Mel's - New York

Mel's is my favorite restaurant in all of Manhattan. The staff treats you like a valued regular, the food is incredibly delicious, and the cocktails are creative, stunning, and flavorful. This place is truly a gem, and I keep coming back for more. A helpful tip: be sure to make a reservation, as it's always bustling with guests. Another recommendation: don’t miss out on the dipping sauces!

I've visited this place twice, and I can honestly say it's incredible. Every pizza I've tried has been perfect, and the gelato sundaes are just as impressive. The giant clam and mushroom pizzas are my absolute favorites, but honestly, everything I’ve had is a must-try. If you're in the area, I highly recommend you stop by—even if it's just for a quick visit to enjoy one of their delicious cocktails and a pizza. I give it a million out of ten!

They charged us $8 for a bottle of water, even though we just wanted regular tap water. However, the pizzas were delicious! It was hard to pick a favorite, but if we had to order one again, it would likely be the Pizza Scampi. The atmosphere was nice, with lively music playing in the background, and the service was decent. I would definitely come back.

Cool understated vibe. Excellent service (super kind and attentive). Lighting was a little dim and the music was a little loud, depending on how you feel about these things. I was into it. We dine early and it was pretty empty when we got there but almost full when we left.We had the focaccia (amazing) and gem lettuce (recommend). The margarita pizza was what you’d expect, executed very well. Very tasty sauce. The crust is a little limp but that’s the style. The bottom has some char.The cacio y pepe pizza was awesome it’s cheesy corn!! The corn was so sweet clearly from some farm or something, not what you get at the grocery store. Excellent balance of flavors and very trendy rn. Highly recommend.We only ordered one sauce (pesto) and it was a little meh. I felt a bit pressured to order a sauce cause it’s “their thing” but I wasn’t so into it. Maybe if you were with a group and ordered multiple to try… but honestly all the food was so good on its own, I felt the sauce didn’t add much IMHO. But maybe we just ordered the wrong one.For dessert we got the chocolate mint Sunday. I’m not a mint fan but it was *so* faint you honestly might now know it’s there. The gelato must be House made the flavor is rich and creamy, though the texture is a bit icy. The brownie was amazing. It’s a generous size we split it and didn’t finish, but we were also both quite full by the time it arrived. Another time I’d try one of the more interesting flavors.We followed dinner with a leisurely stroll around Little Island (5min walk away, basically across the street) which was the perfect post dinner walk.

The place and the service great. For the food I have mix feelings. The Tomato salad was espectacular but the mushroom pizza has a particular flavor that personally it’s not my favorite and did like crust is thin but was way to over cooked. The tricolore straciattela dessert saved the dinner really amazing flavor and highly recommended.