| I Sodi | |
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 Interactive map of I Sodi | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Owner | Rita Sodi |
| Food type | Tuscan |
| Location | 314 Bleecker Street, New York City, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°44′0.2″N74°0′18″W / 40.733389°N 74.00500°W /40.733389; -74.00500 |
| Website | isodinyc |
I Sodi is an Italian restaurant in New York City. The restaurant opened in 2008, and was founded byRita Sodi.
Before opening I Sodi, Sodi was an executive atCalvin 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 inGreenwich Village, near Sodi and herJody William's other establishments, Via Carota, Buvette, and Bar Pisellino.[5][6]
When it opened, the restaurant received positive reviews from critics.[7][8] InThe New York Times, Julia Moskin praised the restaurant, emphasizing the quality of its interior design, service, and the "authentic" menu.[7]Lauren Collins, writing forThe 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 forThe 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 byEater, 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]
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 byGrub 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]