Bella
Since 1987 · Little Italy

Cucina di casa.
Taste of Italy.

Three generations, one kitchen. Every dish at Trattoria Bella is made from family recipes brought over from Naples — slow-cooked, hand-rolled, and never rushed.

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🍝Fresh pasta daily
🔥Wood-fired oven
🍷Italian wine list
👨‍👩‍👧Family owned
📅Open 7 days
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37
Years of Family

Made with love, served with soul.

Trattoria Bella started as a small kitchen in Naples, where Nonna Rosa would spend Sunday mornings rolling pasta by hand and Sunday evenings feeding half the neighbourhood. When the Conti family arrived in America in 1987, they brought those recipes with them — every sauce, every dough, every spice blend.

Today, her grandson Marco runs the kitchen with the same philosophy: nothing from a jar, nothing from the freezer. Real ingredients, real time, real flavour. The menu changes with the seasons, but the heart of it never does.

Marco Conti
Head Chef & Owner
Weekly Specials

Something special, every night.

Each evening features a chef's special — market-driven, seasonal, and never repeated twice the same way.

Monday & Tuesday
Pasta Mondays
Any pasta dish plus a glass of house wine. The perfect weeknight dinner without the weekend price.
$28 per person
Wednesday
Chef's Tasting Menu
Five courses designed around what arrived fresh that morning. Changes weekly. Book ahead — only 12 covers available.
$65 per person
Thursday
Vino & Cibo Evening
Three-course dinner with matched Italian wines. Hosted by our sommelier with a short talk on each pairing.
$75 inc. wine
Friday & Saturday
Weekend Feast
Antipasti sharing board to start, your choice of main, dessert, and a bottle of house wine for the table.
$55 per person
Sunday
La Domenica
Sunday roast, Italian style. Slow-roasted lamb or pork, fresh sides, family-style service. The way Nonna did it.
$38 per person
Every Day · Lunch
Pranzo Express
Two courses, one hour, $22. Pasta or salad starter, main, coffee. For the weekday lunch crowd.
$22 noon – 2:30pm
What guests say

Memories made at the table.

★★★★★
The pappardelle ragù was the best pasta I've had outside of Italy. You can taste the hours of cooking in it. Will be back every week if I can.
Sofia R.
Google · 1 week ago
★★★★★
Brought my parents here for their anniversary. The staff treated us like family — extra bread, a complimentary dessert, and Marco himself came out to chat. Truly special.
Daniel M.
Google · 3 weeks ago
★★★★★
The Wednesday tasting menu is worth every penny. Five courses, all incredible — but the tiramisù at the end was the real showstopper. Nonna's recipe indeed.
Claire B.
TripAdvisor · 2 weeks ago

Come hungry. Leave happy.

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Address
34 Mulberry Street
Little Italy, New York, NY 10013
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Hours
Mon – Thu: Noon – 10pm
Fri – Sat: Noon – 11pm
Sunday: Noon – 9pm
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Getting here
2 min walk from Canal St station (J, Z, 6 trains). Street parking available evenings.

Reserve your table

We take reservations for all party sizes. For groups of 8 or more, please call us directly. Walk-ins always welcome for lunch.

Walk-ins always welcome · Last seating 30 min before close