It’s a fact: Lasagna is the best food known to man, a beautiful carb explosion of cheese, béchamel, and garlicky tomato sauce sandwiched between layer after layer of noodle. New York, being the mecca of Italian-American cooking that it is, has plenty of choices, but Grub decided to spotlight the best and brightest from a spate of old-school and new-school restaurants. Here’s where to eat lasagna in all of its gooey abundance in New York City right now.

Lasagna alla Bolognese
Where: Coco Pazzo
Price: $18

Coco Pazzo may have made a move downtown, but the lasagna remains as traditional and straightforward as ever. Tuscan-born chef Pino Luongo’s ragù Bolognese is made with veal, pork, and beef; and the noodles are rolled out from scratch. Then the real work begins: pasta, béchamel sauce, Bolognese, Parmesan — four times. Luongo finishes the dish with a final layer of pasta, parm, and tomato sauce, pops it into the oven, and then sends it out the door.