Tra Di Noi

Tra di noi means 'between us', and the room keeps the promise: about ten tables, crimson walls, red-checkered cloths, and a chef-owner, Marco Coletta, who has spent decades in kitchens and still runs the place himself. It sits a few doors off Arthur Avenue on East 187th Street, and the MICHELIN Guide keeps it in its New York selection — one of only five Bronx restaurants listed in 2026.

The cooking is Italian-American in the old manner, generous and unhurried. The servers will talk you through the day's specials with real enthusiasm, and you should listen: the seafood specials, swordfish especially, are what regulars come back for. Order a pasta per person to share around the table, and leave room, because nobody here rushes you out. On a small street lined with bakeries and butchers, it feels like eating in somebody's front room.