Red-leather booths in a classic New York Italian dining room like Emilio's Ballato

No. 16 · New York, USA

Emilio's Ballato

Buzz-in door, tin ceiling, sauce from another century.

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Regulars
Rihanna, Barack Obama
What to order
Rigatoni Bolognese
Where
New York, USA — open in Maps
Larry's rule
Call ahead, order what the room orders, and never rush the sausage.

Who eats here

Open-licence background and news on the regulars at Emilio's Ballato — text and photos published under Creative Commons, free to reuse with credit.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama — free-licence portrait from Wikimedia Commons
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Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American retired politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American to serve as president. Obama represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.

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Cook it at home instead

No reservation at Emilio's Ballato? Larry's sausage and peppers beats most celebrity tables, and the gear that gets you there is on the shelf.

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