Best Risotto in NYC: Where the Dish Is Still on the Menu
Marco Reale · November 2, 2026 · 8 min
Best risotto in NYC on published facts: Melotti's 16 risottos at $26 to $35, Bar Milano, Supper's daily risotto and osso buco over risotto, October 2026.
Sixteen risottos from $26 to $35 sit on one menu, at Risotteria Melotti NYC, 309 East 5th Street in the East Village, which calls itself 100% gluten free and is the editorial pick for the best risotto in NYC. Among the general Italian menus read, Bar Milano at Eataly Flatiron alone gives risotto its own section: four risottos plus an osso buco on saffron risotto, priced without a dollar sign. These menus, hours and policies were read from each restaurant’s own website in October 2026.
That is an editorial pick among six restaurants, made on published menu facts rather than tasting, and not a survey of every New York kitchen. Each made the list because its own site prints a risotto, a risotto calendar, an osso buco on risotto or, at L’Artusi, an osso buco on a different rice dish. Two of the six list risotto only as daily specials, which can change, so those entries carry the date seen. A sister site explains why risotto left most New York Italian menus.
Where can you order risotto in NYC right now?
| Restaurant | Address | Best for | Risotto as listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risotteria Melotti NYC | 309 East 5th Street, between First and Second Avenues | The overall pick and the widest choice | 16 risottos, $26 to $35; “100% Gluten Free” |
| Bar Milano | 200 Fifth Avenue, Eataly Flatiron | A risotto section on a general menu | Four risottos, 29 to 45 with no dollar sign (confirm); osso buco on saffron risotto |
| Supper | 156 East 2nd Street, East Village | A risotto named for each day | Daily Risotto list, Monday to Sunday, on the specials page of October 22, 2026; no prices |
| Osteria Barocca | 133 Mulberry Street, Little Italy | Osso buco over risotto, if it is running | Osso buco over risotto and Risotto al Tartufo, daily specials seen October 2026; no prices |
| Osteria La Baia | 129 West 52nd Street, Midtown | A standing risotto in Midtown | Porcini, shaved truffles, parmigiano reggiano; no prices |
| L’Artusi | 228 West 10th Street, West Village | A rice dish that is not risotto | Pork osso buco on riso alla pilota, $48 |
What counts as the best risotto on these menus?
A restaurant moves up when its own pages show a risotto as a printed line, a price with a dollar sign, and something about the rice or the cooking. Melotti shows all three. Bar Milano shows the first and third, but its PDF prints bare numbers, so confirm them. La Baia shows only the first. Supper and Barocca list risotto only as daily specials, with no prices, and a daily special can change, so both call for a phone call before anyone plans around them.
Why is Risotteria Melotti the specialist pick?
The menu page lists 16 risottos, from the $26 cacio e pepe to the $35 black truffle version. Ten of the 16 cost $29 or less, five cost exactly $29, and the median is 29 dollars. The all’isolana nel pentolino ($29), made with minced pork and veal, rosemary and cinnamon, is described as the traditional risotto of Isola della Scala, Verona.
The restaurant page says the first Risotteria Melotti opened in Isola della Scala, in the region of Verona, in 2002, and that the New York room has been in the East Village since 2013. A family page says the Melottis produce the Vialone Nano and Carnaroli rice varieties. On the menu, only two of the 16 name a rice: Lillà in the lemon and shrimp risotto ($29) and Nero Beppino in the black-rice risotto ($30).
The menu adds that vegan and dairy-free preparations are available on request; anyone with celiac disease or an allergy should confirm preparation with the restaurant. One listing is worth a question: the guanciale, red onion and balsamic risotto ($29) carries the same description as the Amarone one.
As of October 2026 the contact page lists daily service: 4pm to 10.30pm Monday to Thursday, 4pm to 11pm Friday, 11.30am to 11pm Saturday and 11.30am to 10.30pm Sunday.
Which general Italian menu has the best risotto?
Bar Milano, inside Eataly Flatiron at 200 Fifth Avenue, gives risotto its own menu section, I Risotti, subtitled “risotto a la milanesa”. The main menu PDF, marked updated 2026.10.08, lists four, each built on Riso Scotti Carnaroli rice: zafferano with saffron and bone marrow brodo (30), funghi with porcini purée and trumpet mushrooms (29), zucca e tartufo with squash purée and fresh black truffle (34) and all’astice with lobster bisque (45). A fifth, risotto al salto (29), a crispy saffron risotto, sits on the antipasti page.
