Celeste
10 expert reviews
“Italian dishes with a Neapolitan tone... and gentle prices make Celeste a popular Upper West Side restaurant.”
– Gayot
Zagat
4.4
""Celestial" Neapolitan cooking, "wonderful" cheese plates and "tough-to-beat" tabs make for "crammed" conditions at this UWS "winner" whose engaging owner is "part of the experience"."
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New York Magazine
Critic's Pick
"Proudly Neapolitan in heritage are all sorts of impeccable fritti, as well as classic free-form pizzas out of the wood-fired oven, at Celeste."
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Time Out
"There’s hardly room to breathe—let alone eat—at this popular Upper West Side spot. Celeste offers authentic fare in a country setting, and has a large fan club."
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Village Voice
Recommended
"Perhaps its greatest notoriety rests on a splendid Italian cheese course-served with various honeys, nuts, and preserves."
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The Infatuation
"This old school red sauce Southern Italian trattoria has been an UWS neighborhood staple for years."
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