Babbo (restaurant)

{{Short description|Restaurant in New York City, U.S.}}

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| food-type = Italian

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| current-owner = Joe Bastianich

| previous-owner = Mario Batali (1998-2019)

| street-address = 110 Waverly Place

| city = New York City

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| postcode = 10011

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| coordinates = {{Coord|40|43|56.7|N|73|59|57.1|W|type:landmark_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}

| seating-capacity = 90{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

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Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca is an Italian restaurant in New York City.{{Cite news |last=Wells |first=Pete |date=April 4, 2017 |title=Adventure (Try a Goat's Head?) Is Still on the Menu at Babbo |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/dining/babbo-review-pete-wells.html |access-date=June 19, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519195526/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/dining/babbo-review-pete-wells.html |url-status=live }} Opened in 1998 by Mario Batali,{{Cite web |last1=Patronite |first1=Rob |last2=Raisfeld |first2=Robin |date=January 14, 2020 |title=Babbo {{!}} New York Magazine {{!}} The Thousand Best |url=https://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/babbo/ |access-date=June 19, 2023 |website=New York Magazine |language=en-us |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207031541/https://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/babbo/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Sietsema |first=Robert |date=October 8, 2019 |title=A Review of Mario Batali's Biggest NYC Restaurants, in a Post-Batali World |url=https://ny.eater.com/2019/10/8/20899482/babbo-del-posto-lupa-otto-review-restaurants-bastianich |access-date=June 19, 2023 |website=Eater NY |language=en |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202150232/https://ny.eater.com/2019/10/8/20899482/babbo-del-posto-lupa-otto-review-restaurants-bastianich |url-status=live }} the restaurant received the James Beard Foundation Award for Best New Restaurant in 1999. Batali sold his ownership stake in the restaurant in 2019 after being embroiled in misconduct claims. The restaurant received a Michelin star for several years and was featured in the book Heat by Bill Buford.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=November 29, 2017 |title=Every James Beard 'Best New Restaurant' Winner in History |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/every-james-beard-best-new-restaurant-winner-in-history |access-date=June 19, 2023 |website=Condé Nast Traveler |language=en-US |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024041313/https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/every-james-beard-best-new-restaurant-winner-in-history |url-status=live }}

Starr Restaurants acquired Babbo and Lupa in 2025.{{cite news |last1=Reiner |first1=Adam |title=Stephen Starr Has Bought Babbo |url=https://www.grubstreet.com/article/stephen-starr-babbo-lupa-mark-ladner.html?origSession=D230911bl0vzB2T9EKfaF4csXg%2FlqmYFFoum20oEPT9tj908hY%3D |access-date=February 3, 2025 |work=Grub Street |date=January 29, 2025 |language=en}}