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Why Lupa Osteria Romana Is on Our Top 50 Italian Outside Italy

Lupa Osteria Romana, under Mark Ladner (founding chef), Joe Bastianich's direction, is ranked #42 on our Top 50 Italian Restaurants Outside Italy. The regional Italian register: Roman (Lazio lineage).

The pasta-making method: Hand-rolled, fresh, daily. The signature dish: Cacio e pepe, saltimbocca, carbonara, bucatini all'amatriciana.

The wine program: Italian-only; Lazio, Tuscany, Sicily verticals.

The chef pedigree: Joe Bastianich and Mark Ladner; Greenwich Village since 1999. The family lineage: Ladner trained at Lidia Bastianich's Felidia; Joe Bastianich co-founded with Mario Batali.

How to Book Lupa Osteria Romana

The booking lead time: 4 to 8 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's own booking portal where applicable; many of the best Italian restaurants outside Italy require dedicated concierge or hotel-based bookings during peak season.

Order the regional pasta. The kitchen's strongest expression at Lupa Osteria Romana is the Bucatini all'amatriciana, paired with a producer from the chef's training region.

The dress code: Smart casual. The dinner spend: 100 to 180 USD per person at dinner. The kitchen at Lupa Osteria Romana is rated 9/10 for food and 9/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.

Why Lupa Osteria Romana Is Worth the Pilgrimage

"Joe Bastianich's Greenwich Village Roman trattoria since 1999. The most consistently Roman dining room in New York; the cacio e pepe, the saltimbocca, the carbonara at the trattoria register."

Our editorial scoring places the food at 9/10, ambience at 9/10, and value at 9/10. The Roman (Lazio lineage) register is structural; the chef lineage and the kitchen's calibration produce the dinner that rewards the booking effort.

Address: 170 Thompson Street, Greenwich Village
Founded: 1999
Chef: Mark Ladner (founding chef), Joe Bastianich
Regional origin: Roman (Lazio lineage)
Pasta method: Hand-rolled, fresh, daily
Signature dish: Cacio e pepe, saltimbocca, carbonara, bucatini all'amatriciana
Wine program: Italian-only; Lazio, Tuscany, Sicily verticals
Booking lead: 4 to 8 weeks for prime time
Dinner price: 100 to 180 USD per person at dinner
Best for: Italian Pilgrimage, Anniversary, Closing a Deal, Birthday Dinner, International Italian Travel

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