Came here for the frozen espresso martinis and also had some truffle fries and it was so yummy! I didn't like how the cream in the espresso martinis just kinda froze and chunked up at the top but overall the drink was great. It was also easy to make a reservation and the appetizer bread comes with a dip that's delicious! read more

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We had the best time celebrating a birthday here. Alexa, our server, was fantastic and so accommodating to our group! Could not recommend more. read more

Food was amazing! Highly recommend! Service was great. Vibe was chill. Can't wait to go back read more

Food was delish and Will was a great waiter! Cute atmosphere and worth the wait. Frozen espresso martini lives up to the hype.

Me encanta Canto! El restaurante mejor, y Erik fue muy simpático y hermoso. The frozen espresso martinis are amazing. read more

Canto - Bar area - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

Mateo + kashem was great, and the Service was fantastic. The food was delicious, on the price side but it's New York.

I came here with a friend visiting the city and we had a wonderful evening with great music, beautiful drinks, and tasty food! highly recommend, especially if Erik makes your drinks! read more

Horrible service. I asked the server if they had a pasta similar to vodka pasta, the past he guided me to choose came out and immediately I did not like it. The manager refused to swap out my food with a different pasta and were extremely rude. do not come here at all if you want good service. most horrific restaurant experience ever. read more

Oscar was amazing! Bravo! We are from out of town service and drinks were awesome! Waitstaff so kind and attentive! Definitely will return for the frozen espresso martini when back in the city! read more

Came with some friends specifically for the Frozen Espresso Martinis. They were good, but the top frozen cream layer threw us off until it was able to melt into the martini, then it was great. I loved the vibe in here, but it's definitely cramped. My friends and I were late to our reservation but called ahead. They were booked for the night so we only got a table for about and hour but they tried to help us beat they could considering we didn't show up on time to our res. Definitely want to try coming back for dinner and I recommend getting a reservation since they do fill up read more

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Made a last minute reservation for an early Saturday dinner and will say, definitely make a reservation!! They had almost every time open when I made my res 3 hours before eating, but the restaurant is not super big so definitely make one. My boyfriend and I were sat in a cozy barstool corner that overlooked the street that we really liked. The music was pretty loud in the restaurant so we found ourselves yelling to speak, but overall great vibe and ambiance. They had a lot of different options to choose from, all super delicious. We got the baked clams, butternut squash ravioli, and pappardelle pasta - all super yummy and the perfect portion. Will definitely be coming back here, great spot for date night! read more

Matteo our server was just amazing! Great food, great drinks, amazing service! the salmon fillet was so good, and frozen espresso martini to die for!! read more

This place is so good, come here any day for an all drink matters. They make them very well. Alexa and Erik are amazing, ask for them to make you your drinks!!! I recommend 10/10. read more

Do not go here!! Service is extremely rude. We had just received our food and our server walked over with the check already as we were eating and asked for our credit card multiple times. As we finished eating, the hostess walked over and said you need to leave, the next party is waiting. Mind you, we had a reservation and were there for less than an hour. read more

This is the cutest bar I've ever been to!! Alexa was such a wonderful waitress and was really attentive and professional. Would definitely recommend this place for anyone looking to have a romantic date night or hang out with the girls. The ambiance and vibe is beautiful and so is the food! Everything was delicious especially the shrimp pasta. read more

Alexa is literally the best. It was my besties birthday and we loved our experience and server. Absolutely coming back.

Canto is one of the best restaurants to open on the upper west side in years. Owner Djamel Omari is an effusive host,discerning businessman and a fabulous human being. The food is outstanding and reasonably priced. Cocktails are creative and magically balanced by expert mixology James and his new addition Juanes. Eggplant Parmesan, pastas, risottos, a great Caesar salad, outstanding Branzino which comes with sides (a rarity these days!) and brilliant desserts which are unusual to have sweets this good at an Italian restaurant. You are even served bread with burrata resting in a dish of delish tomato sauce, accompanying your cocktail or glass of wine. For a deep dive check out: https://ifthedevilhadmenopause.com/can-do-at-cantonyc-restaurant-review/ read more

