Babbo

My partner and I came here for an anniversary and enjoyed ourselves! This is a classic, upscale Italian restaurant in NYC. The servers are very attentive and helpful. The lamb chops were spectacular, and the pastas we got were good, but nothing super special. The pear ravioli is unique, but the portion size is truly tiny, with just a few small raviolis. Overall, a good experience though!

Have to say this is the best fine dining experience had in NYC this time. Very friendly staff, recipient, hostess, waiter and manager. They all helped me nicely. Also the tasting menu here is not bad, my impressions are the squid ink pasta with crab meat and the black truffle pasta. The dessert are relatively ok compare to the food. Although the wine recommended by the waiter is really my type.

Probably the best Italian restaurant I have ever been to. I had the pasta tasting menu and it was amazing. The pastas was carefully proportioned so that I didn’t get full too quickly. The service was also spectacular, one of the waiters (I forgot his name) was really energetic and such a fun guy. Disclosed below are pictures of 6/7 of the dishes we had, including the 3 different deserts our table had. The highlight of the night would probably be the pappardelle bolognese, but the other dishes were also very good. When I get the chance I will make sure to come back again. Thank you Babbo for the memorable experience.

Been here multiple times and always enjoy the quality service and food. Pasta tasting menu is a great experience but can be over filling so there is also benefit to getting individual dishes. Black spaghetti is best I’ve ever had. The Garganelli is best with the extra truffle. 100 layer Lasagna is not too filling and really delicious. Olive oil cake is my favorite in the city with a subtle hint of rosemary to pair with salty olive oil bite.

Babbo, take my money!!!!! Every time I visit this place, they do not disappoint. Are the portions small? Yes. Is it pricey? Yes. Is it worth it? ABSOLUTELY. The service is top-notch and the food and drinks are divine. The black spaghetti is always a go-to choice for me. 10/10 would recommend.

They had a few vegetarian options which I appreciate—although I would love to see maybe few more. I got the chickpea patty, burrata and the roasted potatoes. Chickpea patty was my absolute favorite—the texture was great, crispy but soft, loved the sauce under the patty as well. Burrata was fantastic as well, very well laid out over beats and squash. Roasted potatoes weren’t my favorite but still pretty good—they had more smoky flavor than my palate is able to appreciate. Overall—would come back here next time!

My son took me here. The food was amazing...its the tiny details that make great food. The service was attentive but not hovering and the sommelier was very helpful and very nice!

Service, cocktails, ambiance and dessert were a 10/10. We did the pasta tasting and wine pairing which we would skip next time. The portions are on the small side (even for a tasting menu) and the wine selection was OK (we didn’t do the reserve so I can’t speak for that). The staff was knowledgeable about the wines which was nice. Overall, we weren’t blown away with the majority of the courses, so the value didn’t meet our expectations.