Little Italy

We were looking for a place for a late lunch and were lucky enough to come across this gem near the York Minster. The seafood mix starter was delicious, the aperol spritz was one of the best we have had in the UK, and the seafood risotto tasted amazing. Mara served us with a smile on her face the entire time and we couldn't have hoped for a better meal. Thank you all for this experience

Little Italy is the best Italian restaurant I've ever had the pleasure of dining at. The food is rich and flavoursome, but at the same time, it is remarkably fresh. When you eat here, you can tell that they're discerning with their ingredients. That is the first allusion to the authenticity of this establishment. In Italian cooking, chefs notoriously take pride in the quality of their fare. The service is lovely. The staff are warm and polite, always wearing a smile. As well, the atmosphere is very cosy, intimate, and somewhat rustic. I've been told that the majority of the staff here are Sicilian in origin. However, inside, it feels as though you could be in a villa in Tuscany. To make all this even better, they have a delicatessen on the ground floor. So, you too can take their ingredients home and have a go yourself. When I visited Little Italy, I tried three items on the menu. They were: 1) Casarrecce alla Toscana - Containing Tuscan sausage and steak. 2) Mushrooms in Garlic Sauce with Polenta - Rich and top-notch. 3) Bufala Mozzarella - Fresh and light. This was the perfect starter. If you're in York and looking for a good Italian to visit after work... ... Don't go to Pizza Express or ASK Italian. Pay a visit to Little Italy. It'll serve as a reminder that nothing beats the real thing. 🍝

We've been to this lovely little restaurant several times. Sat just behind Monk Bar, the restaurant has a good deli downstairs and restaurant upstairs. Little Italy has a good menu of antipasti, fresh pastas, grills, secondis and sweets. The service is friendly and efficient and the food was, as usual, really good. I chose: - Burrata e Prosciutto Di Parma: A soft and creamy mozzarella cheese, served with Parma Ham and torpedino cherry tomatoes. Garnished with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, basil and oregano. - Gnocchetti Piccanti con Salsicce e N'Duja: Homemade gnocchetti pasta with delicious spicy Italian 100 %pork sausages. Served with rich Calabrese pesto of aubergine, sun dried tomatoes and spicy N'cuja. The dishes were excellent and the portions were very large - we shared the starter and I couldn't finish my main. Great wines and grappas. We'll be back!

It took around 40 minutes waiting for this plate but once I got it I thought it was totally worth the wait. My favorite seafood pasta ever. It’s incredible. Spaghetti is great and seafood is fresh. If you order this menu I promise you won’t regret. This is possibly the best seafood pasta in the world, at least for me. I miss this place.

Came across this place while I was having lunch, grabbed a sandwich and it was superb. The lady working the deli counter was lovely. We then decided to have dinner at this place and this is the best italian food I've had in the UK. Highlight of the night was the pistachio pesto pasta with prawns. The prawns were cooked to perfection. Desserts were all great as well, the tiramisu is lemon instead of the coffee/chocolate. Very light and refreshing. Shout out to ENZO for being a great server! Great conversations and best service! I will go back to york again just to dine in this restaurant again!

I can honestly say this is one of the best restaurants I have been to. The food truly was amazing. We were a large party of 9 so managed to sample a large variety if dishes and everyone thoroughly enjoyed theirs. The only downside of the place was waiting to get the seat. We were booked for 6.30 but couldn't get in until 6.45 and had to stand outside in the cold. We were also delicately nudged to leave when we had finished so others could take the table. I guess this just proved how popular the place is. A small price to pay for a fantastic meal.