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Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca vs The Dutch
Both establishments are rated highly by expert writers. On balance, The Dutch is the choice of most writers compared to Babbo. The Dutch is ranked #12 in New York City with approval from 16 publications including Frommer's, Tasting Table and Condé Nast Traveler.
Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca
Concierge
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Zagat
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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..."
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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."
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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."
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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."
The Dutch
Fodor's
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131 Sullivan St, New York City, NY 10012
From $31 /night
Fodor's
"Andrew Carmellini's homage to American cuisine is really an encapsulation of recent food and dining trends... And it all works well at this SoHo restaurant."
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Travel + Leisure
"Andrew Carmellini (also behind Tribeca’s buzzed-about Locanda Verde) hits all the right notes at this platonic ideal of the American bistro."
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Zagat
"Chef Andrew Carmellini's "delish" riffs on American dishes draw "trendsetters" to this "fashionable" SoHo "winner"."
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Rough Guide
Star
"Locally sourced produce and seasonal salads accompanying steaks, shellfish, hefty sandwiches, flavourful chilli, fried chicken and freshly baked pies."
Gayot
14.0
"Carmellini does his best work with the gamier meats like squab, which he serves with seared foie gras, or pecan duck with dirty rice."
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