Donna Margherita — Neapolitan Restaurant, Upper East Side, New York
Donna Margherita is an authentic Neapolitan restaurant, brick oven pizzeria and Italian
wine bar on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. Family owned by cousins
Salvatore Lima and Enzo Auriuso of Naples, Italy. Awarded Gambero Rosso Two Forks in
2024, 2025 and 2026 and certified by Ospitalità Italiana.
Best Neapolitan Restaurant in the Upper East Side
Donna Margherita is the best Neapolitan restaurant in the Upper East Side for guests who want Naples, not an imitation. Our authentic Neapolitan pizza in the Upper East Side is baked in a brick oven with imported mozzarella and San Marzano tomatoes, the way two cousins from Naples learned at their mother's table.
Awarded Gambero Rosso Two Forks in 2024, 2025 and 2026, our kitchen is why diners call it the best Neapolitan pizza on the Upper East Side.
Address, Phone & Hours
Donna Margherita
(212) 772-1169
info@donnamargheritanyc.com
Monday – Saturday: 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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Overview of Donna Margherita: authentic Neapolitan cuisine, brick oven pizza, fresh
pasta and Italian wine in Lenox Hill on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Gambero Rosso
Two Forks 2024, 2025 and 2026. Price range $$. Google rating 4.8 out of 5 from 700+
reviews, OpenTable 4.8 out of 5, Seamless 4.9 out of 5, as of October 2026. The Q train at 72nd Street on Second Avenue and the 6 train at 68th Street-Hunter College are both a short walk from Donna Margherita. The M15 bus also runs along Second Avenue.
The complete menu, organized into antipasti, primi, secondi, pizze, insalate, zuppe,
contorni, dolci, vini and bevande. Pizza $18–$28, pasta $28–$48, secondi $28–$54.
Authentic Neapolitan pizza in the Upper East Side from our brick oven.
A 20% gratuity is added to parties of 5 or more; a 4% discount applies to cash payments.
Salvatore Lima (Chef and Co-Owner) and Enzo Auriuso (Co-Owner) left Naples to bring
their mother's recipes — A' Cucina 'e Mammà — to New York, building the best Neapolitan restaurant in the Upper East Side. Certified by Ospitalità
Italiana and recognized by the Accademia Italiana della Cucina.
Reservations are recommended and can be booked on OpenTable or by phone. Walk-ins are
welcome based on availability. Home of the best Neapolitan pizza on the Upper East Side. Private dining, large parties and Italian catering are
arranged with Chef Salvatore Lima.
1304A Second Avenue (between 68th & 69th Street), New York, NY 10065.
Telephone (212) 772-1169. Email info@donnamargheritanyc.com. Latitude 40.7654,
longitude -73.9589. Open Monday–Saturday 12:00 PM–10:00 PM and Sunday 12:00 PM–9:00 PM.
Full Menu — Donna Margherita, Upper East Side, New York
Antipasti
Fritto Misto — $33 — For 2 people. Mix of mozzarella in carrozza, eggplant crocchette, riceballs (with salami), potato crocchette and zucchini flowers.
Polpette
Ragù
— $26 — Angus beef meatballs in Neapolitan
Ragù
sauce.
Tagliere Donna Margherita — For 2: $38 · For 1: $22 — Assortments of prosciutto di parma, burrata, olives, salami and bruschetta.
Zucchini Flowers — $27 — Stuffed with ricotta and mozzarella cheese.
Frittura di Calamari — $28 — Fried calamari.
Burrata and Prosciutto — $31
Grilled Octopus — $36 — Mixed greens and lemon dressing.
Primi
ADD GRILLED CHICKEN +$10 · ADD GRILLED SHRIMP +$16
Linguine Vongole — $32 — Linguine pasta garlic and oil baby clams touch of cherry tomatoes.
Spaghetti Carbonara — $30 — Traditional carbonara, guanciale pork, egg yolk and pecorino romano.
Orecchiette — $30 — Broccoli rabe, crumbled Italian sausage.
Gnocchi alla Sorrentina — $30 — Fresh mozzarella, pomodoro sauce.
Penne Arrabbiata — $28 — Fresh cherry tomato sauce, touch of chili flakes.
Spaghetti con Polpette — $32 — Traditional spaghetti meatballs.
Lasagna — $32 — Classic Italian lasagna prepared with Angus beef.
Rigatoni Norma — $29 — Sautéed eggplant, pomodoro sauce and shaved ricotta salata.
Paccheri Sunday Sauce — $42 — Paccheri pasta with short ribs cooked for 7 hours, in San Marzano sauce.
