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170 Thompson St. New York, NY 10012

212-982-5089

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Cuisine(s): Italian, Vegetarian

Hours: Sun-Tue 12pm-11pm, Wed-Sat 12pm-12am

Price: $$$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Attire: casual

Features: Private Party, Vegetarian Friendly, Prix Fixe

Serving: Dinner, Late Night, Lunch

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

A revisit to Lupa--Batali/Bastianich"s first foray into the restaurant biz a decade ago--shows a menu just as vigorous and inquisitive as it was when this Osteria Romana ("Roman Inn") first opened a decade ago. The head cheese is just as warm and crumbly (always go for the asterisked house-made charcuterie); the composed vegetables dishes still brilliant and served in little alabaster terrines (winter squash with pumpkin seeds our favorite this time around); and the pastas every bit as scintillating, and Rome-appropriate. Italian food doesn"t get any better than this in NYC.

Dish No. 3: Spaghetti Alla Carbonara at Lupa

By Sarah DiGregorio | Tue, October 19, 2010

Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, Fork in the Road's handy list of some of our favorite dishes -- old standbys and new finds alike. Today's pick: Spaghetti alla carbonara from Lupa Osteria Romana. ... More »
Tastes Like Headcheese to Me

By Robert Sietsema | Tue, November 09, 1999

Silky as a hundred-dollar blouse, ruddy as a stevedore's face in a high wind, the prosciutto di Parma ($9) swirls around the plate, mocking a pair of dumpy roast figs slouched like cartoon characters in the middle. You've never tasted ham this goo... More »

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claire85 | Los Angeles, CA | 188 Reviews

| Fri, October 31, 2008

Cozy trattoria that's not the fancy you might expect when a celebrity chef is involved - and the prices are totally reasonable. Go during an off-hour or have a seat at the bar in lieu of getting a reservation. The menu is seasonal, but I recommend trying some veggies from the antipasti or sides menu to start, then dig in to some pasta (amatriciana fits with the rustic vibe). Waiters have a competent understanding of the wine list and make tasty suggestions.
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dshapusa | Brooklyn, NY | 17 Reviews

| Fri, March 20, 2009

We are just back from Rome and where we have essentially ate our way across the city, so going to an Italian restaurant in New York is definitely taking our chances. BTW, there is no bad pasta in Rome, but there is terrible Pizza. Lupa, the she wolf, symbol of Rome, is wonderful bistro, on Thompson Street, nyc, that gets it right. The waiters are extremely knowledgeable, (do you know the difference between Borsci and Lucano digestifs) and are actually helpful, rare in New York. Appetizers are served in soup bowls and are tasty and distinctive. I liked the Winter Squash alla Romana. Pastas are bountiful and have interesting twists; the Bavette Cacio has a bread crumb topping. The major compliant is that the selection is small. The main courses fish or meat are seasoned just so. Sorry, Vegans need not apply. While the wine list is not cheap the variety is amazing and half carafes are available. Desserts are definitely Italian style and even the Tartufo, an ice cream bombe, has a certain savior faire. Italians entertain at restaurants not usually at home and Lupa always has several large groups going at one time. Rather than assign a single waiter to a large table teams of waiters work together and that way everyone gets served together. Warning the front room is noisy and reservations are not only a must, but weekend reservations are hard to get. Dinner for two with an inexpensive wine comes to about $140. for more see www.ditmasestates.com
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SamanthaW | Denver, CO | 28 Reviews

| Tue, October 21, 2008

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Main Menu

Dinner/lunch - Antipasti E Salumi - Antipasti

$6.00

Marinated Olives

$8.00

Beet Salad
with almonds & ginger

$9.00

Misticanza Alla Romana

$10.00

Clams & Fregola

$11.00

Escarole, Walnut, Red Onion & Pecorino

$11.00

Celery Root & Apple Insalata

$12.00

Sardines, Golden Raisins & Pinenuts

$12.00

Octopus
with farro & salsa verde

$12.00

Charred Mackerel
with grapefruit

$14.00

Duck Leg
with radishes & dandelion greens

$14.00

Roasted Mushrooms
with cavolo nero & ricotta salata

$15.00

Mozzarella Di Bufala
dop with grilled leeks

Dinner/lunch - Antipasti E Salumi - Carne

$10.00

Prosciutto Di Parma

$10.00

Gran Riserva (18 Months)

$10.00

Coppa Cotta
lupa house made

$10.00

Testa
lupa house made

$10.00

Speck

$10.00

Lingua
lupa house made

$20.00

Affetati Piccolo

$35.00

Grande

Dinner/lunch - Primi

$14.00

Bavette Cacio & Pepe

$15.00

Spaghetti Alla Carbonara

$13.00
Con Pomodoro $14.00

Spaghetti Aglio E Olio

$16.00

Ricotta Gnocchi
with sausage & fennel

$17.00

Linguettine
with skate puttanesca

$18.00

Garganelli
with oxtail ragu

$16.00

Bucatini All' Amatriciana

$17.00

Swiss Chard Agnolotti

Dinner/lunch - Secondi

$19.00

Fluke
with lentils, bitter greens & agrumato

$23.00

Saltimbocca

$22.00

Market Fish
with sunchokes, grapefruit & broccoli

$24.00

Heritage Pork Loin
with braised cabbage & roasted squash

$23.00

Red Snapper Al Cartoccio

$19.00

Pollo Alla Diavola

$24.00

Braised Short Ribs
with gnocco alla romana

Dinner/lunch - Piatto Del Giorno

$18.00

Lunedi - Lupa Pork & Veal Sausage

$22.00

Martedi - Crispy Duck Agrodolce

$24.00

Mercoledi - Pollo Al Mattone

$20.00

Giovedi - Fried Lupa Baccala

$24.00

Venerdi - Whole Roasted Fish

$22.00

Sabato - Lamb Shortribs

$20.00

Domenica - Braciola Alla Cacciatora

Late Night - Antipasti
$26 Per Person. Choice Of:

