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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Stacker and CNY News. Updated August 2026.
Tailor & the Cook · Utica
The modern Utica benchmark. Farm-to-table Italian, a step above the neighborhood-institution genre. The "occasion" Italian in Utica.
Ventura's · East Utica
70+ years. East-side Italian-American with peaceful atmosphere, textbook shrimp scampi, and the riggies that define the genre.
Delmonico’s Italian Steakhouse · New Hartford
Steakhouse energy with real Italian bones. Shrimp scampi is a regular order. The 'my parents are in town' Utica spot.
Trattoria Calabria · East Utica
Southern-Italian-heavy menu in East Utica. The neighborhood-trattoria expression of Utica Italian. Yelp top-3 regular.