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Celebrity Favorites — Where the Stars Eat Italian
Fifty Italian restaurants, delis and pizzerias famous for who sits in the corner booth — with what to order at each one, plus the top articles and public videos about them, refreshed all day.
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The 50 celebrity tables
Ranked by Larry, argued about by everyone else. Menus and owners change — call ahead.
- 01
Rao's
New York, USA
Regulars: Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese
Order: Lemon chicken and the meatballs
Ten tables, and the tables are basically inherited. The sauce is the export.
Rao's guide → Los Angeles, USA
Regulars: Al Pacino, Drew Barrymore
Order: Chicken parm, red booth, late
Red-check tablecloths and a bar that has heard everything.
Dan Tana's guide →New York, USA
Regulars: Robert De Niro
Order: Whatever the wine list points at
De Niro co-founded it. The cellar is the real headliner.
Tribeca Grill guide →Santa Monica, USA
Regulars: Taylor Swift, Rihanna
Order: Handmade pasta with crab
Tiny room, paparazzi outside, pasta worth the circus.
Giorgio Baldi guide →- 05
Carbone
New York, USA
Regulars: The entire Knicks bench
Order: Spicy rigatoni vodka
Italian-American theatre with tableside everything. Larry approves of the veal.
Carbone guide → Beverly Hills, USA
Regulars: Hollywood lunch crowd
Order: Risotto with saffron
Sidewalk seats, deal-making at volume.
Il Pastaio guide →Brusaporto, Italy
Regulars: Visiting film and football royalty
Order: Paccheri alla Vittorio, cooked at the table
Three stars and a tomato sauce ritual worth flying for.
Da Vittorio guide →Modena, Italy
Regulars: Massimo Bottura's famous regulars
Order: The tasting menu, no substitutions
Not nostalgia — Emilia rewritten. Book months out.
Osteria Francescana guide →Venice, Italy
Regulars: Hemingway's ghost, Clooney's boat crew
Order: Bellini and carpaccio
Both were invented here. Pay the tourist tax gladly.
Harry's Bar guide →Rome, Italy
Regulars: Stanley Tucci's Rome episodes
Order: Cacio e pepe
Trastevere, twelve tables, a queue by 7pm.
Da Enzo al 29 guide →
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Top 50 celebrity restaurant articles
50 stories from public news feeds
- Nobu Hotel San Juan: Nobu's First Puerto Rico Hotel Opens 2028
Haute Living · 22h ago
- Robert De Niro Champions Nobu Hospitality’s Global Expansion at 83
The Bulletin Time · 23h ago
- French Champagne House Veuve Clicquot Launches Luxury Outback Escape
streamlinefeed.co.ke · 23h ago
- Robert De Niro Expands $1.3 Billion Nobu Empire with New Egyptian and UK Luxury Retreats
streamlinefeed.co.ke · 23h ago
- Robert De Niro could be doing anything — so why is he spending his eighties promoting Nobu?
cityam.com · 1d ago
- World's best food city? Why Hong Kong's Michelin stars and award-winning dining make it the ultimate culinary escape
Daily Mail · 1d ago
- Where was The Devil Wears Prada 2 filmed?
The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations · 1d ago
- Nobu to make its Puerto Rico debut in 2028 with new hotel
travelweekly.com · 1d ago
- Nobu Hotel San Juan to Open in 2028 in Puerto Rico
La Revue des Hôtels · 1d ago
- Nobu Expands to Puerto Rico With Planned 2028 Opening of Nobu Hotel and Restaurant San Juan
Hotel Online · 1d ago
- Owner & Head Chef of Celebrity Hangout NYC Italian Eatery to Open Long Island Restaurant
LongIsland.com · 2d ago
- I tried ‘iconic’ New York Italian restaurant that’s opened in Scotland - my verdict
The Scotsman · 2d ago
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Questions readers ask
- Which Italian restaurant is the hardest celebrity table to get?
- Rao's in East Harlem. The dining room has around ten tables and they are effectively held by regulars, which is why the jarred sauce became the way most people taste it.
- Where do celebrities eat Italian food in Los Angeles?
- Dan Tana's, Giorgio Baldi, Madeo, Craig's, Jon & Vinny's, Felix Trattoria and Mother Wolf are the LA rooms that show up in paparazzi photos most weeks.
- Which Italian restaurants do celebrities go to in Italy?
- Harry's Bar and Da Ivo in Venice, Da Enzo and Roscioli in Rome, Lo Scoglio in Nerano, Il Riccio and La Fontelina on Capri, and Osteria Francescana in Modena.
- Do celebrity restaurants serve sausage and peppers?
- Some of the best versions on this list are the family-style ones — Tony's Di Napoli, Bamonte's, Frankie's cavatelli with hot sausage — and Larry's own recipe beats most of them at home.
- How often do the articles and videos on this page update?
- Headlines and clips refresh from public feeds and are re-checked every 30 minutes, so the top 50 stories and videos reflect the latest celebrity restaurant coverage.
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