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Best Italian

Adam Platt's Pick
Lupa
170 Thompson Street
212-982-5089

Some people like their Italian food fancy, but not me. Mario Batali’s middlebrow trattoria is the perfect blend of gourmet simplicity and rustic style, and you don’t have to call three weeks in advance to get a good meal.


Hal Rubenstein's Pick

Babbo
110 Waverly Place
777-0303

Frankly, I’ve never had any food like this in Italy. Well, that’s their problem. Mario Batali is the Thomas Edison of pasta and peppers. Discover and marvel.