Italian Restaurants Near the Gramercy Park Hotel
Priya Raman · September 21, 2026 · 3 min
The Gramercy Park Hotel has its own Italian restaurant on site, plus two more verified options within a three-block walk, hours checked at each.
Staying at the Gramercy Park Hotel at 2 Lexington Avenue? The closest Italian dinner is downstairs — and two more verified options sit within about three blocks, all reachable on foot in under ten minutes. Here’s what’s actually open, sorted by walking distance from the hotel’s front door on 21st Street.
Quick Answer
The Gramercy Park Hotel houses its own Italian restaurant, Maialino, right on site. Two more verified Italian kitchens — Novità and Giorgio’s of Gramercy — sit within a three-block walk east on 21st and 22nd Streets. The nearest subway is the 6 train at 23rd Street–Park Avenue South, about a five-minute walk from the hotel entrance.
At a Glance
- Don’t want to leave the building: Maialino, inside the hotel at 2 Lexington Avenue
- Closest walk, old-school Gramercy room: Novità, 102 East 22nd Street
- Best for a private table or small group: Giorgio’s of Gramercy, 27 East 21st Street
- Nearest subway: 6 train, 23rd Street–Park Avenue South
Maialino: Zero-Minute Walk
Maialino sits inside the Gramercy Park Hotel itself, at 2 Lexington Avenue and 21st Street, so this is the only option on the list that doesn’t require going outside. It’s a Roman-trattoria room from Union Square Hospitality Group. Dinner runs Sunday through Wednesday from 5:30 to 10pm and Thursday through Saturday from 5:30 to 10:30pm, with weekday lunch from noon to 2pm and weekend breakfast starting at 8am. The front bar area takes walk-ins.
Novità: Three Minutes East
A short walk east on 22nd Street, Novità has run a Gramercy trattoria at 102 East 22nd Street since 1994. It’s a below-street-level dining room known for regional Italian dishes, including a classic tagliolini bolognese. Lunch runs weekdays from noon to 2:30pm; dinner runs weekdays from 5:30 to 10:30pm, Saturday until 11pm, and Sunday from 5 to 10pm.
Giorgio’s of Gramercy: Four Minutes East
One block further, at 27 East 21st Street where Gramercy meets Flatiron, Giorgio’s of Gramercy has been serving handmade pasta and running a private event space since 1992. Hours shift through the week — lunch runs weekdays from noon to 3:30pm, and dinner starts at 5pm every night, closing anywhere from 10pm on Sunday and Monday to 11pm Thursday through Saturday.
Getting There: Subway and Walking Notes
The 6 train’s 23rd Street–Park Avenue South station is the closest subway stop to all three restaurants, roughly a five-minute walk from the hotel. Coming from other lines, the N/Q/R/W and 4/5/6 at 14th Street–Union Square is about ten minutes on foot north along Park Avenue South. For a longer stay in the neighborhood, a block-by-block look at Park Avenue South covers what’s between Union Square and Gramercy Park beyond these three rooms, and a date-night guide to Gramercy’s bar and booth seating is useful if the visit is for a specific occasion rather than a quick dinner.
None of these three rooms are affiliated with this publication — they’re simply the closest verified options to the hotel’s front door, which is the point of this list.
Frequently Asked Question
Is there an Italian restaurant near the Gramercy Park Hotel that doesn’t require a reservation? Maialino’s front bar area is walk-in only and stays open later than the main dining room, so it’s the most flexible option of the three without booking ahead. Novità and Giorgio’s of Gramercy both run traditional table service, and given their small dining rooms, calling ahead is the safer move on a weekend. If the bar seats at Maialino are full, checking availability directly with the other two by phone is more reliable than a same-day walk-in.
Check each restaurant’s current hours before heading over, since they can shift seasonally.
For a hotel stay that puts Italian dinner within a five-minute walk in any direction, Gramercy Park delivers — starting with the room downstairs.
