Restaurants Near Union Square Park, Edge by Edge
By Jules Bennett · October 22, 2026 · 7 min read
Restaurants near Union Square Park, sorted by side of the park: eight Italian kitchens with addresses, street counts from the park and hours as of October 2026.
Of the eight Italian restaurants checked for this guide, two have addresses on the streets that frame Union Square Park: Pasta Eater at 9 East 17th Street, on the park’s north street, and Pizzazz at 38 Union Square East. Tarallucci e Vino is one street north of the park, Da Andrea one street south, and Rezdôra three streets north. Hours, prices and policies below come from each restaurant’s own website, checked in October 2026.
Are there Italian restaurants near Union Square Park?
Yes, and they are not spread evenly. NYC Parks describes the park as running from Broadway to 4th Avenue and from East 14th to East 17th Street, so those four streets are the edges used here. Sorted by cross street, three of the eight sit south of the 14th Street edge, four sit on or above the 17th Street edge, one is on Union Square East, and none has a Union Square West address.
| Restaurant | Address | Position | Worth knowing (October 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasta Eater | 9 East 17th Street | On East 17th Street | Open to 11pm Monday to Thursday |
| Pizzazz | 38 Union Square East | On Union Square East | Pizzas $11 to $18; closes at 9pm |
| Tarallucci e Vino | 15 East 18th Street | 1 street north | Opens at 8am on weekdays |
| Rezdôra | 27 East 20th Street | 3 streets north | $110 regional pasta tasting |
| Zero Otto Nove | 15 West 21st Street | 4 streets north, west of Fifth Avenue | Saturday is dinner only |
| Da Andrea | 35 West 13th Street | 1 street south, west of Fifth Avenue | Walk-ins welcome when tables are free |
| Leon’s | 817 Broadway | 2 streets south, on Broadway | Open daily: 8am weekdays, 11am weekends |
| Il Cantinori | 32 East 10th Street | 4 streets south | Says it opened in 1983 |
The count is the gap between the cross street in each published address and the 14th or 17th Street edge. It measures streets, not walking minutes, and ignores avenues and position along each street, since several sites publish no cross street. Da Andrea’s site places it between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and Zero Otto Nove has a West address, so both sit west of Fifth Avenue while the park lies between Broadway and Fourth Avenue; their counts understate the walk. Tarallucci e Vino’s site says it is “two blocks from Union Square Park & Greenmarket”; counted from the 17th Street edge, East 18th Street is one.
Which restaurants are closest to the Union Square Greenmarket?
The north side, by address. Union Square Partnership says the Greenmarket takes over the north and west plazas every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and the park’s plazas also host the seasonal Urbanspace Holiday Market through the winter. Market hours are in the guide to planning lunch around the Greenmarket.
Pasta Eater, 9 East 17th Street, is the only one of the eight with an East 17th Street address, the street along the park’s north side; Tarallucci e Vino is one street beyond it. Pasta Eater is open 11:30am to 11pm Monday to Thursday, to 11:30pm Friday and Saturday, and to 10pm Sunday. The menu page has a Lunch tab with pastas at $15 and a Dinner tab where pasta runs from $24 to $36, including Pasta Giusto, tagliatelle served in a little wheel of parmigiano, at $29. The site adds that a pasta maker rolls pasta in front of guests throughout the day.
Tarallucci e Vino, 15 East 18th Street, is the all-day option: it opens at 8am Monday to Friday, 9am Saturday and 11am Sunday, and closes by 10pm every night. For groups, parties of six or more need a card on file, and parties of eight or more must order a prix fixe.
What restaurants are near 14th Street and Union Square?
None of the eight has a 14th Street address. The three on the south side sit one, two and four streets below it.
Da Andrea, 35 West 13th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, calls itself a Northern Italian restaurant known for fresh handmade pasta. It opens at 11:30am on weekdays and 11am on weekends and closes at 10pm, or 11pm on Friday and Saturday. Its FAQ recommends reservations for dinner and weekends and says walk-ins are welcome when tables are free, but it also sends guests to its Google Business Profile for the latest hours, so a call to (212) 367-1979 is cheap insurance.
Leon’s, 817 Broadway at East 12th Street, is open every day: 8am to 10pm on weekdays and 11am to 10pm on weekends. Its Happiest Hour, the aperitivo window, runs 3pm to 6pm daily, and the dinner menu lists six pastas from $26 to $34. The restaurant describes its cooking as Italian with family recipes passed down “by way of Egypt and France”.
