I Sodi

I Sodi
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″N 74°0′18″W

I Sodi is an Italian restaurant in New York City. The restaurant opened in 2008, and was founded by Rita Sodi.

History

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]

I Sodi is located in Greenwich Village, near Sodi and her Jody William's other establishments, Via Carota, Buvette, and Bar Pisellino.^[5][6]

Reviews and accolades

Reviews

When it opened, the restaurant received positive reviews from critics.^[7][8] In The New York Times, Julia Moskin praised the restaurant, emphasizing the quality of its interior design, service, and the "authentic" menu.^[7] Lauren Collins, writing for The New Yorker also praised I Sodi's food and hospitable service.^[8]

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.^[9] In a 2022 review published by Eater, Robert Sietsema wrote that the restaurant "perfectly mimics all aspects of a restaurant in Tuscany".^[10]

In October 2023, after the restaurant reopened in its new location, Pete Wells published a new, positive review of I Sodi.^[11]

Accolades

Food writer Carey Polis has referred to the restaurant as her favorite.^[12] I Sodi was first on a 2017 list of "The Absolute Best Italian Restaurants in New York" compiled by Grub Street.^[13]

Pete Wells placed I Sodi in sixty-fourth place in his 2023 ranking of the hundred best restaurants in New York City,^[14] and in thirty-fourth place on the 2024 list.^[15]

References

1. Patronite, Rob; Raisfeld, Robin (March 13, 2008). "New York Restaurant Openings – I Sodi, Batch, and Duane Park – New York Magazine – Nymag". New York Magazine. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
2. Patronite, Rob; Raisfeld, Robin (December 2, 2019). "I Sodi Does Lunch". Grub Street. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
3. Sietsema, Robert (July 10, 2023). "The New I Sodi Is as Good as Ever". Eater NY. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
4. Quittner, Ella (June 13, 2023). "I Sodi's Last Night". Grub Street. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
5. Patalay, Ajesh (November 13, 2023). "They loved the restaurant so much they made a baby". Financial Times. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
6. Gordinier, Jeff (December 7, 2014). "Via Carota, a Love Story". The New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
7. Moskin, Julia (April 23, 2008). "Dining Briefs". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
8. Collins, Lauren (September 22, 2008). "I Sodi". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
9. Wells, Pete (April 12, 2016). "The Laws of Tuscan Eating at I Sodi in the West Village". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
10. Sietsema, Robert (March 2, 2022). "I Sodi's Love Letter to Tuscany Is Still Going Strong After All These Years". Eater NY. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
11. Wells, Pete (October 4, 2023). "Restaurant Review: I Sodi Returns, Without the Sardine-Can Space". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
12. Polis, Carey (April 15, 2019). "When I Want to Be Alone, I Eat Dinner at the Bar at I Sodi". Bon Appétit. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
13. Raisfeld, Robin; Patronite, Rob (April 3, 2017). "The Absolute Best Italian Restaurants in New York". Grub Street. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
14. Wells, Pete (April 18, 2023). "The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City". The New York Times. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
15. Wells, Pete (April 1, 2024). "The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City in 2024". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

External links

• Official website