(212) 254-2263

432 E 9th St (Between 1st Ave and Ave A)
New York, NY 10009 40.72785 -73.98408

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Neighborhoods: East Village, Downtown

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Hours:

Tuesday - Thursday 5:30PM - 10PM

Friday - Saturday 5:30PM - 10:30PM

Sunday 5:30PM - 10PM

Last updated 10.17.11

Category:

Restaurants, Pre Theater Menu

Payment Methods:

American Express, Cash, Debit Card, Gift Certificate, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, Date Spot, Casual Date Spot, Romantic Dining, Special Occasion Dining, Fine Dining, Outdoor Dining, Hidden Find, People Watching, Business Dining, Upscale Casual Dining, Carry Out, Notable Wine List, Private Parties, Prix Fixe Menu

Cuisine:

Italian

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The Owner

I Coppi

Owner

I Coppi is a rustic and authentic Tuscan restaurant located in the East Village, owned and operated by Lorella Innocenti and her husband John Brennan, which opened in September 1998. Lorella brought her mother Alberta Innocenti, a home cook from Pistoia in Tuscany, to create a seasonal menu featuring specialties from generations of Italian family recipies. Maristella Innocenti arrived from Florence in 1999 to join her sister in running the restaurant and soon after moved into the kitchen as head chef to faithfully reproduce her family recipes. She prepares food like its prepared in the home, not like what you find in most Italian restaurants. One of the most charming elements of the restaurants is its beautifuly arranged back garden. Tucked away in the east village, I Coppi gives you the romantic seeting you will need for an evening to remember. Come join us!

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In Short – Acting as his own architect, co-owner John Brennan designed a rustic space with exposed-brick walls, wood beams, a mural of the Italian countryside and an open kitchen. It's just the sort of homespun spot found in neighborhoods throughout the city. The northern Italian fare follows a simple path, using fresh ingredients and delivering straightforward, balanced flavors. Pasta is a house favorite, as is the creamy polenta served with ground pork and sauteed wild mushrooms.

Editor's Tips

Where to Sit:
During warm weather, the canopied garden is an ideal spot for dinner.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The garden is very romantic as well.”
  2. “While food is good quality, prices are just too high for middle-of-the-line service and average decor.”
  3. “Next ime we are going to eat in the romantic garden”
  4. “The food is spectacular (I recommend the pork loin), and the garden room makes for a lovely, romantic setting.”
  5. “The garden is the perfect setting for any romantic occaision!”
  6. “Coppi has by far the most beautiful, romantic garden in NY.”
  7. “The food awas so cozy and delicious.”
  8. “It was such a perfect romantic place.”
  9. “So charming and beautiful decor and the staff was amazing and sweet.”
  10. “We really liked the outdoor garden atmosphere, and the food was fantastic.”
dessert
50.0% positive
  1. “This place is a well kept secret as it's not at all pricey (you can have a full course dinner with dessert for less than $50 per person), it's very easy to get a table and the food is probably the best in this price range anywhere in the city.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “Their wine list is exhaustive and the service is friendly and informed.”
  2. “The place itself along with our server was very charming and the Tuscan wine we ordered was notable.”
  3. “The appetizers were quite tasty and they had a good selection of wines but it took around 50 -55 minutes for our main course to arrive and when it did two of our party thought the food was bland while the other two were satisfied with their choices.”
food quality
86.84000015258789% positive
  1. “The garden's beautiful, the food pretty solid, and the price is right.”
  2. “The menu is limited in scope, but daily specials are interesting, and all the dishes I?”
  3. “The service was great and the food was beyond belief.”
  4. “While food is good quality, prices are just too high for middle-of-the-line service and average decor.”
  5. “The food is spectacular (I recommend the pork loin), and the garden room makes for a lovely, romantic setting.”
  6. “good energy and excellent food.”
  7. “We really liked the outdoor garden atmosphere, and the food was fantastic.”
  8. “The food is wonderful, authentic Tuscan.”
  9. “The appetizers were quite tasty and they had a good selection of wines but it took around 50 -55 minutes for our main course to arrive and when it did two of our party thought the food was bland while the other two were satisfied with their choices.”
  10. “had the yummiest specials--polenta and the toast with figs and this terrific carrot and ricotto cheese concoction that was just heaven.”
  11. “The bread and olive oil had zero flavor, my pasta was extremely bland, and the seafood was not fresh or prepared well.”
  12. “My favorite dish is a whole fish and the pasta is good too.”
  13. “always get the excellent antipasti, toasted bread s.”
  14. “It just goes to show, food alone does not make a restaurant great.”
  15. “Home made bread is unique and very good, tiramisu - the best I've had in New York, pastas, tomato soup, everything is top notch.”
  16. “This place is a well kept secret as it's not at all pricey (you can have a full course dinner with dessert for less than $50 per person), it's very easy to get a table and the food is probably the best in this price range anywhere in the city.”
  17. “The absolute worst meal I have ever eaten and one of the most expensive!”
  18. “have brought older friends, younger friends, even my parents and all have enjoyed their meal immensely.”
  19. “The food awas so cozy and delicious.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “The menu is limited in scope, but daily specials are interesting, and all the dishes I?”
  2. “The appetizers were quite tasty and they had a good selection of wines but it took around 50 -55 minutes for our main course to arrive and when it did two of our party thought the food was bland while the other two were satisfied with their choices.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “What a great place!”
service
90.90999603271484% positive
  1. “The service is warm and friendly, the garden is to die for.”
  2. “So charming and beautiful decor and the staff was amazing and sweet.”
  3. “Apparently he was more interested in doing his side work in the front room of the restaurant than ensuring we got good service.”
  4. “The service was great and the food was beyond belief.”
  5. “The place itself along with our server was very charming and the Tuscan wine we ordered was notable.”
  6. “The staff is super friendly, the outdoor garden is great and inside reminds me of my grandmother's home in Italy.”
  7. “Their wine list is exhaustive and the service is friendly and informed.”
  8. “While food is good quality, prices are just too high for middle-of-the-line service and average decor.”
  9. “The staff are warm, friendly, helpful and, like everything about I Coppi, unpretentious.”
  10. “We gave the restaurant the benifit of maybe having an off night in the week running up to Xmas but having just returned from brunch it's safe to say the bad service seems to be the norm.”
  11. “Wine List was good, service adequate.”
value
64.28999900817871% positive
  1. “While food is good quality, prices are just too high for middle-of-the-line service and average decor.”
  2. “The absolute worst meal I have ever eaten and one of the most expensive!”
  3. “This restaurant is delightful and a good value.”
  4. “Last year the portions were more reasonable--is this their idea of cost cutting?”
  5. “The garden's beautiful, the food pretty solid, and the price is right.”
  6. “This place is a well kept secret as it's not at all pricey (you can have a full course dinner with dessert for less than $50 per person), it's very easy to get a table and the food is probably the best in this price range anywhere in the city.”
  7. “The portions are not huge, but hey, this isn't the Olive garden.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “The appetizers were quite tasty and they had a good selection of wines but it took around 50 -55 minutes for our main course to arrive and when it did two of our party thought the food was bland while the other two were satisfied with their choices.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/29/07