Il Cantinori, 32 East 10th Street between University Place and Broadway, says it opened in 1983 and has been “at the forefront of Tuscan cuisine in New York City ever since”. Lunch is noon to 2:45pm Monday to Friday; dinner is 5pm to 10pm Sunday to Thursday and 5pm to 10:30pm Friday and Saturday. No weekend lunch is listed.
What is on Union Square East and Union Square West?
The east side has one: Pizzazz, 38 Union Square East, a pizza shop that describes its offer as “restaurant-quality pizza in a fast-food concept” and says it was founded in 2024. Pizzas run from $11 to $18 on its menu page. It is open 11am to 9pm Monday to Friday and 12pm to 9pm Saturday and Sunday.
The west side has none. No restaurant among the eight has a Union Square West address, and on market days that edge belongs to the Greenmarket’s west plaza. Broadway, which NYC Parks gives as the park’s western boundary, has one of the eight: Leon’s at 817 Broadway, two streets below the southwest corner.
Which Italian restaurants are a few streets north of the park?
Two kitchens sit three and four streets above the 17th Street edge, and both of their sites place them in Flatiron.
Rezdôra, 27 East 20th Street, describes itself as a New York Times three-star restaurant and a Michelin Star recipient from 2021 to 2025, cooking Emilia Romagna food around house-made pasta. Dinner is 5pm to 11pm nightly; lunch runs Tuesday to Sunday, noon to 2:30pm on weekdays and 11:30am to 2:30pm on weekends. Its menu page lists a regional pasta tasting at $110, with an optional $90 wine pairing; the full table must take part, and guests are asked to allow two hours.
Zero Otto Nove, 15 West 21st Street, describes Southern Italian cooking with handmade pastas and wood-fired pizza. Lunch is noon to 3pm Monday to Friday, and dinner runs 5pm to 9:30pm Monday to Thursday and to 10:30pm Friday and Saturday. Saturday is dinner only, and Sunday service runs 4:00pm to 9:00pm. A Napoletana pizza is $19 and a Margherita $22.
Which side works for which meal?
Each rule below comes from the hours above:
- Before 9am: Tarallucci e Vino on the north side and Leon’s on the south side open at 8am on weekdays. None of the other six opens before 11am.
- Monday lunch: seven of the eight serve it. Rezdôra opens at 5pm on Mondays.
- Saturday midday: six are open. Il Cantinori and Zero Otto Nove both start at 5pm.
- After 10:30pm: only Pasta Eater (to 11pm Monday to Thursday, 11:30pm Friday and Saturday), Rezdôra (11pm daily) and Da Andrea (11pm Friday and Saturday) list later closes.
Why these eight
The eight are Italian kitchens near the park whose own sites publish an address and hours. The list is a sample, not a census. Hours change without notice, so call before a special trip. To sort the same blocks by need rather than by side of the park, see Union Square restaurants, by what you need; for the evening, Italian restaurants near Union Square, by closing time. Coming off the subway? Italian restaurants near Union Square, by exit sorts the area by staircase.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best restaurants near Union Square Park?
This guide does not rank restaurants, because published hours and prices cannot show which is best. Of the eight checked, Pasta Eater (9 East 17th Street) and Pizzazz (38 Union Square East) are on the park’s edge streets, Tarallucci e Vino (15 East 18th Street) is the all-day option from 8am on weekdays, and Rezdôra (27 East 20th Street) lists a $110 regional pasta tasting.
How far are these Italian restaurants from Union Square Park?
By this guide’s street count, Pasta Eater and Pizzazz are on the park’s edge streets, Tarallucci e Vino and Da Andrea are one street away, Leon’s is two, Rezdôra is three, and Zero Otto Nove and Il Cantinori are four. The count is of streets, not walking minutes, and Da Andrea and Zero Otto Nove sit west of Fifth Avenue, so their walks are longer than it suggests.
Which Italian restaurants near Union Square Park open before 9am?
As of October 2026, Tarallucci e Vino on East 18th Street and Leon’s at 817 Broadway both open at 8am Monday to Friday. On weekends Tarallucci e Vino opens at 9am Saturday and 11am Sunday, and Leon’s at 11am. None of the other six restaurants in this guide opens before 11am.
Which Italian restaurants near Union Square Park are open late?
As of October 2026, Pasta Eater closes at 11pm Monday to Thursday and 11:30pm Friday and Saturday, Rezdôra at 11pm daily, and Da Andrea at 11pm on Friday and Saturday. Every other restaurant in this guide closes by 10:30pm.
