Babbo Restaurant

What Babbo Restaurant does

Babbo Restaurant operates a single fine dining Italian establishment at 110 Waverly Place in Greenwich Village, New York, having served in this historic carriage-house location since 1998. The restaurant serves affluent diners seeking high-end regional Italian cuisine with tableside service, offering a $115-per-person tasting menu, an à la carte menu spanning crudi, pasta, secondi and contorni priced from $12 to $150, a craft cocktail program, and an extensive Italian-focused wine list. As of 2025, Executive Chef Mark Ladner leads the kitchen, signalling a culinary repositioning that blends traditional Italian hospitality with playful tableside presentations.

The business generates revenue through three streams: per-cover dine-in transactions (tasting menus, à la carte dishes, beverages), private and group dining events booked via a dedicated email channel, and gift card sales processed through the STARR Restaurants online storefront. The technology stack is intentionally minimal: third-party Resy handles reservations, DoorDash manages delivery, and Spotify anchors the brand's music presence. There is no proprietary software platform, mobile app, or direct e-commerce system; digital marketing is conducted through the restaurant website, email newsletter, and organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn).

Babbo is a privately held subsidiary of STARR Restaurant Organization LLC, a Delaware-incorporated restaurant group headquartered in Philadelphia that operates multiple concepts. The subsidiary relationship provides centralized back-office, marketing, gift card, and digital compliance functions across the portfolio. Hours are dinner-only (Sunday-Thursday 5-10pm, Friday-Saturday 5-11pm), and the restaurant discloses pricing publicly. Core marketing and press contacts are routed through STARR-managed email addresses, reinforcing the parent-subsidiary operating structure.

Name

Babbo Restaurant

Legal name

STARR Restaurant Organization LLC

Website

https://babbonyc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Babbo Restaurant operates a single iconic Italian fine dining establishment in Greenwich Village, New York, serving affluent diners with a tasting menu and à la carte Italian cuisine since 1998 as part of the STARR Restaurants portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Italian Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

Keywords

• Italian fine dining
• Restaurant dining services
• Private dining events
• Wine and cocktail bar
• Tasting menu experience

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Revenue: Babbo generates revenue through one-time dining transactions. Guests pay per dish or through the tasting menu ($115 per person) when visiting the restaurant. Additional revenue comes from beverage sales including cocktails, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages.
2. Gift Card Sales: STARR Restaurants sells stored value gift cards through the Starr Restaurants online store, which can be used at Babbo and other Starr properties.
3. Private Events and Group Dining: Revenue generated from customized private dining experiences for groups, with contact made through dedicated group dining email for customized options and availability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Babbo Restaurant is a fine dining Italian establishment located in a historic Greenwich Village carriage house at 110 Waverly Place, New York, operating since 1998. It serves bold regional Italian cuisine through a $115 tasting menu, an à la carte dinner menu, Italian-inspired cocktails, an extensive wine list, and dessert offerings, alongside private group dining events and STARR Restaurants gift cards.

Product overview

Babbo Restaurant is an iconic Italian fine dining establishment located in Greenwich Village, New York City, operating since 1998. The restaurant offers a unified dining experience centered on bold regional Italian cuisine with unexpected ingredients. The core product portfolio includes the Babbo Tour Tasting Menu (a seven-course, $115 per person experience), the full à la carte Dinner Menu (featuring crudi, insalate, apericena, primi pasta courses, secondi main courses, and contorni), a Dessert Menu, a Craft Cocktail program with Italian-inspired drinks, and an Italian-focused Wine List. Additional offerings include Group Dining and Private Events catering, as well as STARR Restaurants Gift Cards. The restaurant is currently led by Executive Chef Mark Ladner and is part of the STARR Restaurants portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Babbo Tour Tasting Menu A seven-plate, four-course tasting experience priced at $115 per person, featuring antipasti, a pasta course with two pastas served family-style, a main course with contorni, and a surprise dessert. Targeted at fine dining guests seeking a curated Italian tasting experience.
• Dinner Menu (À la Carte) Full à la carte Italian dinner menu featuring crudi (raw fish), insalate (salads), apericena (small plates), primi (pasta), secondi (mains), and contorni (sides), with individual dish prices ranging from $12 to $150. Intended for fine dining guests ordering à la carte.
• Dessert Menu Dessert offerings including Babbo Zabaglione, Tiramisu for two, Chocolate Olive Oil Cake, Pistachio Semifreddo, Pineapple Granita, and Gelati and Sorbetto Trio, priced from $13 to $26. Available to dine-in guests.
• Cocktail Menu

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• STARR RestaurantscoreOthersBabbo is operated by STARR Restaurants, a restaurant group that owns and operates multiple restaurant concepts. STARR Restaurants provides centralized operations including digital platforms, gift card systems, accessibility policies, and marketing support for Babbo and its sister properties.
• ResycoreTechnology or IntegrationResy is the reservation management platform used by Babbo for table bookings. Customers can book tables through the Resy platform at resy.com for dining at Babbo Ristorante in New York.
• DoorDashminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDoorDash serves as a third-party delivery platform enabling customers to order Babbo food for delivery. Delivery is provided by DoorDash's third-party delivery contractors, not by Babbo or Starr Restaurants employees.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Marea: High-end Italian seafood restaurant in NYC specializing in regional Italian cuisine with tasting menu options, directly comparable to Babbo in price point, culinary philosophy, and target affluent dining audience.
• Lilia: Chef-driven Italian restaurant in NYC focusing on house-made pasta and regional Italian preparations at premium price points, comparable to Babbo in culinary ambition, neighborhood destination dining, and à la carte format.
• Daniel: Iconic NYC fine dining restaurant on the Upper East Side offering classical French/European tasting menus at premium prices, comparable to Babbo in upscale tableside service, occasion dining, and high-spend customer profile.
• Il Buco: Long-standing Italian restaurant in NYC's NoHo with a similar old-world hospitality approach, Italian wine program, and intimate candlelit dining room atmosphere targeting special-occasion diners.
• Carbone: Iconic NYC Italian fine dining restaurant in Greenwich Village known for upscale red-sauce classics at premium price points, operating a comparable à la carte and tableside-service model targeting affluent diners and special occasions.
• Eleven Madison Park: Top-tier NYC fine dining institution with a multi-course tasting menu at premium price points, comparable to Babbo in destination dining positioning, tasting-menu-driven revenue model, and high-ticket per-cover economics.
• Le Bernardin: Three-Michelin-star French seafood fine dining institution in NYC, comparable to Babbo as a long-standing NYC destination fine dining restaurant with premium tasting menu pricing and similar affluent, occasion-driven customer base.
• Lupa Osteria Romana: Italian osteria in NYC's Greenwich Village focused on regional Roman cuisine, comparable in neighborhood positioning, casual-upscale service model, and Italian wine-centric experience.
• Del Posto: Upscale Italian fine dining concept in NYC offering multi-course tasting menus and tableside service, historically comparable to Babbo in fine dining positioning and Italian regional cuisine focus.

Others

• STARR Restaurants (Continental Mid-Town): Sibling property under the same STARR Restaurant Organization LLC parent as Babbo; comparable as an in-portfolio concept sharing centralized operations, gift card system, marketing, and accessibility infrastructure rather than as a direct culinary competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BabboRistorante
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/babbo-restaurant
• Instagraminstagram.com/babboristorante

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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