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Basilio Inn
Staten Island's oldest restaurant (1921), hidden in a converted 1850s carriage house near South Beach — homemade pasta, produce from their own garden, and one surviving bocce court out back.
Order: Spiedini alla romana to start, then whatever pasta features the garden's produce; ask about the squash blossoms in summer.
verified open Aug 2026 (basilioinn.com + OpenTable active, Yelp updated May 2026); tucked on a dead-end street — easy to drive past
6 Galesville Ct (off Lily Pond Ave, near South Beach), Staten Island, NY 10305 · map
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Beso
St. George tapas standby a short walk from the ferry terminal — sangria, garlicky shrimp, and paella that make it the easiest good sit-down meal on a ferry loop.
Order: Gambas al ajillo and the paella; the lunch specials are the value play before a ferry back.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp updated Jul 2026, OpenTable active); NOTE: moved from 11 Schuyler St to 70 Bay St — use the Bay St address
70 Bay St (near Slosson Terrace, St. George), Staten Island, NY 10301 · map
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Denino's Pizzeria & Tavern
Port Richmond tavern slinging thin, crisp bar pies since 1937 — the standard every other Staten Island pizzeria gets measured against. Still a family-run barroom, not a shrine.
Order: The garbage pie (sausage, meatball, pepperoni, mushroom, onion) — and start with the fried calamari, a house ritual.
verified open Aug 2026 (official site deninos.com + Yelp updated Jul 2026); open daily 11am-11pm
524 Port Richmond Ave (at Hooker Pl), Staten Island, NY 10302 · map
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Enoteca Maria
The famous nonnas restaurant: real grandmothers — Italian nightly, plus a rotating nonna from a different country — cooking in a tiny St. George room blocks from the ferry. Menu changes with whoever's at the stove.
Order: Whatever the guest nonna is making that night — check the board and trust her; the handmade pastas from the Italian kitchen are the constant.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp updated Aug 2026, OpenTable active, Michelin Guide listed); Thu-Sun only, from 3:30pm — reserve, the room is tiny
27 Hyatt St (off Central Ave, St. George), Staten Island, NY 10301 · map
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Joe & Pat's Pizzeria
Since 1960, the cracker-thin crust that defines the other pole of SI pizza — the Manhattan offshoot got famous, but this Victory Blvd original is the source.
Order: Vodka pie, thin as a record sleeve — they arguably invented the vodka-sauce pizza. Half plain, half vodka settles arguments.
verified open Aug 2026 (joeandpatsny.com + Yelp updated Jul 2026); daily from 11am
1758 Victory Blvd (at Manor Rd), Staten Island, NY 10314 · map
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Killmeyer's Old Bavaria Inn
An 1855 German tavern at the island's far southwest edge — carved mahogany bar, biergarten with live oompah on weekends, and a beer list that takes itself seriously. Feels like a road trip without leaving the city.
Order: The wurst platter with kraut and spaetzle, and a liter of German lager in the biergarten.
verified open Aug 2026 (killmeyers.com + Yelp updated Jul 2026, OpenTable active); closed Mondays; far from the ferry — bus or car
4254 Arthur Kill Rd (at Sharrotts Rd), Charleston, Staten Island, NY 10309 · map
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Lakruwana
Stapleton's museum-piece Sri Lankan dining room — walls covered in masks and artifacts shipped from the island — with a weekend clay-pot buffet that is one of NYC's great cheap feasts.
Order: Weekend all-you-can-eat buffet served in clay pots (Fri-Sun); on weekdays get the lamprais, rice and curry baked in a banana leaf.
verified open Aug 2026 (lakruwanarestaurant.com + Yelp updated Jul 2026, Michelin Guide listed); closed Mondays
668 Bay St (at Broad St), Staten Island, NY 10304 · map
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Lee's Tavern
No sign outside, cash in your pocket — a Dongan Hills basement-level barroom that locals have kept half-secret since 1940. Bar pies and cold drafts, nothing else needed.
Order: The white clam pie, ultra-thin and loaded; add a red onion-and-pepperoni pie for the table.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp updated Aug 2026, leestavernnyc.com active); CASH ONLY, no sign out front
60 Hancock St (at Garretson Ave, by Dongan Hills SIR station), Staten Island, NY 10305 · map
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Montalbano's of Rosebank
Family-run Rosebank salumeria since 1926 — fresh mozzarella pulled daily, cutlets fried to order, heroes built with pork-store seriousness.
Order: Chicken cutlet hero with fresh mozz and roasted peppers; take home a length of their dried sausage.
verified open Aug 2026 (montalbanosofrosebank.com booking 2026 events; Yelp updated May 2026); closed Mondays, Sun until 2pm
1140 Bay St (near Chestnut Ave), Rosebank, Staten Island, NY 10305 · map
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New Asha
A bare-bones Tompkinsville counter that has anchored Little Sri Lanka since 1999 — steam-table curries, staggering value, ten minutes' walk from the ferry.
Order: Chicken kottu roti, or point at the curry steam table for a heaped rice plate; grab vegetable roti for the walk back.
verified open Aug 2026 (Yelp updated Jul 2026); closed Tuesdays, roughly 10am-8pm, mostly takeout with a few tables
322 Victory Blvd (near Cebra Ave), Staten Island, NY 10301 · map
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Ralph's Famous Italian Ices (original)
The 1949 Port Richmond original of the now-everywhere chain, still run by the founder's grandsons — a summer pilgrimage window a block from Denino's.
Order: A cremolata (creamier than an ice) — lemon or chocolate-vanilla swirl; the pairing with a Denino's pie across the way is the classic double-header.
verified open for 2026 season (ralphsices.com locations page + Yelp updated Apr 2026); seasonal — roughly spring through fall, evenings busy
501 Port Richmond Ave (at Catherine St), Staten Island, NY 10302 · map
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Randiwa
The Bulls Head outpost of SI's Sri Lankan scene — hoppers and short eats made to order, favored by the community itself for weekend breakfasts.
Order: Egg hoppers with seeni sambol, and the lamprais; Sunday buffet if you want the full spread.
verified open Aug 2026 (randiwa.net + Yelp updated Jul 2026); closed Mondays
1405 Richmond Ave (near Victory Blvd), Staten Island, NY 10314 · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
Royal Crown Bakery
Old-school Italian bakery-cafe on Hylan where the bread is baked on premises and the heroes are built on it minutes later — the lard bread alone justifies the trip.
Order: Any hero on their house-baked bread — prosciutto and fresh mozz is the move — plus a lard bread (prosciutto bread) to carry home.
verified open Aug 2026 (royalcrownsi.com + Yelp updated Jul 2026); closed Mondays, opens 6am
1350 Hylan Blvd (near Old Town Rd), Staten Island, NY 10305 · map
added 2026-08-07 · verified 2026-08-07
The Original Goodfella's Brick Oven Pizza
South Shore brick-oven spot with world-pizza-competition trophies and the swagger to match. The deep-south-of-Hylan stop when the ferry crowd never makes it past St. George.
Order: The vodka pie or their award-winning smokin' Goodfella (fresh mozz, roasted peppers, pepperoni).
verified open Aug 2026 (goodfellashylan.com + Yelp updated Jul 2026); daily from 11:30am
4029 Hylan Blvd (near Nelson Ave), Staten Island, NY 10308 · map
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