Restaurants Near Webster Hall: Italian Before the Show
By Jules Bennett · October 26, 2026 · 7 min read
Restaurants near Webster Hall for Italian before or after a show: six rooms with published hours, a Monday check and closing times as late as 4:30am.
For Italian food near Webster Hall, Il Cantinori (32 East 10th Street) and Olio e Più East Village (106 3rd Avenue) suit a planned sit-down dinner, while Lil’ Frankie’s and Nuovo York Pizza are the late options, listing 2am and 3am closes Sunday to Thursday. All six restaurants in this guide list Monday evening hours. Each restaurant’s own website supplied the hours and prices below, read in October 2026.
Webster Hall’s own site gives its address as 125 E. 11th St. and is the place to read door and set times, which this guide leaves out because they change from show to show. A Landmarks Preservation Commission report puts the building on the north side of East 11th Street between Fourth and Third Avenues. That is three streets south of the East 14th Street edge of Union Square Park, and every distance below is counted from that block.
Which restaurants are close to Webster Hall?
Six, counted from their published addresses: two a street or two south of the hall, three on the avenues to the east, and one back up near the park.
| Restaurant | Address | From Webster Hall | Best for | Closes Mon to Thu / Fri and Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Il Cantinori | 32 East 10th Street | 1 street south | Tuscan sit-down dinner | 10pm / 10:30pm |
| Olio e Più East Village | 106 3rd Avenue | On Third Avenue | Pasta, or a 2pm to 6pm bar window | midnight / 1am |
| Frank | 88 2nd Avenue | On Second Avenue, 1 avenue past Third | Dinner after a show | midnight / 1am |
| Lil’ Frankie’s | 19 1st Avenue | On First Avenue, 2 avenues past Third | Dinner well past midnight | 2am / 4am |
| Nuovo York Pizza | 105 East 9th Street | 2 streets south | Slices after the show | 3am / 4:30am |
| Tarallucci e Vino | 15 East 18th Street | 7 streets north | The walk back to the square | 10pm (9pm Mon) / 10pm |
The street count is the gap between East 11th and the street number in each published address. The avenue notes count east from Third Avenue, the east end of the hall’s block: Second is one avenue past it, First is two. Olio e Più, Frank and Lil’ Frankie’s publish an avenue and no cross street, so they get an avenue position and no street count. Street counts also ignore avenues: Il Cantinori’s site gives University Place and Broadway as its cross streets, not Fourth and Third Avenues, so its walk is longer than one street, and Nuovo York Pizza’s Find Us page lists 105 East 9th Street “Between 3rd & 4th Ave,” so its avenue span is published even though this guide counts only streets. These are counts, not walking times.
Where should you eat before a Webster Hall show?
Two rooms are the natural picks for a planned dinner, one with a fixed 5pm start and one with an all-day schedule.
Il Cantinori, 32 East 10th Street, describes its cooking as Tuscan. Its site lists dinner every night from 5pm, ending at 10pm Sunday to Thursday and 10:30pm Friday and Saturday, with no last-seating time on the pages checked, so a tight doors time is a reason to call 212-673-6044 first.
Olio e Più East Village, 106 3rd Avenue, lists working hours of 11am to midnight Monday to Thursday, with a note that kitchen hours might differ. Its Aperitivo Hour runs 2pm to 6pm every day at the bar only: the lager is $7, wine and cocktails are $10, and the five aperitivo plates run $10 to $12. The pasta list on its lunch and dinner menus, as of October 2026, runs from $23 for ricotta gnocchi to $32 for short rib pappardelle.
How early should you eat before a Webster Hall show?
Work backward from the doors time on the ticket, not from the start of the set. Il Cantinori’s dinner listing starts at 5pm, so a show with early doors may suit a bar window better. Two of the six sites list one: Olio e Più’s Aperitivo Hour, above, and Tarallucci e Vino’s Happy Hour, which its site limits to the bar and outdoor area, from 3pm to 6pm. If doors are early enough that a table is needed before 5pm, the guide to restaurants open between lunch and dinner near Union Square shows which kitchens near the square keep serving through the afternoon. For shows at Irving Plaza or the Gramercy Theatre, the Gramercy Table’s dinner-before-a-show guide covers the Gramercy side.
Where can you eat late after a show at Webster Hall?
