Is Scarpetta Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (New York, NY)

Current status

As of September 2026, Scarpetta is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Primary source
Yelp ·
Secondary source
scarpettarestaurants.com ·

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in July 2026 with nearly 2,500 reviews shows the restaurant active, and a direct check of the restaurant's own site on 2026-09-08 returned current lunch and dinner hours for the Madison Avenue location.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On 'Sauced,' Food Network's restaurant listing features chef Scott Conant's homemade spaghetti with tomato and basil at Scarpetta, crediting host Ted Allen with singling out the dish and pointing to Conant's meticulous approach to the tomato sauce as the reason for its reputation. Scarpetta is an Italian restaurant located at 88 Madison Avenue in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan, part of a small group of Scarpetta restaurants Conant has opened in several cities. According to a Yelp listing updated in July 2026 with nearly 2,500 reviews, the restaurant continues to operate at the Madison Avenue address, and the restaurant's own website, scarpettarestaurants.com, listed current lunch and dinner hours for all seven days of the week when checked on 2026-09-08. Reservation platforms OpenTable and Tock also continue to list the Madison Avenue location as bookable. No reporting was found describing a closure or relocation.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 9
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Sauced
What was featured
Homemade spaghetti with tomato and basil
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Scarpetta

Frequently asked questions

Is Scarpetta still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Scarpetta is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Scarpetta after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

On 'Sauced,' Food Network's restaurant listing features chef Scott Conant's homemade spaghetti with tomato and basil at Scarpetta, crediting host Ted Allen with singling out the dish and pointing to Conant's meticulous approach to the tomato sauce as the reason for its reputation. As of September 2026, Scarpetta is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Scarpetta located?

88 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Scarpetta?

Season 3, Episode 9 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Sauced”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

According to a Yelp listing updated in July 2026 with nearly 2,500 reviews, the restaurant continues to operate at the Madison Avenue address, and the restaurant's own website, scarpettarestaurants.com, listed current lunch and dinner hours for all seven days of the week when checked on 2026-09-08. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
88 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016
Venue type
restaurant

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