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Per Se vs Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca

Both Babbo and Per Se are endorsed by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Per Se is preferred by most professionals compared to Babbo. Per Se scores 94 with accolades from 18 publications like Michelin Guide, DK Eyewitness and Travel + Leisure.

Per Se
Per Se
9 / 10
10 Columbus Circle, New York City, NY 10019
From $25 /night
Concierge Concierge
"The pricey, French-influenced menus are strictly big city....A notorious perfectionist, Keller devises small-bite tasting menus that include plenty of lavish ingredients."
Fodor's Fodor's
"The New York interpretation of what many consider America's finest restaurant, Napa Valley's French Laundry, Per Se is chef Thomas Keller's Broadway stage." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"A tasting menu for two at superchef Thomas Keller's plushly impersonal 16-table dining room overlooking Columbus Circle will last three hours and set you back a cool 500 clams." Full review
Zagat Zagat
""Unpretentious perfection" starts with the "superb" nine-course tasting menu at chef Thomas Keller's "flawless" French–New American in the Time Warner Center." Full review
BlackBook BlackBook
"Discreet and intimate, with stunning attention to detail by Thomas Keller of Napa Valley's much-revered French Laundry."
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Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca
Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca
8 / 10
110 Waverly Place, New York City, NY 10011
From $41 /night
Concierge 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 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 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 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 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."
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