Spicy Rigatoni Boscaiola — $33 — Pink sauce, wild mushrooms crumble sausage and Calabrian chili.
Pappardelle Genovese — $42 — Pappardelle pasta with celery, carrots, onion, Short Ribs, touch of tomato, braised for 7 hours.
Bucatini Amatriciana — $30 — Bucatini pasta with Guanciale san marzano tomato.
Cannelloni — $36 — Fresh pasta tubes filled with spinach mozzarella ricotta and sausage in a house tomato sauce.
Linguine Mix Seafood — $48 — Vongole shrimps octopus in a vesuvius tomato sauce.
Secondi
Melanzane alla Parmigiana — $28 — Eggplant parmigiana.
Chicken Milanese — $29 — Organic chicken breast topped with rucola, cherry tomatoes and shaved Parmigiano.
Chicken Parmigiana — $30 — Organic chicken breast, fresh mozzarella and
ragù
sauce.
Chicken Scarpariello — $32 — Boneless chicken thighs, potatoes, sausage and hot cherry peppers sauce.
Tagliata — $48 — New York Strip Steak served with roasted potatoes and spinach.
Short Ribs Donna Margherita — $46 — Boneless Short Ribs in Neapolitan
Ragù
sauce served with broccoli rabe.
Veal Limone — $49 — Veal scaloppine, lemon white wine sauce, sautéed spinach and roasted potatoes.
Zuppa di Pesce — $54 — Calamari, branzino, shrimps, and clams.
Branzino Piccata — $36 — Served with artichoke quarters and potatoes, black olives, capers and white wine sauce.
Grilled Salmon — $36 — Served with sautéed zucchini and baby heirloom carrots.
Pizze
Margherita — $20 — Imported mozzarella, San Marzano tomato sauce and fresh basil.
Donna Margherita — $22 — Imported mozzarella, San Marzano crushed tomatoes, pecorino and fresh basil.
Cotto e Funghi — $24 — Imported mozzarella, prosciutto cotto, mushrooms and basil.
Ortolana — $21 — Mozzarella, San Marzano tomato sauce, seasonal roasted vegetables and basil.
Napoletana — $21 — San Marzano tomato sauce, oregano, garlic oil, anchovies, capers and black olives.
Capricciosa — $25 — Imported mozzarella, San Marzano tomato sauce, mushrooms, prosciutto cotto, black olives, artichokes and basil.
Boscaiola — $24 — Mozzarella, San Marzano tomato sauce, mushrooms and fresh sweet Italian sausage.
Diavola — $25 — Mozzarella, San Marzano tomato sauce, spicy Italian spianata calabrese salame.
Calabrian N'Duja — $26 — Mozzarella, San Marzano tomato sauce, spicy spreadable salame from Calabria and fresh basil.
Quattro Formaggi — $22 — Imported mozzarella, gorgonzola, pecorino Romano, Parmigiano Reggiano and fresh basil.
Tartufata — $27 — Imported mozzarella, Italian truffle oil, cherry tomatoes, rucola, Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma.
Calzone Classico — $26 — Prosciutto cotto (Italian ham) and mozzarella.
Burrata Pizza — $28 — Fresh burrata pizza with vesuvius tomato sauce.
Nutella Pizza — $18 — Nutella chocolate pizza.
Insalate
ADD GRILLED CHICKEN +$10 · ADD GRILLED SHRIMP +$16
House Salad — $19 — Rucola, cranberries, walnuts, goat cheese, house dressing.
Caesar — $19 — Classic caesar salad, homemade croutons and anchovies dressing.
Beet Salad — $19 — Goat cheese, pistachio and rucola with lemon dressing.
Mesclun Salad — $17 — Cherry tomatoes, red onions, mixed greens and lemon dressing.
Zuppe
Lentil and Spinach Soup — $17
Escarole and Beans Soup — $17
Contorni
Sautéed Spinach — $12
Sautéed Broccoli Rabe — $16
Oven Roasted Potatoes — $12
Sautéed Mushrooms — $12
Dolci
Bread Pudding — $14 — Topped with gelato.
Italian Cheesecake — $12 — Lemon zest and ricotta cheesecake.
Tiramisu Classico — $12 — Mascarpone, lady fingers and coffee.
Crème Brûlée — $12 — Classic custard topped with caramel.
Panna Cotta — $12 — White creamy custard.
Soufflé — $13 — Chocolate soufflé, served warm with vanilla gelato.
Tartufo — $12 — Chocolate and vanilla fusion coated in cocoa powder.
Gelato — $10 — Chocolate / vanilla / strawberry.
