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Barbuto

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775 Washington St., New York, NY 10014
nr. 12th St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-924-9700 Send to Phone

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    • Generally Excellent
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    • Good
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  • Critics' Rating: *

    Key to Prices and ratings

    Upscale
    • Almost Perfect
    • Exceptional
    • Generally Excellent
    • Very Good
    • Good
    Cheap Eats
    • Best in Category
    • Excellent
    • Delicious
    • Very Good
    • Noteworthy
    • Very Expensive
    • Expensive
    • Moderate
    • Cheap
  • Reader Rating:

    5.9 out of 10

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    21 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Italian, Pizza
Photo by Shanna Ravindra

Official Website

barbutonyc.com

Hours

Mon-Sat, noon-11pm; Sun, noon-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

A, C, E at 14th St.; L at Eighth Ave.

Prices

$18-$26

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Hot Spot
  • Lunch
  • Notable Chef
  • Outdoor Dining
  • Take-Out
  • Catering

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

Barbuto occupies a large, airy space with curving, garage-style doors, which open up to allow café tables to spill onto the sidewalk. With the doors closed, however, the room has a bare-bones, utilitarian feel, enhanced by café chairs, white-painted brick walls, and an open kitchen, where chef Jonathan Waxman himself can be seen wandering to and fro like a captain on his bridge, muttering commands, popping tasty morsels into his mouth, and tending to the wood-burning brick oven, which flames away in a fashionably rustic manner, against one wall. The small, aggressively seasonal menu (it changes nearly every day) also has a bare-bones, utilitarian feel, although almost everything on it tastes good. The spaghetti alla chitarra with eggs, Parmigiano-Reggiano and guanciale, is a stand-out.

Recommended Dishes

Wild chicory, $7; squid salad, $9; bacalao, $8; bucatini, $14; risotto, $16; roast chicken, $17; skate, $18; veal sweetbreads, $18; oven-baked salmon, $19; rib eye, $19; lemon torte, $8

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5.9 "Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10
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47% Would you go back?
47% Would you take a date?
15% Would you take kids?
23% Would you go on business?
42% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 5.7
Service: 5.4
Décor: 6.3
Value: 5.7

wonderful chef's table

NadiaNYC from 10001 | Posted on 7/17/09

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 8
Service: 9
Décor: 8
Value: 8

i recently reserved the chef's table for my boyfriend's birthday, and it was a really perfect experience. 4 enormous courses cooked right next to you - a true feast and the food was excellent (omg the gnocchi...). it's very affordable for the privacy and amount of food you get. the only down side was that being next to the kitchen was a little loud. extra plus: now the high line is there for a pre or post-dinner stroll.

Sad demise of Barbuto...

nycdiner78 from 10019 | Posted on 7/13/09

Overall Rating: 4 (Not Recommended)
Food: 4
Service: 2
Décor: 5
Value: 3

Barbuto was once my favorite restaurant in NYC. Unfortunately, the past two times IÂ’ve been back, the food has been subpar, the staff has been snippy, and the overall quality of the experience just felt lacking. My waiter also tried the upsell - by warning my date and I that the dish I ordered (a basic pasta) would take much longer to cook so we should probably purchase an appetizer as well. My pasta was out within 10 minutes and, sadly, I overheard him use the same line on a different table with a totally different dish. I donÂ’t think Jonathan Waxman would be pleasedÂ…

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