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Is Lasagna Ristorante Still Open? Food Paradise Update (New York, NY)

Food Paradise, Season 2 New York, New York

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Lasagna Ristorante is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The business's own website was live with current hours and an ordering option, and a Yelp listing updated in September 2026 with over 1,800 reviews independently confirms it is still operating as La Lanterna. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

The episode featured lasagna and other Italian pasta dishes served at this Greenwich Village restaurant, which Google Places and the venue's own website identify as La Lanterna di Vittorio rather than the 'Lasagna Ristorante' name used in the show listing. La Lanterna di Vittorio opened in 1977 in a federal-style townhouse at 129 MacDougal Street, founded by Carlo 'Vittorio' Antonini, according to the restaurant's own website. The restaurant's website, lalanterna.nyc, checked on 2026-09-08, listed current hours of 10 AM to 2 AM on Saturdays and 10 AM to 1 AM the rest of the week, along with menu, reservation, and Instagram links. Village Preservation named La Lanterna di Vittorio a 2025 Village Award winner, according to Village Preservation (2025-06-02). A Yelp business listing updated in September 2026 carried more than 1,800 customer reviews for the restaurant, according to Yelp (2026-09).

The episode Food Paradise, Season 2

Episode 4
Air date not confirmed
Title: Pasta Paradise · What was featured: the restaurant's lasagna and other Italian pasta dishes
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. lalanterna.nyc http://lalanterna.nyc/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/la-lanterna-di-vittorio-new-york
  3. villagepreservation.org https://www.villagepreservation.org/2025/06/02/2025-village-award-winner-la-lanterna-di-vittorio/
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