Pizza, pasta, and parmigiano? Yes please! This March 2-15, dine at the region’s Italian restaurants during Hudson Valley Restaurant Week for everything from fried calamari to linguini with clams. Make sure to save room for the third course, because traditional desserts like tiramisu and homemade gelato are the cherry on top of your unforgettable meal.
88 Charles Street Restaurant
Montgomery
Savor tantalizing Italian flavors at 88 Charles Street Restaurant in Montgomery. The Orange County eatery specializes in perfectly grilled steaks, an array of fresh seafood, and jam-packed pasta bowls. For Restaurant Week, expect starters like calamari fritto, white truffle parmesan frites, and burrata; mains like wild mushroom orecchiette, lobster ravioli, filet mignon, chicken Milanese, and Faroe Island salmon; and desserts like house-made tiramisu and chocolate lava cake.
Café Pitti
Newburgh
Indulge in great food at this Newburgh eatery that also offers waterfront views of the Hudson River. Café Pitti is big on wood-fired cuisine, with more than just pizza on the menu. From March 2-15, dine here for lunch or dinner to enjoy burrata caprese, coconut shrimp, crab cakes, New York strip steak, gnocchi fruta di mare, ravioli vitello tartufato, and a daily selection of pastries and gelato.
Il Cenacolo
Newburgh
Another Newburgh hotspot, Il Cenacolo brings the tastes of northern Italy to the Hudson Valley with a menu that highlights Tuscan cuisine. For $44.95 per person this Restaurant Week, enjoy three courses of dishes like Tuscan onion soup, calamari fritti, pappardelle alla Norma, fettucine Granseola, hanger steak, and a wide array of desserts like chocolate mousse cake, tiramisu, chocolate lava cake, cheesecake, and pistachio ricotta cake.
Limoncello at Orange Inn
Goshen
Operating out of the historic Orange Inn building, Limoncello features three private dining rooms, a patio, and luxurious flair. The eatery’s menu showcases northern Italian cuisine with an international twist. During Restaurant Week, Limoncello offers lunch and dinner daily, so diners can begin their meal with mushroom bisque, burrata, eggplant rollatini, and wedge salad before digging into entrees like pappardelle fresca, chicken Limoncello, flounder piccata, and cabernet-braised beef short ribs. It might be hard to choose just one dessert, but the chocolate temptation, torta della Nonna, and New York cheesecake will all leave you feeling more than satisfied.
Pizzetiéllo
Pearl River
Photo courtesy of Pizzetiéllo
In the Neapolitan language, pizzetiéllo means “a niche neighborhood nook,” and that’s exactly what this Pearl River restaurant seeks to be. Southern Italian-inspired and Hudson Valley-rooted, Pizzetiéllo specializes in handcrafted fresh pasta and Neapolitan-style pizzas baked in a brick oven imported from Italy. Fire-roasted meatballs, Caesar salad, butternut squash soup, and fresh sourdough are the perfect apps to try this Restaurant Week, while spaghetti limone, spicy vodka rigatoni, cacio e pepe, and several pizzas are unbeatable mains. Don’t forget the dolce section of the menu, which offers affogato, cannoli plates, and Italian strawberry shortcake as a sweet ending.
For Italian restaurants in Westchester participating in Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, head to westchestermagazine.com.
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