The Red Sauce IndexRankings Issue · July 2026

About The Red Sauce Index

The city-guide desk that ranks NYC Italian dining the way you actually choose it — by category, price tier and booking difficulty. Criteria published, sources dated.

The Red Sauce Index covers best italian restaurants nyc in New York. Every piece is reported first-hand and published independently.

Who writes it

  • Keeper of the IndexMarco FerrettiKeeps the index’s scoring sheet and will not score a room whose menu and prices he cannot source to the restaurant itself.
  • Value deskDee SolanoAudits every price band against published menus and owns the Band Reports, line by line.

Reach the desk

Corrections, tips, and pitches go to index@bestitalianrestaurantsnyc.com. More ways to get in touch are on the contact page.