Jean GeorgesvsBabbo
Both restaurants are recommended by travel writers. Overall, Jean Georges ranks marginally higher than Babbo. Jean Georges has a TripExpert Score of 91 with approval from 15 publications like Travel + Leisure, Zagat and Time Out.
Jean Georges
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1 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023
From $25/night
Concierge "Open since 1997, Jean-Georges Vongerichten's signature restaurant on Columbus Circle remains one of the world's greatest."
Fodor's "This culinary temple in the Trump International Hotel and Towers focuses wholly on chef celebre Jean-Georges Vongerichten's spectacular creations." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This unique interpretation of French cuisine is served on white-clothed tables surrounded by large windows that overlook Columbus Circle and Central Park." Full review
Zagat "Jean-Georges Vongerichten's CPW culinary "cathedral" persists as a "paragon" of "sophisticated" service and "marvelously inventive" New French cuisine." Full review
BlackBook "Tucked in the base of the brass-and-glass Trump International condo tower, this lofty French eatery gives the Donald a desperately needed infusion of elegance-by-association."
DK Eyewitness "Chef Jean-Georges’s flagship temple for modern French cuisine with Asian nuances."
Gayot18.0
"He keeps on enriching his impressive repertoire, translating his new ideas in dishes marked with his unique and unforgettable seal, emblematic of his image of distinction and hardy creativity." Full review
New York Magazine Critic's Pick
"Nothing you encounter will fail to awe, from the simplest dish of sea scallops with caper-raisin emulsion to the unexpected combo of sweetbreads en cocotte with ginger and licorice." Full review
Rough Guide "French fare at its finest, crafted by star chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten."
Time Out "Unlike so many of its vaunted peers, Jean Georges has not become a shadow of itself: The top-rated food is still breathtaking." Full review
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110 Waverly Place, New York City, NY 10011
From $41/night
Concierge "It was one of the first restaurants in New York to offer such an inventive and sophisticated take on Italian cuisine—with a voluminous wine list to match."
Fodor's "It shouldn't take more than one bite of tender barbecue squab to understand why it's so hard to get a reservation at this casually elegant restaurant, whose menu strays widely from..." Full review
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But be forewarned: if anyone in your party is hard of hearing, or bothered by loud rock music, choose someplace more sedate.
Travel + Leisure "If you can though, it’s worth waiting for Batali’s Hudson Valley version of Italian classics including black spaghetti with rock shrimp." Full review
Zagat ""Year after year", the Batali-Bastianich team's Village "standard-bearer" for "elevated Italian" cooking "lives up to its rep" with a "daring and fulfilling" menu." Full review
BlackBook "Leave your gustatory inhibitions at the door and gorge on beef cheek ravioli and warm lamb's tongue, Tuscan doughnuts and saffron panna cotta for dessert, killer Italian wines."
DK Eyewitness "Chef Mario Batali’s flagship restaurant is housed in this beautiful Village duplex – paradise for high-quality pasta and offal lovers alike."
Michelin Guide Michelin Plate
"Trends may come and go, but judging from the crowds that haven't subsided since its 1998 opening, Babbo's still got it." Full review
Gayot16.0
"Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich transformed the Old Coach House, a New York restaurant landmark from the '60s, into a modern Italian trattoria." Full review
New York Magazine Critic's Pick
"The most exciting Italian restaurant in town serves food you'll never find in Little Italy. A staff as smart as you want your kids to be helps." Full review
Rough Guide Star
"Originally a coach house, this Mario Batali establishment is deservedly touted as one of the best Italian restaurants in the city."
