1. Maremma
Among the highlights at Cesare (Beppe) Casella’s playful ode to Italy’s “Wild West” are spaghetti with lamb meatballs, “Tuscan flapjacks” with basil-walnut pesto, and fusilli in a creamy tomato sauce touched with bourbon.
228 W. 10th St., nr. Bleecker St.; 212-645-0200
2. Babbo
Six words: Mario Batali’s eight-course pasta tasting menu.
110 Waverly Pl., nr. Sixth Ave.; 212-777-0303
3. Becco
A pastavore’s dream come true: unlimited helpings of three daily pasta dishes.
355 W. 46th St., nr. Eighth Ave.; 212-397-7597