Established in 1906, Barbetta is now one of New York’s oldest restaurants — and the city’s oldest restaurant still owned by the same family that founded it. Thus, the Maioglio family’s menu of upscale Italian food isn’t just food; it’s a taste of New York history. Each menu item lists the year it was introduced, and some original offerings from 1906, such as a wild mushroom risotto and minestrone soup, are still there.
Barbetta offers both a lunch prix fixe for $41 and a pre-theatre dinner prix fixe for $63. Both include an appetizer, entree, and dessert, while the dinner version also includes a salad course to start.
Address: 321 W. 46th St. between Eighth and Ninth Avenues
Nearby theatres: Lena Horne Theatre, Barrymore Theatre, Richard Rodgers Theatre, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Shubert Theatre, Booth Theatre, Golden Theatre, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Imperial Theatre, Music Box Theatre, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Marquis Theatre, Minskoff Theatre
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