Four of the six list a close past midnight on Friday and Saturday. Only two, Lil’ Frankie’s and Nuovo York Pizza, list one past midnight Monday to Thursday.
Frank, 88 2nd Avenue, lists restaurant hours of 10:30am to midnight Monday to Thursday and Sunday, and 10:30am to 1am Friday and Saturday. Its daily specials page, read in October 2026, closes with a “Cash Only” heading after the last special. The page does not say whether that covers only the specials or the whole restaurant, so ask about payment when you book.
Lil’ Frankie’s, 19 1st Avenue, lists restaurant hours of 11am to 2am Sunday to Thursday and 11am to 4am Friday and Saturday. Its specials page closes with the same “Cash Only” heading and the same open question. The site also shows two phone numbers: 212-420-0040 in the Reservations menu in the header, the number Frank’s site labels its reservations line, and 212-420-4900 beside the address in the footer. Frank and Lil’ Frankie’s are the two rooms farthest east, one and two avenues past Third, so build in extra walking time after the show.
Nuovo York Pizza, 105 East 9th Street, is a pizza shop, not a trattoria. Its site answers “Are you open late?” with 11am to 3am Monday to Thursday and Sunday and 11am to 4:30am Friday and Saturday. Sicilian pizza is sold by the slice or as a 16-inch pie, and the site says its tomatoes, olive oil and cheese are imported from Italy.
The Union Square side of the late-night map is covered in the late-night Italian guide.
What is open near Webster Hall on a Monday night?
All six. Ranked by Monday closing time: Nuovo York Pizza at 3am, Lil’ Frankie’s at 2am, Olio e Più and Frank at midnight, Il Cantinori at 10pm, and Tarallucci e Vino at 9pm. On the opening side, Il Cantinori’s dinner starts at 5pm, Tarallucci e Vino opens at 8am, Frank at 10:30am, and Olio e Più, Lil’ Frankie’s and Nuovo York Pizza at 11am. Il Cantinori’s Monday dinner comes from its Sunday to Thursday schedule, not a separate Monday listing.
Is there a good option on the walk back toward Union Square?
Tarallucci e Vino, 15 East 18th Street, is seven streets north of the hall by address count and one street above the park’s East 17th Street edge. Its site lists closes of 9pm on Monday and Sunday and 10pm Tuesday to Saturday, among the earliest on this list, so it fits an early dinner more than a late supper. The guide to restaurants at the edges of Union Square Park maps the other blocks around the park.
How these six were chosen
The six are Italian rooms with an address and weekly hours on their own sites, and positions are counted from those addresses. Joe & Pat’s at 168 1st Avenue is left out because its hours begin “Starting July 29th” with no year. Menu prices are quoted only for Olio e Più, whose menu is published as page text. Hours are the restaurant hours each site lists, except Il Cantinori, which lists dinner hours. Confirm any late close with the restaurant on the day.
Frequently asked questions
Where can you eat near Webster Hall before a concert?
Il Cantinori at 32 East 10th Street serves dinner from 5pm, and Olio e Più East Village at 106 3rd Avenue lists hours from 11am Monday to Thursday plus a bar-only Aperitivo Hour from 2pm to 6pm. Webster Hall is at 125 E. 11th St., and its own show listing is the place to find door times.
Is there Italian food near Webster Hall that stays open late?
Yes. Lil’ Frankie’s at 19 1st Avenue lists 11am to 2am Sunday to Thursday and 11am to 4am Friday and Saturday, and Frank at 88 2nd Avenue lists midnight Monday to Thursday and 1am Friday and Saturday. Nuovo York Pizza at 105 East 9th Street goes later still. These are restaurant hours, so confirm that the kitchen is serving.
What time do restaurants near Webster Hall close on Monday?
Among the six in this guide, Tarallucci e Vino closes at 9pm and Il Cantinori at 10pm. Olio e Più and Frank close at midnight, Lil’ Frankie’s at 2am and Nuovo York Pizza at 3am, as of October 2026.
How far is Webster Hall from Union Square?
Webster Hall at 125 E. 11th St. is three streets south of East 14th Street, the southern edge of Union Square Park according to NYC Parks. Tarallucci e Vino at 15 East 18th Street is seven streets north of the hall by address count. These are street counts, not walking times.
