Isola on Columbus

Specialties

Sicilian-​born Sebastiano Cappitta (Bettolona, Buca, Coccola) is resurrecting his now-​shuttered Isola at a new location today, reborn as Isola on Columbus. The UWS restaurant guru’s sixth, and newest venture will be outfitted with the signature wood-​burning oven, his favorite feature for churning out crispy thin-​crust pizzas. There’s also a host of housemade pastas, like gnocchi alla sorrentina — a noodlly version of the margarita, and the spaghetti allo scoglio, with calamari, shrimp, mussels and clams — both finished off under those word-​burning flames. Meaty classics like a veal cutlet and NY strip steak round out the main courses, along with an Italian-​heavy wine list.

History

Established in 2013.

Upper West Side: Restaurateur Sebastiano Capitta, of Acqua, Bettola and others, has resurrected his original restaurant, Isola, which shuttered in 2006, in a new space. Isola on Columbus serves pizzas, pastas, and classic Italian entrees like veal scaloppine, many of which are cooked in the restaurant’s wood-​fired brick oven.

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