| I Sodi | |
|---|---|
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| Restaurant information | |
| Owner(s) | Rita Sodi |
| Street address | 314 Bleecker Street |
| City | New York City |
| State | New York |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°44′0.2″N74°0′18″W / 40.733389°N 74.00500°W |
I Sodi is an Italian restaurant in New York City. The restaurant opened in 2008, and was founded by Rita Sodi.
Before opening I Sodi, Sodi was an executive at Calvin Klein. [1] The restaurant began serving lunch in 2019. [2] The restaurant reopened in a new location in July 2023, [3] with its final night in its original location on 12 June 2023. [4]
When it opened, the restaurant received positive reviews from critics. [5] [6] In The New York Times, Julia Moskin praised the restaurant, emphasizing the quality of its interior design, service, and the "authentic" menu. [5] Lauren Collins, writing for The New Yorker also praised I Sodi's food and hospitable service. [6]
The restaurant has remained popular with critics and diners. Pete Wells, the restaurant critic for The New York Times , referred to Rita Sodi as "one of the city’s great pasta practitioners" in a 2016 review. [7] In a 2022 review published by Eater , Robert Sietsema wrote that the restaurant "perfectly mimics all aspects of a restaurant in Tuscany". [8]
In October 2023, after the restaurant reopened in its new location, Pete Wells published a new, positive review of I Sodi. [9]
Food writer Carey Polis has referred to the restaurant as her favorite. [10] I Sodi was first on a 2017 list of "The Absolute Best Italian Restaurants in New York" compiled by Grub Street . [11]
Pete Wells placed I Sodi in sixty-fourth place in his 2023 ranking of the hundred best restaurants in New York City, [12] and in thirty-fourth place on the 2024 list. [13]
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