Misticanza Salad

Beet Salad
with almonds & ginger

Sardines, Golden Raisins, & Pinenuts

Late Night - Pasta
$26 Per Person. Choice Of:

Spaghetti Alla Carbonara

Bucatini All’ Amatriciana

Bavette Cacio & Pepe

Fresh Pasta
with pork ragu

Late Night - Dolce
$26 Per Person. Choice Of:

Tartufo

Ricotta
with honey

Biscotti

Late Night - Vino
$26 Per Person. Choice Of:

Frascati Superiore "people" Poggio Le Volpi 2010

Morellino Di Scansano “i Perazzi” La Mozza 2009
toscana

GLOSSARY

Aceto Balsamico
prized, concetrated vinegar from modena

Affettati
sliced cured meats

Aglio E Olio
garlic and oil sauce for pasta

Agrodolce
sweet and sour

Amatriciana, All'
guanciale, red onion, and thick tomato sauce. spicy

Amaro
bitter

Antipasto
before the meal

Aperitivi
appetite aiding liqueurs

Arbequina
small brown spanish olive

Arista
loin of pork cooked on the bone with onion & fennel (tuscany)

Baccala
(lupa made) fresh salted codfish

Bavette
thin linguine

Braciole
stuffed, rolled, tied, and braised pork shoulder. here, with garlic, parsley, mint, lemon, cheese

Bucatini
fat hollow spaghetti

Cacio & Pepe
traditional roman pasta with pecorino and coarse black pepper

Carbonara, All'
"coal miner's style" guanciale, egg & black pepper

Carciofi
artichokes

Capellaci
hat shaped, filled pasta

Campari
bitter aperitif

Cannellini
elongated white bean

Cavalo Nero
tuscan black kale

Ceci
garbanzo beans

Coda Alla Vaccinara
"butcher's style" oxtail braised in white wine, tomato, celery, pine nuts & raisins

Coppa
spicy, cured pork shoulder

Crochetta
croquette

Diavola, Alla
“devil style; ” spicy and hot

Digestivi
liquers to aid digestion

Escarole
mild, bitter lettuce

Formaggi
cheeses

Fregola
sardinian drum wheat pasta

Gnocchi
dumplings; in our case, without potato

Goat Curd
coach farm goat cheese

Guanciale
cured pig jowl

Lazio
the region rome is located in

Lingua
tongue

Lupa
she-wolf

Misticanza
classic roman salad, here with arugula, radish & fennel

Osteria

Pecorino Romano
aged sheep’s milk cheese

Pecorino Foja De Noce
pecorino cave aged in walnut leaves

Pepperoncino
fresh hot chili pepper

Pesce
fish

Pomodoro
tomato

Ragu
sauce or hearty stew for pasta

Ricotta Salata
aged and salted cows milk cheese that can be grated

Saltimbocca
literally, “jumps into the mouth”. veal, prosciutto & sage

Salumeria
a place where cured meats are sold

Salumi
general term for cured sausages

Scabece
poached in vinegar

Scapece
dressed with vinegar & chili flake

Soppressata
cured pork sausage

Sorrel
leafy lemon flavored herb

Sott 'olio
preservaed in oil

Tartufo
truffle

Testa
head cheese

Treviso
type of radicchio

Trippa
tripe

Uve
grapes

Vin Cotto
boiled grape must

Dessert - Lupa Dolci

$9.00

Lupa Tartufo

$9.00

Olive Oil Torta & Roasted Pears

$8.00

Biscotti &vino Dolce

Sorbetto Or Gelato Del Giorno

$9.00

Apician Spiced Dates & Mascarpone

$9.00

Zuppa Inglese

Dessert - Formaggi
$14 Choice Of Three

$6.00

Coach Farm Goat Curd, Goat, Ny

$6.00

Ricotta With Honey, Cow, Ct

$6.00

Robiola Due Latte, Cow & Sheep, Piemonte

$6.00

Capra Sarda, Goat, Sardegna

$6.00

Cacio Roma, Sheep, Lazio

$6.00

Pecorino Oro Antico, Sheep, Tuscany

$6.00

Parmigiano Reggiano, Cow, Emilia-romagna

$6.00

Gorgonzola Cremicifato, Cow, Lombardia

Caffe E Te

$3.50

Espresso

$3.75

Macchiato

$4.25

Cappuccino

$4.50

Jasmine

$4.50

Earl Grey

$4.50

Mint

$4.50

Chamomile

$4.50

English Breakfast

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170 Thompson St. New York, NY 10012

212-982-5089

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Dish No. 3: Spaghetti Alla Carbonara at Lupa

By Sarah DiGregorio | Tue, October 19, 2010

Tastes Like Headcheese to Me

By Robert Sietsema | Tue, November 09, 1999

claire85 | Los Angeles, CA | 188 Reviews

dshapusa | Brooklyn, NY | 17 Reviews

SamanthaW | Denver, CO | 28 Reviews

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