Lupa
A family-style restaurant, Lupa serves Italian classic cuisine with a focus on traditional Roman food. A top critics pick, Lupa is home to chef Mario Batali, who is an expert on Italy. Sit in the front if you like a loud, bustling atmosphere, sit in the back if you are looking for a quieter dining experience. Lupa is located at 170 Thompson Street in New York’s Greenwich Village.
1. Reservations are accepted and recommended. Delivery and take-out are not available.
2. A fantastic Italian wine list that features many rare as well as many regional selections. Most wines can be found in the $20 to $35 range.
3. If you have a party of 7 or more people ordering must be done from the tasting menu, which is $60 per person.
4. The bar is lit by candles emitting a romantic aura.
5. Credit Cards are accepted. $$$ Kid-Friendly.
6. Lupa may decide to offer a 50% off deal through Groupon. There’s no doubt this would be a very popular deal-buying a $50 certificate offered at $25 would be very popular. If you don’t know much about Groupon – check out: 9 Reasons I Love Groupon!
My friend has the Baccala with Pepper and Marjoram which he liked. They also had a good selection of beers. Very pleasant atmosphere. I had the Linguini and Mussels. It’s the best that I can remember eating. The striped bass was perfectly prepared, thumbs up. Would definitely go back again and also would like to try out the jazz club downstairs.
We ordered the parma and peccorino sauteed asparagus for our 2 appetizers. The meat was thinly sliced and melted slightly in the mouth. The consistency was chewy but not dense and slightly salty. The asparagus was not completely cooked, leaving a bite to it. It was a great meal, a wonderful experience with delightful company. Service was top notch, not to mention quite pleasant and gracious the time spent there was overall lovely.
I prefer the black pepper panna cotta with stone fruit. It sounds weird, but it’s actually a very good combination. Next, I had the special for the day, the rack of lamb. As far as lamb goes, it was melty, came right off the bone, and it had a nice acidity to cut some of the grease. All in all, it was pretty great! Can’t wait for the Groupon!