Babbo (restaurant)

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Babbo in March 2024
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Restaurant information
Owner Starr Restaurants
Previous owner(s) Mario Batali (1998-2019)
Joe Bastianich (?-2025)
Food type Italian
Location110 Waverly Place, New York City, New York, 10011, United States
Coordinates 40°43′56.7″N73°59′57.1″W / 40.732417°N 73.999194°W / 40.732417; -73.999194
Seating capacity90[ citation needed ]
Website babbonyc.com

Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca is an Italian restaurant in New York City. [1]

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Opened in 1998 by Mario Batali, [2] [3] it received the James Beard Foundation Award for Best New Restaurant the following year. Batali sold his ownership stake in the restaurant in 2019 after being embroiled in misconduct claims.

After being sold to Starr Restaurants in February 2025, [4] [5] Baboo reopened eight months later. [6] The restaurant received a Michelin star for several years and was featured in the book Heat by Bill Buford. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Wells, Pete (April 4, 2017). "Adventure (Try a Goat's Head?) Is Still on the Menu at Babbo". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ Patronite, Rob; Raisfeld, Robin (January 14, 2020). "Babbo | New York Magazine | The Thousand Best". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ Sietsema, Robert (October 8, 2019). "A Review of Mario Batali's Biggest NYC Restaurants, in a Post-Batali World". Eater NY. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ Reiner, Adam (January 29, 2025). "Stephen Starr Has Bought Babbo". Grub Street. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Stephen Starr Acquires Babbo in New York City". Wine Spectator. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Babbo Reopens In New York's Greenwich Village". Forbes. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Every James Beard 'Best New Restaurant' Winner in History". Condé Nast Traveler. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
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