with the freshest ingredients, and the world's creamiest gelato, you can't miss Mario Batlai's OTTO Enoteca Pizzeria.
Shari Forman Joseph: Come with a few people so you can tour the menu but everything should revolve around the vodka pizza! Other faves incl eggplant parm, stuffed artichoke, Rubirosa salad and tomato ravioli. Mangia!