Il Corallo Trattoria

This is my all time favorite restaurant. The people are wonderful and the food never disappoints. I have been coming here for years and I am still greeted with the same smile and warmth since prior to the pandemic. I HIGHLY suggest you try the mushroom ravioli and their seafood pastas. My partner also highly enjoyed their chicken Parmesan as they do not skimp out on the chicken. Their sangria is to die for and they have reasonable prices. I also deeply love their lemon sorbet. I also recommend coming for lunch as their deals are very good.

Great Italian food with great service. Also relatively cheap when you come during lunch, as the food will come with a soup or salad of your choosing. The casual atmosphere and friendly staffs combined with a good meal make this a solid choice if you want to grab a quick lunch in Soho.

Upon arriving, the hostess was very friendly and was able to move our reservation with no problem; the food we got was unbelievably delicious and something my girlfriend and I have never had before. Whenever we’re back in the area, we will be back!

Seafood pasta is usually what we come here for, and it is a perfect place for casual dining and comfort food before the “second round” of the night. As an Italian restaurant, their price is unbelievably reasonable given how devious their dishes are: most pasta dishes are under $30, and appetizers WITH meat or seafood are under $15. The sauces for every dish are so fresh, flavorful, but not heavy at all, and we always wipe our plates with bread before letting the staff take them away. This time, we chose here for my husband’s birthday. And we had a great night at IL Corallo Trattoria, again! My friends all live either in Queens or uptown, and I work in midtown, but IL Corallo Trattoria is the reason why we go to lower Manhattan. I skipped seafood pasta and tried their veal shank this time - it was such a hard decision to make, but the veal dish was one of the best I have ever tasted. Not sure why they don’t advertise this, but they have a legit pizza oven, and all pizzas we ordered were beyond good. They are NOT “just a pasta place.” The restaurant is very very very popular on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, and since they are closed on Monday, from Tuesday to Thursday, even it’s not as busy, the restaurant is always full. So, for party of 5+, I’d say definitely make reservations several days ahead. They added semi-“outdoor” seating during COVID, so it is less hard to get a table without reservations. And the “outside” part was actually quite nice. The whole place is heated, with decorations, staff come check on the guests quite frequently. Overall, 5 stars!!!

Honestly, one of the best Italian restaurants in the city, if not the country. Their lunch menu is a great value. Bread is fresh, they have fresh mozzarella for the dishes, delicious pasta, great wine, and quick service! It was more than enough food and I cannot recommend the Vermentino white enough!