Since opening a decade ago, Babbo has become one of the most celebrated New York Restaurants. Located in the sympathetically charming and creative neighborhood of Greenwich Village, Babbo is not pretentious dining, but an entire culinary experience of the rarest and most inspiring kind. Among New York Restaurants there are many respected Italian eateries, some of them dating back as far as any in the city, but none of them have created a menu like Babbo's. Mario Batali, co-owner, is the chef behind the inspired regional delights which keep customers returning time and again to get their fix of the unexpected and exciting, the kind of dishes which come directly from small villages and the coast all over Italy.

The menu is a celebration of great ingredients. Sourcing produce from Italy and taking great care with every single vital ingredient, this is not the place to go if you expect your olives from a supermarket bottle. This is where you go when you want to eat rabbit or quail in its most toothsome incarnations. It is testament to chef Mario's commitment to perfection that even the sea salt is imported from Italy. His belief in the quality of ingredients is evident in every mouthful.

Eschewing the safe for the inherent adventure to be had with lesser know dishes, Babbo is the Italian New York Restaurant where you can discover why Lamb's Brain with lemon and sage is a delicacy. Inspired diners would do well to sit back and enjoy one of the wonderful tasting menus. There is a Pasta Tasting Menu and a Traditional one, both with paired wines.

Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich have taken the notion of joyful eating even further to bring a wine list to their New York Restaurant which offers the best and rarest Italian wines. Not only is it the city's most comprehensive Italian wine list, but the bottles have been carefully selected from the rarest and most prized vineyards. Which does not necessarily mean that you'll find a bottle of wine you've sipped at a Trattoria in Rome, but you will find wines to make the most august oenophile blush with delight. In the true spirit of convivial, enthusiastic eating, Babbo's doesn't serve wine by the glass, but by the 'quartino', so you'll get a third of bottle, the only respectable way to engage the feast of flavors which come from the kitchen with passion and flare.

Babbo's combination of warm, robust charm, magical dishes created from unequalled produce, and the wines which serve to champion Italy's vintners, has made it one of the most unique and desirable New York Restaurants. They have earned many star reviews along the way, including a prestigious 3 stars from the The New York Times.

Whether popping in for a light lunch of some delicacy from the sea or a dinner feast with all the rich, layered flavors of game or sausage with the appropriate cheese and pasta, infused with a carefully selected olive oil, a meal at Babbo is likely to transport your imagination to a romantic rural setting of olive groves and gentle village life.