Dedication to the Best Recipes, best Ingredients, and best Wines. This means adhering to and honoring traditional Italian culinary recipes while serving only the finest ingredients, wines, and pasta. What transforms our cuisine from a mere meal into an extraordinary experience – from a meal to art – is centered around a singular cohesive principle: Our Executive Chef Michele Casadei Massari inspires us to strive to be the Best Italian Restaurant in NYC, with unwavering standards, extensive experience, and ambitious goals. At Lucciola, every locally-sourced vegetable, freshly-caught piece of seafood, and dry-aged cut of meat, including wagyu beef from Japan, is meticulously chosen by our chef. Lucciola, which translates to "Firefly," stands