New York City excels at many things, but one of its finest is Italian food. The area is known as the birthplace of red-sauce, Italian-American fare, and within the five boroughs lie perfect evocations of the form. But all of Italy is represented here, too, from doughy Neapolitan pizza to rustic Tuscan dishes to saucy Sicilian specialties.

This list captures the best of the best Italian restaurants in New York City — serving up all the pasta, pizza, and seafood a New Yorker could want. For maps that take you straight to the city’s top pizza and pasta, click on over.