Bun Boy Eats NYC – LUPA OSTERIA ROMANA – WEST VILLAGE

LUPA OSTERIA ROMANA – WEST VILLAGE – DINNER

January 6, 2016 5:57 am

Roman Pasta Tasting Menu – $49

Lupa is Mario Batali’s more casual version of his crazy-hard-to-get-into Babbo. I think I prefer Lupa, actually. Sometimes you just prefer a sure thing.

We decided to splurge and go for the pasta tasting menu. Carb loading for the marathon we weren’t running. If we didn’t consume 5000 calories each, we did something wrong.

For $49, the Roman Pasta Tasting is a steal. 5 different pastas and the perfect sweet ending, sorbetto (not entirely sure how that differs from sorbet). Not only were the serving sizes satisfying, we were able to take enough pasta home for a substantial second meal.

It was a tad embarrassing to instruct the waiter five separate times that we wanted the rest to-go, but the food did eventually add up. “Box up these 1.5 raviolis for me, good sir!”

I think the Saltimboca ravioli was my favorite, the contents really packed a punch. Often times, ravioli is less about what it’s filled with and more about the sauce poured over it, but not in this case.

The carbonara was also fantastic. The noodles were all perfectly cooked, not too al dente, which sometimes can be the case at pasta-centric eateries.

Lupa is the perfect spot for a high end Italian feel and decadent meaL without spending half your paycheck. Maybe only 1/4 of a paycheck? Sometimes even a sure thing is still gonna cost you.

170 Thompson St
New York, NY 10012
b/t Houston St & Bleecker St
Greenwich Village
(212) 982-5089
luparestaurant.com