Barbetta is an Italian restaurant focused on Piemonte cuisine located at 321 West 46th Street (between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue) on the Theater District's Restaurant Row in New York City.[1] Founded in 1906, Barbetta is one of the city's oldest family-owned Italian restaurants[2] and the oldest restaurant in the Theater District. It holds many other firsts from its food innovations.

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Restaurant information
Established1906; 118 years ago (1906)[1]
Food typePiemonte cuisine
Street address321 West 46th Street (between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue), on the Theater District's Restaurant Row
CityNew York City
StateNew York
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°45′37″N 73°59′21″W / 40.760293°N 73.989037°W / 40.760293; -73.989037

Barbetta was founded in 1906 by Sebastiano Maioglio and is now owned by his daughter, Laura Maioglio, who took over in 1962.[3]

Innovations

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Barbetta was the first Italian restaurant to present white truffles "on a continuous and regular basis during the truffle season" and was one of the first restaurants in Manhattan to add a garden for dining outdoors.[3]

Recognition

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Barbetta is the first restaurant in America to have received landmark status from the Locali Storici d'Italia when it was designated Locale Storico (Historic Establishment).[3]

In 2013, Zagat gave it a food rating of 22.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Zagat review
  2. ^ Besonen, Julie (February 2, 2018). "The Elegant Relic of Restaurant Row". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "History". Archived from the original on 2009-03-30.
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40°45′37″N 73°59′20″W / 40.76027°N 73.98883°W / 40.76027; -73.98883