The PDF prints these numbers without a currency sign, so confirm them with the restaurant before setting them beside Melotti’s dollar prices. Eataly’s page lists Bar Milano daily from noon to 10pm, and the PDF adds a 20% gratuity for parties of six or more. The pick here rests on structure, not taste: it is the only general Italian menu read for this guide that gives risotto a section, and Carnaroli rice is named on each of the four.
Which NYC restaurants serve osso buco over risotto?
Four print one, two of them as daily specials that can change, and a fifth swaps in a different rice.
- Bar Milano: L’Ossobuco, braised veal shank with saffron risotto and gremolata, listed at 53 without a currency sign, so confirm the price.
- Osteria La Baia: Ossobuco Milanese, a slow-braised shank served with saffron-lemon risotto, on a main menu with no prices.
- Osteria Barocca: Osso Buco, “Served over risotto with Parmigiano, saffron and butter, finished with its own red wine sauce”, listed under Daily Specials on the home page in October 2026 with no price. The same block lists Risotto al Tartufo, with sausage, mushrooms and fresh black truffles. A daily special can change, and the food menu page prints no risotto line, so ask whether either is running.
- Supper: Saturdays only, in its Daily Suppers on the specials page dated October 22, 2026: braised veal shank served over risotto Milanese.
- L’Artusi: pork osso buco with riso alla pilota, saba and sunflower gremolata, $48. That is pork rather than veal, and the menu calls the rice riso alla pilota, not risotto. The dinner menu prints no risotto, and its pastas are weighed in the best pasta in NYC verdict.
Can you get a different risotto every day of the week?
On paper, yes. Supper’s specials page prints a Daily Risotto for all seven days:
- Monday: zucca, speck and goat cheese
- Tuesday: parmigiano, lemon and parsley
- Wednesday: pancetta, parmigiano and mushrooms
- Thursday: pears and gorgonzola
- Friday: al pescatore
- Saturday: Milanese
- Sunday: beets and burrata
As of October 2026 the page was headed October 22, 2026 and carried a “Cash Only” note beside its subject-to-change warning, so these are what it showed, not a fixed menu. No price is printed beside any risotto, although other specials carry bare prices. The site’s hours block lists only Thursday 4pm to 12am, Friday 4pm to 1am, Saturday 11am to 1am and Sunday 11am to 12am, with nothing for Monday to Wednesday, so call before planning around the Monday to Wednesday risottos.
Which of the six should a table book?
- The most choice, or a guest avoiding gluten: Melotti. Five of its 16 listings name no meat or fish, but the menu does not describe the stock, so ask; the guide to booking Italian when half the table doesn’t eat meat covers the wider question.
- Saffron, seven days a week: Bar Milano, as risotto or under osso buco.
- A Saturday pairing: Supper, where the Saturday risotto is Milanese and the Saturday supper is osso buco on risotto, per its specials page of October 22, 2026.
- Midtown, any day: La Baia, serving lunch and dinner from 11:30am daily. Its risotto is not on the $38 weekday lunch, which is covered in the best lasagna in NYC verdict.
- A West Village dinner with a rice dish that is not risotto: L’Artusi, where reservations release on a two-week rolling basis each day at 9am.
Which of these risotto restaurants are open on a Monday?
As of October 2026, Melotti serves 4pm to 10.30pm on a Monday, Bar Milano noon to 10pm, Barocca 10am to 11pm, La Baia 11:30am to 11pm and L’Artusi dinner 5pm to 11pm. Supper lists no Monday hours.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the best risotto in NYC?
Risotteria Melotti NYC is this guide’s editorial pick, drawn from published menus rather than tasting. The restaurant at 309 East 5th Street lists 16 risottos from $26 to $35 as of October 2026. Among general Italian menus, Bar Milano at Eataly Flatiron lists four risottos plus an osso buco on saffron risotto, with prices printed as 29 to 45 and no dollar sign, so confirm them.
What city is famous for risotto?
Milan and Verona are the two places the restaurants’ own pages tie to the dish. Bar Milano heads its risotto section “risotto a la milanesa”, and Risotteria Melotti calls its pentolino risotto the traditional risotto of Isola della Scala, Verona, adding that risotto is traditionally made in northern Italy.
What is the best recipe for Italian risotto?
This guide publishes no recipe, and a restaurant menu lists ingredients rather than method. As a reference point, Bar Milano’s menu lists its saffron risotto with Riso Scotti Carnaroli rice, saffron, bone marrow brodo and Grana Padano DOP.
Is there a 100% gluten-free risotto restaurant in NYC?
As of October 2026, Risotteria Melotti NYC calls itself “100% Gluten Free” on its home page, and its menu lists 16 risottos. Anyone with celiac disease should confirm kitchen practice with the restaurant before booking.
