Tasty Tidbits: Don Antonio
World-renowned Neapolitan pizza chefs, Roberto Caporuscio of the wildly popular Kesté Pizza & Vino in New York City, and his maestro, Antonio Starita, third generation owner of one Naples’ oldest and most revered pizzerias, Pizzeria Starita a Materdei, have joined forces to bring authentic Neapolitan pizza to Midtown Manhattan at Don Antonio by Starita.
Located at 309 West 50th Street in New York City, Don Antonio by Starita is where pizza fans can indulge in an expansive assortment of 50 traditional and creative, wood-fired Neapolitan style pies, crafted from the finest ingredients, including homemade mozzarella. Highlights include a selection of pizze fritte (lightly fried pizza), such as the “Montanara Starita”, which is flash-fried pizza dough topped with signature Starita tomato sauce and imported smoked buffalo mozzarella, finished in the wood burning oven. This is a combination and technique first created by Antonio Starita over ten years ago and is now emulated by many pizza makers today. In addition to several red, white and specialty pizzas, the menu also showcases an assortment of gluten free pizzas, as well as several vegetarian and vegan options.
Open daily for lunch and dinner, the restaurant also includes a full-service bar featuring a list of carefully selected Italian wines and beers, as well as specialty cocktails.
Since its debut on February 7, 2012, Don Antonio by Starita has garnered much praise from the media, including the title of “Best Pizza in New York” by New York Magazine.