Tranquil, Friendly, Yummy Perfection

by yogie63

I just love this place!!! So charming and beautiful decor and the staff was amazing and sweet. The garden area is a great escape, to sit under the trees and lights was just sublime. I had the yummiest specials--polenta and the toast with figs and this terrific carrot and ricotto cheese concoction that was just heaven. It was such a perfect romantic place...good energy and excellent food. I cannot wait to go back!

  • Pros: A total treasure!!
4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/22/07

Nice outsdoors place.

by lschomp

I've eaten here several times, always in the garden so I can't speak to the indoors experience. But it's an adorable restaurant and you feel that the owners are somehow present (although I can't be sure of this). This place is pretty good. My favorite dish is a whole fish and the pasta is good too. I recommended it to someone I work with who also loved it and recommended it to the rest of her family... The garden's beautiful, the food pretty solid, and the price is right.

1 Star Rating: Poor

07/09/07

such a disappointment

by abcnewyork

Ugh. My boyfriend and I came here around 7 pm on a friday. It was bad in all respects, starting off with the bread, which tasted like uncooked dough. We moved on to a fig appetizer that tasted even worse than it smelled (although we didnt think that was possible). Our entrees were disappointing as well. My boyfriend had the fish special and I had the eggplant. It tasted bland and pasty. The outdoor garden was nice, but that is all it had going for it. Do not recommend.

  • Pros: garden
  • Cons: the food
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/25/07

wow that chef

by fabufoodie

What a great place! The food awas so cozy and delicious. The atmosphere is like eating in a sleepy Italian village. The lovely woman chef comes to your table and helps you order -- great wine list too. Next ime we are going to eat in the romantic garden

  • Pros: transports you to Italy
  • Cons: not open for lunch
3 Star Rating: Average

12/30/06

Worst Service In East Village

by meechie

After hearing great things I was excited to try I Coppi and my first impressions were favorable, it really is a beautiful space. The appetizers were quite tasty and they had a good selection of wines but it took around 50 -55 minutes for our main course to arrive and when it did two of our party thought the food was bland while the other two were satisfied with their choices. After finishing, however, it took 15 minutes to clear the plates away, 10 minutes for the waiter to ask if we wanted desert, 5 minutes for him to return with a desert menu then a further 15 mintues to come back and take the order. Apparently he was more interested in doing his side work in the front room of the restaurant than ensuring we got good service.

We gave the restaurant the benifit of maybe having an off night in the week running up to Xmas but having just returned from brunch it's safe to say the bad service seems to be the norm. Maybe I Coppi can fit some system where if you need attention you can push a button which is relayed to the waiters who insist on hanging out with each other in the front room at just the precise time I need them.

  • Pros: Ambience,
  • Cons: Service, inconsistent food, service again

The Details on I Coppi

Place Categories:

  • perfect romantic place
  • helpful staff
  • friendly service
  • romantic covered garden
  • fantastic food
  • sweet decor
  • tiramisu bread
  • romantic setting
  • great restaurant
  • more reasonable portions
  • nice outdoor garden
  • not prepared seafood
  • best italian restaurants
  • good energy
  • excellent antipasti
  • interesting daily specials
  • most beautiful romantic garden
  • excellent ve
  • very charming tuscan wine
  • nice outsdoors
  • worst meal
  • romantic occaision
  • really liked outdoor garden atmosphere
  • recommend pork loin
  • great escape

Message from I Coppi

  • Tuscan Italian Restaurant
  • Romantic Restaurant
  • Year-Round Garden

I Coppi is a rustic and authentic Tuscan restaurant located in the East Village, owned and operated by Lorella Innocenti and her husband John Brennan, which opened in September 1998. Lorella brought her mother Alberta Innocenti, a home cook from Pistoia in Tuscany, to create a seasonal menu featuring specialties from generations of Italian family recipies. Maristella Innocenti arrived from Florence in 1999 to join her sister in running the restaurant and soon after moved into the kitchen as head chef to faithfully reproduce her family recipes. She prepares food like its prepared in the home, not like what you find in most Italian restaurants. One of the most charming elements of the restaurants is its beautifuly arranged back garden. Tucked away in the east village, I Coppi gives you the romantic seeting you will need for an evening to remember. Come join us!

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