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Umberto's Clam House
The Mulberry Street clam house with the most notorious history in Little Italy, still serving seafood and pasta.
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IllustrationUmberto's opened in 1972 on the corner of Mulberry and Hester Streets, and two months later it entered the city's crime history: on April 7, 1972, Joey Gallo was shot there during his 43rd-birthday dinner. The restaurant has moved twice since, and today it sits across the street from that original corner, which now holds a different Italian restaurant, Da Gennaro.
The menu is red-sauce Little Italy, built on seafood and pasta: start with clams, as the name insists, then a plate of linguine. It is busy, unpretentious and very much a Mulberry Street institution, so book a table on weekends and during the September feast.
Editor’s tip
Order clams first, then walk across Mulberry to the corner at Hester Street where the original Umberto's stood.
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Editorial draft — core details last reviewed October 26, 2026. Confirm practical details with the official site before you go.