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Via Carota: Taylor Swift’s Favorite Restaurant in New York

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Taylor Swift in New York: heels high, skirt short (and hungry)

Taylor Swift had her heels high and her skirt short when she went out for dinner this week. As soon as Taylor heads towards a restaurant, the paparazzi dive behind hedges and trees. Of course, there was plenty of speculation. This time not about a rumored feud with Blake Lively
, but about that little bump under her dress. Did she hide an extra bite of spaghetti there? Or was there perhaps a little Kelce-Swift
in the making?

Honestly: I was really only interested in one thing — where did Taylor eat?

Taylor Swift’s Favorite Restaurant

You can definitely count on Taylor to recommend good spots in New York. This time she was out with her real bestie, Selena Gomez. No thinking required: **Via Carota on Grove Street** was already on Taylor’s assistant’s list of favorites. And you? You want to go there now too. Preferably at full speed.

@mira_sehgal Apparently she’s a regular there! #taylorswift #nyc #fyp ♬ original sound – mira_sehgal

Via Carota New York: laid-back Italian as it should be

Via Carota is a little laid-back and 100% Italian, like you’d find in Florence. No-fuss food, but dishes that work with local ingredients and shine in their simplicity. And spritzes. And negronis. Naturally.

The Women Behind the Success: Rita Sodi and Jody Williams

The restaurant is run by Rita Sodi and Jody Williams, who together operate a true empire of Italian food spots in New York:

  • I Sodi
  • Buvette
  • The Commerce Inn
  • Bar Pisellino
  • Via Carota
  • Officina del Bere
  • Officina 1397 (wine shop + delicatessen)

A Touch of Florence in the West Village

Via Carota is inspired by the Florentine villa where Rita Sodi grew up. You can feel that vibe. The kitchen is authentic: think branzino al sale, pollo alla griglia, or asparagi verdi. And getting a table? Not too hard. Following the Italian tradition — everyone should be able to eat well — there are tables that you can’t reserve. Usually, you wait about half an hour. Have a negroni, and before you know it, you’ll be sitting with a linen napkin on your lap.

No New York trip? Make Taylor’s pasta at home

If, like me, you don’t have an NYC trip planned: you can order the **Via Carota cookbook** online. Your kitchen will soon turn into a small trattoria.

📚 Via Carota: A Celebration of Seasonal Cooking (external link)

Other Celebs at Via Carota (You’re in good company)

By the way, Taylor is a true regular. She ate there, for example, after her breakup with Joe Alwyn. But also:

  • Gwyneth Paltrow
  • Andy Cohen
  • Jennifer Lawrence (who dined there yesterday with Dakota Johnson — juicy, because yes: Chris Martin connection)
  • Emily Ratajkowski

They’ve all twirled a pasta strand around their forks at Via Carota. So, if you’re heading to New York soon; you know where to go.

Amayzine

Via Carota: Taylor Swift’s Favorite Restaurant in New York

By

Taylor Swift in New York: heels high, skirt short (and hungry)

Taylor Swift had her heels high and her skirt short when she went out for dinner this week. As soon as Taylor heads towards a restaurant, the paparazzi dive behind hedges and trees. Of course, there was plenty of speculation. This time not about a rumored feud with Blake Lively
, but about that little bump under her dress. Did she hide an extra bite of spaghetti there? Or was there perhaps a little Kelce-Swift
in the making?

Honestly: I was really only interested in one thing — where did Taylor eat?

Taylor Swift’s Favorite Restaurant

You can definitely count on Taylor to recommend good spots in New York. This time she was out with her real bestie, Selena Gomez. No thinking required: **Via Carota on Grove Street** was already on Taylor’s assistant’s list of favorites. And you? You want to go there now too. Preferably at full speed.

@mira_sehgal Apparently she’s a regular there! #taylorswift #nyc #fyp ♬ original sound – mira_sehgal

Via Carota New York: laid-back Italian as it should be

Via Carota is a little laid-back and 100% Italian, like you’d find in Florence. No-fuss food, but dishes that work with local ingredients and shine in their simplicity. And spritzes. And negronis. Naturally.

The Women Behind the Success: Rita Sodi and Jody Williams

The restaurant is run by Rita Sodi and Jody Williams, who together operate a true empire of Italian food spots in New York:

  • I Sodi
  • Buvette
  • The Commerce Inn
  • Bar Pisellino
  • Via Carota
  • Officina del Bere
  • Officina 1397 (wine shop + delicatessen)

A Touch of Florence in the West Village

Via Carota is inspired by the Florentine villa where Rita Sodi grew up. You can feel that vibe. The kitchen is authentic: think branzino al sale, pollo alla griglia, or asparagi verdi. And getting a table? Not too hard. Following the Italian tradition — everyone should be able to eat well — there are tables that you can’t reserve. Usually, you wait about half an hour. Have a negroni, and before you know it, you’ll be sitting with a linen napkin on your lap.

No New York trip? Make Taylor’s pasta at home

If, like me, you don’t have an NYC trip planned: you can order the **Via Carota cookbook** online. Your kitchen will soon turn into a small trattoria.

📚 Via Carota: A Celebration of Seasonal Cooking (external link)

Other Celebs at Via Carota (You’re in good company)

By the way, Taylor is a true regular. She ate there, for example, after her breakup with Joe Alwyn. But also:

  • Gwyneth Paltrow
  • Andy Cohen
  • Jennifer Lawrence (who dined there yesterday with Dakota Johnson — juicy, because yes: Chris Martin connection)
  • Emily Ratajkowski

They’ve all twirled a pasta strand around their forks at Via Carota. So, if you’re heading to New York soon; you know where to go.