Babbo Restaurant Review
110 Waverly Pl. (Sixth Ave. & McDougal St.) 
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New York, NY 10011
212-777-0303 | Menu
Babbo Restaurant is one of our 2012
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Cuisine
Open
Dinner nightlyFeatures
- Full bar
- Casual dressy
Wine
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 Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich transformed the Old Coach House, a New York restaurant landmark from the '60s, into a modern Italian trattoria. Everything, from the tiny bar where Italian wines are poured to the upstairs dining room with yellow walls and pretty flowers, is altogether inviting. Babbo is a strange hybrid of a restaurant: haute Italian fare in an elegant setting that blasts rock music from the speakers. Service at times can seem out of synch. But people keep coming back for the food, not for the music. For the adventurous, try the special pasta tasting menu---five pastas followed by three desserts (talk about a winning formula)---which might include black tagliatelle with parsnips and pancetta or garganelli with sautéed mushrooms. Other creative items are the ultra tender lambs brain "Francobolli" or the barbecued squab with roasted beet “farrotto” and porcini mustard. A tamer option is the pillowy gnocchi with juicy braised oxtail. Finish with a savory saffron panna cotta with seasonal accompaniments.
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