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Is Don Antonio By Starita Still Open? Update (New York, NY)

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As of September 2026, Don Antonio By Starita is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
donantoniorestaurant.com ·

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in August 2026 shows active photos and reviews, and the restaurant's own website, checked in September 2026, lists current hours, a menu, and ordering.

  • Season / episode Season 19, Episode 4
  • Original air date
  • Address 309 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Don Antonio By Starita in a 2014 episode titled "Keepin' It Real," spotlighting the Hell's Kitchen pizzeria's wood-fired Neapolitan pies, baked in an oven imported from Italy and including a lightly fried pizza finished in the oven and topped with tomato sauce, smoked mozzarella, and basil. Chef Roberto Caporuscio opened the restaurant in 2012 with Neapolitan pizza maker Antonio Starita at 309 West 50th Street in Manhattan, and it is now run day-to-day by Starita's daughter, Giorgia Caporuscio. According to Yelp, a listing updated in August 2026 shows continuing photos and reviews for the restaurant. In September 2026 the restaurant's own website listed current hours, a menu, and online ordering (donantoniorestaurant.com), and the restaurant continues serving more than fifty pizza varieties from the same Hell's Kitchen storefront.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited this Hell's Kitchen pizzeria for its wood-fired Neapolitan pies in "East Coast Cruisin" (aired 2015-09-23). Don Antonio by Starita opened in 2012 at 309 West 50th Street, built around a wood-fired oven imported from Italy and a family pizza-making lineage tracing to Naples pizzaiolo Antonio Starita, according to the Michelin Guide's New York listing. A Yelp page for the address, updated in August 2026, carries nearly 1,900 reviews and lists the pizzeria as still serving lunch and dinner. The restaurant's own ordering site, donantoniorestaurant.com, showed current 2026 hours and menu pricing during a 2026 check, and the Michelin Guide continues to list Don Antonio by Starita among its recommended New York restaurants.

In this takeout-themed episode, Guy Fieri ordered from Don Antonio by Starita in Midtown Manhattan, the Neapolitan pizzeria Roberto Caporuscio opened in 2012 with Naples pizzaiolo Antonio Starita, according to the restaurant's own site. The segment centered on the Montanara Starita, a lightly fried dough base topped with smoked buffalo mozzarella, basil and tomato sauce, the restaurant's best-known pizza. Don Antonio brought traditional wood-fired Neapolitan pizza-making, tied to the Starita a Materdei pizzeria in Naples, to New York.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 19, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
Keepin' It Real
What was featured
Neapolitan wood-fired pizza, including the fried Montanara Starita pie
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Don Antonio By Starita
Season / episode
Season 23, Episode 7
Original air date
Episode title
East Coast Cruisin
What was featured
Neapolitan wood-fired pizza from a Naples pizza-making family
Role
Revisit episode
Name on the broadcast
Don Antonio By Starita
Season / episode
Season 32, Episode 5
Original air date
Episode title
Takeout: Dinner & Dessert That Delivers
What was featured
Takeout order of Don Antonio's Montanara Starita fried pizza
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Don Antonio By Starita

Frequently asked questions

Is Don Antonio By Starita still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Don Antonio By Starita is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

What happened to Don Antonio By Starita after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Don Antonio By Starita in a 2014 episode titled "Keepin' It Real," spotlighting the Hell's Kitchen pizzeria's wood-fired Neapolitan pies, baked in an oven imported from Italy and including a lightly fried pizza finished in the oven and topped with tomato sauce, smoked mozzarella, and basil. As of September 2026, Don Antonio By Starita is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

Where is Don Antonio By Starita located?

309 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Don Antonio By Starita?

Season 19, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired February 28, 2014. The episode is titled “Keepin' It Real”.

What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

According to Yelp, a listing updated in August 2026 shows continuing photos and reviews for the restaurant. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Don Antonio By Starita still using the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives menu or branding?

In September 2026 the restaurant's own website listed current hours, a menu, and online ordering (donantoniorestaurant.com), and the restaurant continues serving more than fifty pizza varieties from the same Hell's Kitchen storefront. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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309 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019
Venue type
pizzeria

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