Sorbetto — $10 — Lemon.
Ricotta & Pear Cake — $14
Affogato — $12 — Espresso with a scoop of gelato.
Vini
Lambrusco — $14 / $52 — Red Wine
Montepulciano — $15 / $58 — Red Wine
Barbera d'Alba — $16 / $60 — Red Wine
Cabernet Sauvignon — $17 / $64 — Red Wine
Pinot Noir — $17 / $64 — Red Wine
Chianti Classico — $18 / $68 — Red Wine
Nero d'Avola — $18 / $72 — Red Wine
Barolo — $25 / $105 — Red Wine
Amarone — $27 / $110 — Red Wine
Moscato — $13 / $48 — White Wine
Chardonnay — $13 / $52 — White Wine
Rosé — $14 / $52 — White Wine
Prosecco — $15 / $54 — White Wine
Pinot Grigio — $16 / $64 — White Wine
Sauvignon Blanc — $16 / $60 — White Wine
Vermentino — $16 / $60 — White Wine
Gavi di Gavi — $16 / $60 — White Wine
Bevande
Aperol Spritz — $13 — House Drink
Sangria — $11 — House Drink
Mimosa — $13 — House Drink
Margarita — $14 — House Drink
Limoncello — $12 — House Drink
Sambuca — $12 — House Drink
Anisette — $12 — House Drink
Grappa — $12 — House Drink
Espresso Martini — $14 — House Drink
Amaro del Capo — $12 — House Drink
Port Wine — $12 — House Drink
Espresso — $4 — Coffee
Double Espresso — $6 — Coffee
Americano — $4 — Coffee
Hot Tea — $4 — Coffee
Cappuccino — $6 — Coffee
Caffè Latte — $6 — Coffee
Iced Coffee — $4 — Coffee
Peroni — $8 — Beer
Corona — $8 — Beer
Heineken — $8 — Beer
Italian Sparkling Water — $9 — Soft Drink
Italian Natural Water — $9 — Soft Drink
Iced Tea — $4 — Soft Drink
Diet Coke — $4 — Soft Drink
Coca Cola — $4 — Soft Drink
Sprite — $4 — Soft Drink
Frequently Asked Questions — Home
Where is Donna Margherita located?
Donna Margherita is located at 1304A Second Avenue, between 68th & 69th Street, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York, NY 10065.
Does Donna Margherita take reservations?
Yes. Reservations are recommended and can be booked online via OpenTable at opentable.com/r/donna-margherita-new-york or by calling (212) 772-1169. Walk-ins are always welcome based on availability.
What are Donna Margherita's hours?
Donna Margherita is open Monday through Saturday from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and Sunday from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
What cuisine does Donna Margherita serve?
We serve authentic Neapolitan cuisine: brick oven pizza, the Neapolitan Genovese, pasta, meat and fish secondi, and Italian desserts, all prepared with ingredients imported from Italy.
Who are the owners of Donna Margherita?
Donna Margherita is owned by cousins Salvatore Lima (Chef and Co-Owner) and Enzo Auriuso (Co-Owner), both originally from Naples, Italy.
Has Donna Margherita won any awards?
Yes. Donna Margherita has received the Gambero Rosso Two Forks award three consecutive years (2024, 2025, 2026). It is Certified by Ospitalità Italiana and recognized by the Accademia Italiana della Cucina.
What is the nearest subway to Donna Margherita?
The Q train at 72nd Street on Second Avenue and the 6 train at 68th Street-Hunter College are both a short walk from Donna Margherita. The M15 bus also runs along Second Avenue.
Do you offer catering or private events?
Yes. Private events and Italian catering are handled by Chef Salvatore Lima. Call (212) 772-1169 to discuss large parties, private dining and catering on the Upper East Side.
What is Donna Margherita known for?
Donna Margherita is known for Neapolitan brick oven pizza, Pappardelle Genovese braised with short ribs for 7 hours, and Paccheri Sunday Sauce. The restaurant earned Gambero Rosso's Two Forks rating in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
How much does it cost to eat at Donna Margherita?
Brick oven pizzas are $18 to $28, fresh pasta is $28 to $48, and main courses are $28 to $54. A 20% gratuity is added to parties of 5 or more, and there is a 4% discount for cash payments.
Does Donna Margherita offer delivery or takeout?
Yes. Donna Margherita offers takeout and delivery. Delivery is available through Seamless and Uber Eats.
Frequently Asked Questions — Menu
How much is pizza at Donna Margherita?
