Don Antonio by Starita NYC

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 and Buckhead Atlanta at Don Antonio by Starita.

Located at 309 West 50th Street in New York City and 102 West Paces Ferry Road NW in Atlanta, Don Antonio by Starita is where pizza fans can indulge in an expansive assortment of more than 60 traditional and creative, wood-fired Neapolitan 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, then 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, specialty cocktails and Italian apertifs.

Since its debut in NY on February 7, 2012, Don Antonio by Starita has garnered much praise from the media, including named “Best Pizza in New York” by New York Magazine,“Best Pizza” in the state of NY by Food Network Magazine, amongst the top 25 “Best Pizza Places the US” by Food and Wine magazine and pizzas featured on the covers of Saveur and La Cucina Italiana magazines.