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About
Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca is the flagship of B&B Hospitality Group, the restaurant management company owned by Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich. The restaurant occupies two floors of an historic townhouse at 110 Waverly Place in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. The space was previously occupied by The Coach House, a pioneering Downtown Manhattan restaurant.

Babbo takes its name from the colloquial Italian word meaning “dad” or “daddy.” When the restaurant opened in June of 1998, both of its owners were in the early years of fatherhood.

Babbo is known for playing whole albums of music in the dining room. Artists featured include R.E.M, Blondie, Led Zeppelin, and Kanye West. In his 2004 New York Times review of Babbo, Frank Bruni noted that the decibel of the music was the reason it did not deserve a fourth star.

The restaurant seats 90 diners in its split-level dining room and includes a full-service bar. The Executive Chef is Frank Langello. The Pastry Chef is Rebecca DeAngelis. The General Manager and Wine Director is Michael Acheson.

Food
The menu at Babbo is Italian using primarily local American ingredients. Both a la carte and tasting menus are available for both lunch and dinner. A seven-course pasta tasting menu includes five pasta courses.

Babbo was one of the first restaurants in New York to serve offal on its menu. It became famous for using ingredients that are commonplace in Italy but unknown in the United States, as in the Beef Cheek Ravioli with Black Truffles and Castelmagno.

Restaurant
Babbo is open daily for dinner and for lunch Tuesday through Sunday. Reservations are accepted by phone and online up to one month in advance to the numerical date.

Books
The journalist Bill Buford recounted his time working in the kitchen at Babbo in his book Heat. In 2002, Batali published The Babbo Cookbook. In 2007, then Pastry Chef Gina DePalma published "Dolce Italiano: Desserts from the Babbo Kitchen."

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Awards & Reviews
In its first year, Babbo earned three stars the New York Times as well as the Best New Restaurant Award for 1998 from the James Beard Foundation. In 2004, the New York Times’s newly-minted Restaurant Critic Frank Bruni re-reviewed Babbo for his first column. "Among the restaurants that make my stomach do a special jig, Babbo ranks near the top, and that's one reason a fresh review appears today..." Bruni maintained Babbo’s three-star status.


 * 1998 Three stars, New York Times
 * 2002 Best Chef in New York City for Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, James Beard Foundation
 * 2004 Three stars, New York Times
 * 2005 Outstanding Chef in America, James Beard Foundation
 * 2006 Best International Cookbook for Molto Italiano, James Beard Foundation
 * 2008 Outstanding Restaurateur for Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, James Beard Foundation
 * 2009 Outstanding Pastry Chef for Gina DePalma, James Beard Foundation
 * 2017 One Star, Michelin Guide