Celeste

Critics' Pick

502 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10024
nr. 84th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-874-4559 Send to Phone

Price Range: $-$$
Reader Rating:
5.7 out of 10

16 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Italian, Pizza

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Hours

Mon-Thu, 5pm-11pm; Fri, 5pm-11:30pm; Sat, noon-3pm and 5pm-11:30pm; Sun, noon-3pm and 5pm-10:30pm

Nearby Subway Stops

1 at 86th St.

Prices

$15-$17

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

Brunch - Weekend

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

Proudly Neapolitan in heritage are all sorts of impeccable fritti, as well as classic free-form pizzas out of the wood-fired oven, at Celeste. A flower-decked terrace leads into country-cottage quaint with sky-blue plates and exactly what you'd eat in Naples: deep-fried buffalo-ricotta balls (soft and creamy). Savory seafood fritto misto. And the day's riff on zucchini blossoms. Quite a trick for Teodora's Giancarlo Quadalti, staunch partisan of Emilia-Romagna and chef-partner here. He's mastered the mantra of Upper West Side eats, too: big portions, small prices—antipasti and salads (anchovy crostini, sautéed mussels, stuffed eggplant rolls, thin-sliced artichokes with pecorino), artisanal pastas and their gelato dessert. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Gelato, $7

Reader Ratings

5.7

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

Just like in Italy...

Lucia24 from 10024 | Posted on 7/20/08

Overall Reader Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)


Food:	8
Service:	3

Décor:	4

Value:	8

What you see is what you get and I will make no apologies. Celeste takes no reservations, no credit cards and no interest, but the food and the atmosphere is as close as you will ever get to a trattoria in...Read More

Celeste: not for the faint of heart!

Dante from 20012 | Posted on 5/21/08

Overall Reader Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)


Food:	3
Service:	1

Décor:	7

Value:	1

My daughter and I recently dined at this highly-touted UWS eatery but after our recent experience there we will never make that mistake again. Midway into our entrees, an old man sitting at a table along the wall opposite us...Read More