This place has really matured into a quality neighborhood restaurant that has quite good food. It's not a "big night out" but a comfortable and unpretentious place to go with friends or family to have a reliably good meal. The branzino and the rolled fresh pasta with pistachio pesto are particularly noteworthy, but they're always trying new things too.
lucie
Nice comforting restaurant food with an Italian flair and cozy atmosphere. I have been here twice and will for sure go again
Inara
Great fresh pasta, authentic sauces, good salads. Friendly service. Go early for less noise. This place is popular!
Jane
Minestrone soup was beyond delicious and will bring me back to try all the fresh pastas in the refrigerator case that they make fresh!! Will return for sure. Neighborhood gem!
Martha
Arco is a cozy restaurant with exposed brick walls and lovely art hanging on those walls. The staff is polite and friendly. It's a very kind establishment. The food is of high quality and is carefully prepared. It is a popular neighborhood restaurants that also attracts diners from farther afield. Right across the street from a large youth hostel, so the clientele is international as well as local. I've never walked out of the cafe displeased or irritated.
Eliot
It was definitely a quaint and romantic place to have dinner. The food was spectacular & the chocolate lava cake was to die for. An overall incredible experience. Will be returning very soon.
jan
Great small, family style Italian restaurant with very good food and good wine, service is great
Judd
Lovely local restaurant serving very fresh food. Homemade pasta was big hit, as were the seafood options. Will go again.
Aatif Siddiqui
I went to Arco Café on a referral and I’m so glad I did — the meal was absolutely outstanding. From start to finish, the experience was flawless. The food was fresh, authentic, and full of flavor — you can tell real care goes into every dish. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, with that perfect balance of neighborhood charm and refined dining.
Service was attentive without being overbearing, and everything came out at just the right pace. It honestly felt like a hidden gem that more people need to know about.
If you’re looking for a place that delivers both quality and heart, Arco Café is it. I’ll definitely be coming back and recommending it to friends and family.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
L R
Found my neighborhood gem! You always know a place is great when they drop warm delicious bread and olive oil on the table. High quality food and lovely service. Definitely going back. Highly recommend.
Great little spot on the upper West side with amazing home made pasta and focaccia that tastes amazing!
Under A. Desk
All great, but please, change your customer service-like soundtrack! Not sure if it’s A.I. music of some sorts, but after spending lunch time with that crap in my ears I feel numb and dumb.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kathleen
A neighborhood gem. Pasta varieties and Sardinian wines elevate this spot beyond the ordinary. Very good food and friendly service.
Laura
Absolutely undeniably fresh and delicious homemade pasta! Every single item on the menu is amazing including the desserts. The olive oil cake is sublime.
Susan
Good food - I wanted to change what was offered and they did that happily. Really good meal and service. It was quiet but not dead. My friend and I will be going back!
This place has really matured into a quality neighborhood restaurant that has quite good food. It's not a "big night out" but a comfortable and unpretentious place to go with friends or family to have a reliably good meal. The branzino and the rolled fresh pasta with pistachio pesto are particularly noteworthy, but they're always trying new things too.
Nice comforting restaurant food with an Italian flair and cozy atmosphere. I have been here twice and will for sure go again
Great fresh pasta, authentic sauces, good salads. Friendly service. Go early for less noise. This place is popular!
Minestrone soup was beyond delicious and will bring me back to try all the fresh pastas in the refrigerator case that they make fresh!! Will return for sure. Neighborhood gem!
Arco is a cozy restaurant with exposed brick walls and lovely art hanging on those walls. The staff is polite and friendly. It's a very kind establishment. The food is of high quality and is carefully prepared. It is a popular neighborhood restaurants that also attracts diners from farther afield. Right across the street from a large youth hostel, so the clientele is international as well as local. I've never walked out of the cafe displeased or irritated.
It was definitely a quaint and romantic place to have dinner. The food was spectacular & the chocolate lava cake was to die for. An overall incredible experience. Will be returning very soon.
Great small, family style Italian restaurant with very good food and good wine, service is great
Lovely local restaurant serving very fresh food. Homemade pasta was big hit, as were the seafood options. Will go again.
I went to Arco Café on a referral and I’m so glad I did — the meal was absolutely outstanding. From start to finish, the experience was flawless. The food was fresh, authentic, and full of flavor — you can tell real care goes into every dish. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, with that perfect balance of neighborhood charm and refined dining.
Service was attentive without being overbearing, and everything came out at just the right pace. It honestly felt like a hidden gem that more people need to know about.
If you’re looking for a place that delivers both quality and heart, Arco Café is it. I’ll definitely be coming back and recommending it to friends and family.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Found my neighborhood gem! You always know a place is great when they drop warm delicious bread and olive oil on the table. High quality food and lovely service. Definitely going back. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Great little spot on the upper West side with amazing home made pasta and focaccia that tastes amazing!
All great, but please, change your customer service-like soundtrack!
Not sure if it’s A.I. music of some sorts, but after spending lunch time with that crap in my ears I feel numb and dumb.
Food: 5
Service: 5
A neighborhood gem. Pasta varieties and Sardinian wines elevate this spot beyond the ordinary. Very good food and friendly service.
Absolutely undeniably fresh and delicious homemade pasta! Every single item on the menu is amazing including the desserts. The olive oil cake is sublime.
Good food - I wanted to change what was offered and they did that happily. Really good meal and service. It was quiet but not dead. My friend and I will be going back!
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