Every day between three and four in the afternoon, we’ll call ten restaurants to find out whether you can get a table for two at eight that night — and if not, what the next best option is. We make the calls, but we don’t guarantee the results. Today: the Bastianich-Batali empire.
Babbo
212-777-0303
First attempt: Busy
Second attempt: Busy
Bar-bo-ne
(Chef John Barone is a Batali alumni.)
212-254-6047
First attempt: Voice mail
Second attempt: Voice mail
Becco
212-397-7597
Two for eight? Yes
Casa Mono
212-253-2773
Two for eight? No
Best available: 10 p.m.
Del Posto
212-497-8090
First attempt: Gave up after fifteen rings
Two for eight? Yes
Esca
212-564-7272
Hold time: Three minutes
Two for eight? Yes
Felidia
212-758-1479
Two for eight? No
Best available: 9 p.m.
Lupa
212-982-5089
First attempt: Gave up after fifteen rings
Second attempt: Gave up after fifteen rings
Otto
212-995-9559
Hold time: Five minutes
Two for eight? Yes
Po
212-645-2189
Two for eight? No
Best available: 9:30 p.m.
