da Toscano Menu: What to Order in Its New Midtown Home

da Toscano is chef Michael Toscano's Italian restaurant, reopened inside Midtown's Iroquois hotel after a move from Greenwich Village, and the dish to build the table around is the orecchiette.

What should you order at da Toscano?

Order the orecchiette, the octopus carpaccio, an antipasto or two, and one secondo if the table is hungry, then let the handmade pasta list lead. The Infatuation scored the restaurant an 8.4 in September 2025 and singled out these dishes, all of which carried over to the Midtown menu. It is a la carte only, with pastas around $27 to $36 and most antipasti a little below.

1. Orecchiette ($29). The one pasta to always order. The Infatuation wrote that the pasta list changes often "but this one remains, and you should always make it a part of your order." The kitchen rotates its shape and sauce, so take the server's read on the day's version.

2. Octopus carpaccio ($27). The signature antipasto, sliced thin and finished tableside at the chef's counter, and the opener the kitchen is known for. It carried over from the Greenwich Village menu.

3. Braised artichokes ($22). The Infatuation likened them to "the world's tangiest mac and cheese," a rich, sharp antipasto that eats like comfort food.

4. Roasted oysters ($25). Served in crab-fat butter with chili vinegar and lemon, per The Infatuation, a warm counterpoint to the raw and pickled openers.

5. Coriander crusted duck breast ($48). The Infatuation called it "a main that makes the case for mains," the secondo worth ordering when the table wants to go past the pastas.

What should you skip at da Toscano?

Skip nothing on the pasta list, but think twice about the steaks-for-the-table unless you are splitting the bill. The Filetto runs $80, the ribeye $90, and the Bistecca alla Fiorentina lands at $225 on the current menu, while most pastas sit between $27 and $36. The antipasti and primi are where the kitchen's handmade work and the best value meet.

What changed when da Toscano moved to Midtown?

da Toscano spent its first years at 24 Minetta Lane in Greenwich Village, in the space where Michael Toscano opened Perla back in 2012. In early March 2026 it reopened inside the Iroquois New York hotel at 49 West 44th Street, per The Infatuation and the restaurant's own menu. The move turned it into an all-day hotel restaurant, adding breakfast and lunch to the dinner service the Village room was known for, plus a lounge menu and bites for the hotel's speakeasy-style bar, Lantern's Keep, which pours from late afternoon to close. The pasta program and the chef came with it, so the cooking that earned the Village room its following carries over, now with a full daytime menu and a cocktail bar attached.

How do you get a reservation at da Toscano?

da Toscano books on Resy, and DinnerElite's tracking shows its tables claimed about 17 days ahead of the date on average. Prime dinner slots go early, so book the moment its reservation window opens, or set an alert and let a cancellation come to you. The Midtown dining room draws hotel guests on top of the room's usual crowd, which keeps peak times competitive even though it books closer in than the city's month-out marquees. DinnerElite sends alerts and never books automatically. The one exception is our Expert plan, where a human concierge books on your behalf.

Frequently asked questions

Where is da Toscano located now?

da Toscano reopened inside the Iroquois New York hotel at 49 West 44th Street in Midtown in early March 2026, per The Infatuation and the restaurant's own site. Its original Greenwich Village home at 24 Minetta Lane, the former Perla space, has closed.

Who is the chef at da Toscano?

Michael Toscano, who first opened Perla in that same Minetta Lane space in 2012, runs the kitchen, with Caitlin Toscano leading the front of house, per the restaurant's site.

How expensive is da Toscano?

It is a la carte across three dayparts. On the current dinner menu, antipasti run about $15 to $27, pastas $27 to $36, and secondi from $42, with steaks climbing from an $80 Filetto to a $225 Bistecca alla Fiorentina meant for the table. Most tables land in the pasta and antipasti range.

Does da Toscano take reservations on Resy?

Yes. da Toscano books on Resy, and the reservation link on its own site points there. DinnerElite's tracking shows its tables claimed about 17 days ahead of the date on average, so the calendar tends to fill well before the day itself.

Is da Toscano hard to get a table at?

It is a tough-but-reachable table. Our tracking puts its average lead time around 17 days, shorter than the marquee rooms that book a month out, so prime weekend slots still go early while weeknights and cancellations open real windows. Watching for a cancellation is the most reliable way in when the calendar looks full.

Getting in is the harder half of the plan. DinnerElite tracks when da Toscano releases reservations and how far ahead it books, and it emails you the moment a cancellation opens up. Start from DinnerElite's da Toscano page.