I Sodi Explained

I Sodi
Current-Owner:Rita Sodi
Street-Address:314 Bleecker Street
City:New York City
State:New York
Country:United States

I Sodi is an Italian restaurant in New York City. The restaurant opened in 2008, and was founded by Rita Sodi.

History

Before opening I Sodi, Sodi was an executive at Calvin 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 in Greenwich Village, near Sodi and her Jody Williams other establishments, Via Carota, Buvette, and Bar Pisellino.[5] [6]

Reviews and accolades

Reviews

When it opened, the restaurant received positive reviews from critics.[7] [8] In The New York Times, Julia Moskin praised the restaurant, emphasizing the quality of its interior design, service, and the "authentic" menu.[7] Lauren Collins, writing for The 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 for The 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 by Eater, 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]

Accolades

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 by Grub 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Patronite . Rob . Raisfeld . Robin . New York Restaurant Openings – I Sodi, Batch, and Duane Park – New York Magazine – Nymag . June 28, 2022 . New York Magazine . March 13, 2008 . en-us.
  2. News: Patronite . Rob . Raisfeld . Robin . I Sodi Does Lunch . June 28, 2022 . Grub Street . December 2, 2019 . en-us.
  3. News: Sietsema . Robert . 10 July 2023 . The New I Sodi Is as Good as Ever . en . Eater NY . 4 October 2023.
  4. News: Quittner . Ella . 13 June 2023 . I Sodi’s Last Night . en-us . Grub Street . 14 June 2023.
  5. News: Patalay . Ajesh . They loved the restaurant so much they made a baby . 3 August 2024 . Financial Times . 13 November 2023.
  6. News: Gordinier . Jeff . Via Carota, a Love Story . 29 May 2022 . The New York Times . 7 December 2014.
  7. News: Moskin . Julia . Dining Briefs . June 28, 2022 . The New York Times . April 23, 2008.
  8. Collins . Lauren . I Sodi . June 28, 2022 . The New Yorker . September 22, 2008.
  9. News: Wells . Pete . The Laws of Tuscan Eating at I Sodi in the West Village . June 28, 2022 . The New York Times . April 12, 2016.
  10. News: Sietsema . Robert . I Sodi's Love Letter to Tuscany Is Still Going Strong After All These Years . June 28, 2022 . Eater NY . March 2, 2022 . en.
  11. News: Wells . Pete . Restaurant Review: I Sodi Returns, Without the Sardine-Can Space . 4 October 2023 . The New York Times . 4 October 2023.
  12. News: Polis . Carey . When I Want to Be Alone, I Eat Dinner at the Bar at I Sodi . June 28, 2022 . Bon Appétit . April 15, 2019.
  13. News: Raisfeld . Robin . Patronite . Rob . The Absolute Best Italian Restaurants in New York . June 28, 2022 . Grub Street . April 3, 2017 . en-us.
  14. News: Wells . Pete . The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City . April 18, 2023 . The New York Times . April 18, 2023.
  15. News: Wells . Pete . The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City in 2024 . 6 April 2024 . The New York Times . 1 April 2024.

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