Lillos

I think it’s really easy to find good Italian food but very difficult to find incredible Italian food. This food was incredible - so much so that I was talking about it for 30 minutes after. Lilio Cucina is a cozy and comfortable restaurant in Brooklyn that offers imo, some of the best Italian food the city has to offer at incredibly reasonable prices. We sat down for about an hour and dined on mussels, fettuccini speck e carciofi, gricia (a rigatoni dish), a tiramisu as dessert, and a post dinner cappuccino…everything was perfect. The only things to note are that the space inside is very limited, the establishment is cash-only, there is no alcohol (or byob), and there’s no bathroom….but whatever, I’m absolutely coming back many, many more times

This place is fantastic. Very small hole in the wall joint with very limited seating. Extensive pasta menu and very well priced with sizeable portions. Don't know what exactly I got because I asked the guy to give me his favourite dish but it was amazing. Highly recommended. I got takeout but next time I'll dine in and get a bunch of different dishes to share

This place is fantastic. The food reminds me of my fathers cooking, who is also has a small italian restaurant. The flavors blend together and the pasta is great quality. You just walk in and grab a seat. I highly recommend everyone try Lillo. Although Id love to keep it a hidden gem, id deserves all the hype, especially with its prices. We got the Fettucine with Speck and Carciofi and the Fettucine with Speck and Zucchine.

My wife and I stopped by for a some of the best Italian food we ever had. This cute hole in the wall had a small seating area that we were lucky to grab the last table. The chicken and meatballs with pasta was fresh and melted away with every bite. Highly recommend this place for those looking for excellent food at an affordable price. PS this place is cash only.

Cash only and a small place - there’s only 5 tables inside. One of the most genuine Italian restaurants I’ve been to. They perfectly prepared the clams so they didn’t have sand in them which is pretty hard to do. Everything was great. Got hot chocolate to go. Seems like they make a lot of things from scratch.

Just like an Italy, where you can walk into a nameless storefront and have one of the best meals of your life, Lillo delivers proper and classic dishes that make you feel like you're being fed by a Nonna. His forte are the Roman pastas, and his desserts, as he hails from Rome and is an accomplished baker and chef. Even his sandwiches are second to none. Every meal here is a feel-good experience.

Okay. Lillo is my favorite place in NYC to eat, and now also my favorite Italian food across the entire United States of America. I’ve eaten at many places, with many different levels of fanciness and quality. Lillo has hole-in-the-wall vibes, homemade deliciousness, and the owner himself serves the food and drinks. The food takes you out of the city and into culinary heaven. The taste and care put into each dish is deserving of at least a Michelin star. Will absolutely be back, many more times.