I have found my favorite spot in West Village! We stumbled upon this location after pride and was immediately captivated by their frozen espresso martinis! The food, service, and drinks were unbelievable! Cant wait to come back and to visit them in their next location! 10/10. The Owner Djamel the. Best and thank you read more

Canto - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

Reserved a table here for my anniversary. When we arrived we had to wait for our table and then we were led to two bar seats in the back corner of the restaurant directly next to the single stall bathroom. Since it was the only bathroom in the restaurant there was often a line of people waiting to use it and therefore crowding and bumping into us while we ate our meal. Every time the bathroom door would open, we would see hear and smell everything going on in there. Hot summer day so the restaurant did not cool down because people kept walking in and out and it is a tiny space. Food was fine but nothing to write home about honestly. Disappointed all around and will not return. read more

A new go to!! The ambiance here on a cold winter night was perfect- dimly lit, crowded, cozy and warm. The food was great! The menu is massive and has everything italian you are craving. The portions are also not too big so we left feeling satisfied and not gross. The linguine vongole was hands down my favorite pasta dish on the table. Listen to the reviews, the frozen espresso martini is a must!! Its basically coffee ice cream in a martini coupe. I want to try more on this menu for sure will be back!! read more

Came here to try their famous frozen espresso martini (it was amazing!!) - and to celebrate my friend's birthday. We got the carbonara and the seafood linguine - they were delicious! There wasn't a lot of space in between tables, and with the dimmed light the restaurant felt pretty cozy. 4 stars because they restaurant was nice enough to put a sparkler on the tiramisu we ordered to celebrate my friend's birthday - but they ended up charging $2 on our bill for the sparkler without telling us in advance. read more

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Such a cute cozy spot with a great vibe in the village. A couple of friends and I were able to make reservations the night before and we had a great time. The complimentary bread was very tasty and we got bruschetta as an appetizer, which was also very good. For my main, I got the Tagliatelle Bolognese. It tasted really good but was a bit underwhelming. Overall, the restaurant was great and I'd definitely go again and try something new. Do want to note that it was very small and warm. It's the definition of COZY, so if that's not your vibe then maybe try somewhere else. read more

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Incredibly sweet and welcoming staff! I came in alone to eat & work on my Ipad. There are a lot of nearby spots that aren't very welcoming to parties of 1. It was really refreshing to come to Canto. I will be back! :) read more

Canto - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

10/10 experience! Our server, Nut, was so helpful and the food was so yummy!! We will definitely be back to explore more of the menu.

Came here for a private event that rented out the whole restaurant! Food: - Parmigiana Di Melanzane (Eggplant Parm) - Delicious and cheesy! - Polpette (Veal Meatballs) - Good texture and flavor, but I wish this had come out warm as that would have highlighted the meatball even more - Arancini Di Risotto (Rice Ball) - Yummy fried bite with cheese inside - Caprese Salad Bites - This may have only been made for our event, but they put the buffalo mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, and basil on skewers. This was delicious! - Fusilli Al Pesto E Zucchini (Fusilli Pasta with Pesto) - I could eat this all the time! I love pesto pasta, and the addition of zucchini and sun-dried tomatoes was fantastic - Ravioli Alla Norma (Eggplant Ravioli) - Flavor is good, but the sage butter sauce is quite heavy, so I wouldn't be able to finish a whole plate of this Service/Ambiance: Very friendly and accommodating! They checked on all the guests multiple times. The restaurant is on the smaller side, but it's beautifully decorated. They had an adorable vespa out front decorated with flowers Overall: I would come back here to try other dishes and their cocktails! read more

Canto - Outside the Restaurant - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

Amazing meal and service from Erik and Perry! The food was so amazing, our plates were licked clean. We got the ravioli, gnocchi, and lamb chops and everything was perfect!! read more

Nut was the BEST server!!!! She immediately welcomed us in with open arms, recommended us the best dishes on the menu - and then served them up like she made them herself :) can't wait to come again!!!! read more

Best restaurant ever. The staff could not be nicer, and the drinks are amazing. The food is also so good. I've gone here 3 weekends in a row just for drinks at the bar, and also for food. Literally do not have a bad word to say about it. The bartenders are awesome!! I love sitting at the window spot and people watching. The food is all very good. 10/10! read more

