Lupa Osteria Romana

This is another restaurant previously associated with Mario Batali, but the Executive Chef is Diego Negri and the current owner is Joe Bastianich. This is a good and sometimes very good, relatively informal, mid-priced eatery, with a good and fair-priced wine list. Every fan has their own favorite dishes. First-timers may want to share several smaller dishes instead of having full meals, in order to sample the cuisine, but the primi and secondi are also worthy. The excellent Tartufo is their best dessert. Reservations recommended; otherwise, you may have a long wait.

Address

170 Thompson St. between West Houston and Bleecker Sts

Hours

Daily noon-midnight

Website

luparestaurant.com (opens in a new tab)