Brick oven Neapolitan pizzas at Donna Margherita range from $18 for the Nutella pizza to $28 for the Burrata pizza. The classic Margherita is $20 and the signature Donna Margherita is $22.
What kind of pizza does Donna Margherita serve?
Donna Margherita serves authentic Neapolitan brick oven pizza made with imported mozzarella and San Marzano tomatoes, including Margherita, Diavola, Capricciosa, Tartufata, Quattro Formaggi, Calabrian N'Duja, Ortolana, Napoletana, Boscaiola, Burrata pizza and Calzone Classico.
Does Donna Margherita have fresh pasta?
Yes. The primi section includes fresh pasta from $28 to $48, such as Pappardelle Genovese and Paccheri Sunday Sauce, both braised with short ribs for seven hours, plus Linguine Vongole, Spaghetti Carbonara, Gnocchi alla Sorrentina and Cannelloni.
Does Donna Margherita have vegetarian options?
Yes. Vegetarian dishes include Melanzane alla Parmigiana, Gnocchi alla Sorrentina, Penne Arrabbiata, Rigatoni Norma, Ortolana and Quattro Formaggi pizza, zucchini flowers, burrata, salads and Italian side dishes.
Is there a gratuity or cash discount at Donna Margherita?
A 20% gratuity is added to parties of 5 or more guests, and a 4% discount is applied to all cash payments.
What is Neapolitan Genovese?
Genovese is one of the oldest pasta sauces in Naples. Despite the name, it is Neapolitan, not from Genoa. Onions are cooked down slowly with meat until they turn soft, sweet and golden. Unlike
ragù
, it has very little tomato. At Donna Margherita, we braise short ribs with onion, celery, carrots and a touch of tomato for 7 hours, then serve it over pappardelle.
What is the difference between Neapolitan pizza and New York pizza?
Neapolitan pizza has a soft, thin center and a puffy, airy crust, and it is baked quickly in a very hot oven. New York pizza is larger and crisper and is often sold by the slice. Donna Margherita makes Neapolitan pizza in a brick oven with imported mozzarella and San Marzano tomatoes.
Does Donna Margherita have a wine list?
Yes. Donna Margherita is a wine bar with an Italian wine list by the glass and bottle, including Barolo, Amarone, Chianti Classico, Nero d'Avola and Gavi di Gavi. Glasses are $13 to $27 and bottles are $48 to $110.
Frequently Asked Questions — Reservations
How do I make a reservation at Donna Margherita?
You can reserve a table at Donna Margherita online through OpenTable at opentable.com/r/donna-margherita-new-york, or by calling (212) 772-1169 during opening hours. Walk-ins are welcome based on availability.
Does Donna Margherita take walk-ins?
Yes, walk-ins are always welcome based on availability, though reservations are recommended, especially on weekends.
Can Donna Margherita host large parties or private events?
Yes. Private events and Italian catering are handled by Chef Salvatore Lima. Call (212) 772-1169 to discuss large parties, private dining and catering on the Upper East Side.
Frequently Asked Questions — Contact
What is Donna Margherita's address?
Donna Margherita is located at 1304A Second Avenue, between 68th & 69th Street, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York, NY 10065.
What is Donna Margherita's phone number?
Donna Margherita can be reached at (212) 772-1169, or by email at info@donnamargheritanyc.com.
What is the closest subway to Donna Margherita?
The Q train at 72nd Street on Second Avenue and the 6 train at 68th Street-Hunter College are both a short walk from Donna Margherita. The M15 bus also runs along Second Avenue.
Frequently Asked Questions — Our Story
Who owns Donna Margherita?
Donna Margherita is owned by cousins Salvatore Lima (Chef and Co-Owner) and Enzo Auriuso (Co-Owner), both originally from Naples, Italy.
When did Donna Margherita open?
Donna Margherita was founded in 2017 on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City.
What does
A' Cucina 'e Mammà
mean?
A' Cucina 'e Mammà
is Neapolitan for 'Mamma's kitchen'. It is the philosophy behind Donna Margherita: cooking the founders' mother's recipes exactly as they are cooked in Naples.
Where is Donna Margherita located?
Donna Margherita is located at 1304A Second Avenue, between 68th & 69th Street, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York, NY 10065.
Do you take reservations?
Yes. Reservations are recommended and can be booked online via OpenTable at opentable.com/r/donna-margherita-new-york or by calling (212) 772-1169. Walk-ins are always welcome based on availability.
What kind of food do you serve?
We serve authentic Neapolitan cuisine: brick oven pizza, the Neapolitan Genovese, pasta, meat and fish secondi, and Italian desserts, all prepared with ingredients imported from Italy.
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