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Great restaurant. Got there early for my reservation and it was no problem. Tried everything from the espresso martinis (tried 3 different martinis/love a good happy hour!) to the apple rose dessert. Service was great, the owner was present and delightful. The ambiance was perfect. I would like to return and dine during the evening to see how it is. Loved the window seat (just wish those seats had backs to them) and above all I loved that the waitstaff was knowledgeable and could answer questions/give recommendations :) read more

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Very disappointed - we had eaten at the UWS new outpost which we loved. So I decided the original would be better. Nope - not only too noisy(we couldn't hear each other's conversations) but we could definitely hear the people on either side of us, that's how close together the tables were. While the app was a good burrata surrounded by prosciutto, my branzino was buried in a murky indistinguishable sauce - too bad! Service was good though read more

We were walking around the neighborhood and decided to pop in here because it looked so good. We're so glad we did! We were lucky to be able to grab a bar area before the dinner crowd and ordered the cantarito (tequila base with cucumber) and Bella canto (gin base). There's also a bread basket that comes out with a house marinara that's full of flavor. For dinner, we ordered the arancini and the pappardelle di mare. We didn't realize all our food options came with the same marinara sauce that our bread basket came with but we didn't mind because the sauce was so good! The pasta was cooked al dente and with a lot of seafood including scallops, squid and shrimp. We were pleasantly surprised by this meal! The food, drinks and service were all excellent! read more

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I went to celebrate my birthday there last night, and the experience was awful, the staff was extremely rude and they made us feel unwelcome. The food was underwhelming, the only salvageable thing about this experience was their espresso martini. I will never go back to this place again. read more

Jonathan and Alexa are so sweet everyone has to come here and their frozen espresso martini is so yums

LOVE THIS PLACE! Anthony was a great server and the food and desserts were outstanding. Such a great vibe for a date night or girls night out!!!! read more

The food and ambiance were amazing. the frozen espresso martini was creamy and delicious. Our server, Anthony was attentive, friendly and just wonderful. This place is a gem! read more

Worst dining experience all weekend. 9pm resy Saturday night. It took over 10 minutes to get greeted first interaction was "I'm not your server but I can get you a drink." Gave her our drink order and asked if she could throw in an app for us and she said all food had to be ordered at once. A little weird but ok. Same server comes over after our drinks are delivered to take our food order; that initially said she wasn't our server, sure whatever. Food is in ~9:25. After dropping off the burrata we don't see our server for roughly an hour. Another staff member comes over ~1015 and asks if we want another round of drinks and we tell them we are still waiting for our food. Another server comes over and asks if we want desert and we tell them we are still waiting on our food. Finally ~1030 our server comes over and I let her know we haven't gotten our food and we sat down at 9pm. She goes to check, comes back and says it wasn't her fault and that it was the kitchens fault. Crazy to not just own the issue but sure, blame the kitchen. Says she'll get us a round of drinks or a dessert. Not trusting this young lady w any more of my time so decide not to get anything else. Our two pastas come out 10 mins later and we devoure them. Bill comes out after that and there is one drink taken off the tab. Ask her if she's sure she doesn't want to take off the round of drinks that she promised to make up for the rough dining experience and she says "nope, I'm just taking off the one drink." Bummer of a dinner but hopefully this review saves somebody else from wasting a date night at Canto. read more

Delicious & vibrant. The food & drinks were outstanding. Small interior and VERY loud inside but so worth it. I will definitely be returning. read more

Canto - Frozen Espresso Martinis - Italian Near Me - New York, New York

The frozen espresso martinis really are the best I've tried in NYC. The food was good and I loved the happy hour. Pretty small inside but excited to try the new location on the upper west side! read more

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The food.... was incredible. If you're coming get the carbonara it's so tasty and huge portion. The ambience here is amazing and the waiters were very attentive and accommodating. Must try!! read more

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must gets: frozen espresso martinis!! these were the most notable and the pasta with the scallops but everything else was decent, nothing extravagant. they do have a smaller side room that is more intimate and would be great for a small gathering to celebrate. read more

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