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“Babbo”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	Italian	West Village	Break the Bank	Off the Charts

Dressed in his signature orange clogs and culot shorts, Mario Batali is the king of rustic authentic Italian cuisine on the TV Food Network. But before he was a star of the small living room screen, he was a cook, and he is one celebrity chef who still is. Here in New York, you’ll find him at Babbo, a charming Greenwich Village carriage house turned stylish duplex hot spot, where celebrities, foodies, VIPs, and super models fill tables (and every nook of space) for the chance to feast on Batali’s unique brand of robust, and risky Italian fare. Indeed, the man is known for serving braised pigs feet, warm lamb tongue, and testa. (Oh, that would be head cheese.) Cult-status signature pastas like beef cheek ravioli and mint love letters—spicy lamb sausage ragu soothed with mint, wrapped in envelopes of fresh pasta—are lick-lipping delicious and demonstrate that there are some culinary risks worth taking. Be sure to reserve in advance though, or aim to get there early and grab one of the walk-in tables in the front room, or a coveted seat at the bar.

Babbo, 110Waverly Place, b/w MacDougal & 6th Avnue, 212-777-0303

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Posted: January 6, 2003

Other restaurants in West Village :
+ Jefferson-- Closed   + La Palapa Rockola   + Sumile   + Babbo   + Tasca   + AOC Bedford   + Home   + The Spotted Pig   + Barbuto   + Numero 26   + Mas   + August   + Alta   + Cru   + Blue Mill Tavern-- Closed   + Employees Only   + Lassi   + Metropol--Closed   + Turks and Frogs   + Bellavitae   + Yumcha-- CLOSED   + Gusto: SEE EARLIER REVIEW; THIS CHEF HAS LEFT GUSTO   + Perry Street   + Home   + Ditch Plains   + The Little Owl   + Cafe Condesa   + Cafe Cluny   + Gusto   + The Waverly Inn   + Morandi   + P*ONG   + Perilla   + Soto   + Market Table   + Centro Vinoteca   + Barfry   + Dell'Anima   + Bar Blanc   + Smith's   + Commerce   + Elettaria   + Bar Q   + Cabrito   + 10 Downing   + Minetta Tavern   + Braeburn   + Scuderia, by guest reviewer Kathleen Squires   + Bar Blanc Bistro by Guest Reviewer Kathleen Squires   + Joseph Leonard   + Bar Henry, by Guest Reviewer Kathleen Squires   + Kin Shop   + Monument Lane   + Wong   + Bin on Bleecker, by Dara Pollak   + Ristorante Rafele   + Cole's Greenwich Village by Guest Reviewer Claire Jaffe   

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