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Written by TEAM INFATUATION

The West Village has roughly one Italian restaurant per capita. These include special-occasion places where you can drink wine that costs $10 per cubic centimeter as well as a bunch of weeknight restaurants with sub-$20 spaghetti and soundtracks that lean heavily on Dean Martin. The next time you need help choosing from the vast selection, consult this definitive ranking.

Arthur & Sons

ITALIAN • WEST VILLAGE

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In an odd, cyclical twist, red sauce Italian food is coming back into fashion. We fully support this, as red sauce dishes are just as delicious as anything you’ll find at the more regionally-focused spots that have opened in the past decade. Arthur & Sons leans heavily into the old-school Italian American aesthetic, and it’s a fun time all around. Yes, a plate of rigatoni with vodka sauce will cost you $30, but this is the West Village. The overheads are not insubstantial. Also, the portions are large, and you can listen to Frank Sinatra and sit in a booth as you enjoy some creamy, mushroom-packed veal valdastano.