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Il Buco

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47 Bond St., New York, NY 10012
nr. Lafayette St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-533-1932 Send to Phone

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Reader Rating:
6.1 out of 10

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Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean

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Official Website

ilbuco.com

Hours

Mon, 6pm-midnight; Tue-Thu, noon-3pm and 6pm-midnight; Fri-Sat, noon-3pm and 6pm-1am; Sun, 5pm-midnight

Nearby Subway Stops

B, D, F, V at Broadway-Lafayette St.; 6 at Bleecker St.; N, R, W at 8th St.-NYU

Prices

$20-$35

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Good for Groups
Notable Wine List
Romantic

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

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Profile

Clued-in regulars and the occasional celebrity chef convene at this funky, cluttered antique shop-cum-restaurant to graze on Mediterranean appetizers and entrées that change nightly. (Don’t get too attached to that venison with farro and honey-roasted plums.) Seafood is the kitchen’s strength: octopus carpaccio and cod croquettes are standouts. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Porchetta panini, $15

Reader Ratings

6.1

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

what is happening to il buco ?

hungrywolf from 10012 | Posted on 6/25/09

Overall Reader Rating: 4 (Not Recommended)


Food:	7
Service:	5

Décor:	8

Value:	4

Have been a regular now for 6/7 years and never been so disappointed like have been in the last few months. The place is losing fast all the charm, with so many old staff members leaving without being replaced by...Read More

Are good food and bad service inextricably linked?

menascop from 10011 | Posted on 6/15/09

Overall Reader Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)


Food:	8
Service:	5

Décor:	8

Value:	5

$90 pre-fixe. Food was worth every penny. Wine pairings, a disappointment. Not for the taste -- they were well matched. But with $10 a bottle stock, the staff could have been far more generous. We had 3 different wines, and with...Read More

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