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Address:
37 W 17th St
Manhattan, NY 10011
Phone: 212.366.0888
URL: View Website
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Features:
Delivery/House Calls: No
Indoor Seating: Yes
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Hours of Operation:
12:00 PM - 02:30 PM (Mon)
06:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Mon)
12:00 PM - 02:30 PM (Tue)
06:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Tue)
12:00 PM - 02:30 PM (Wed)
06:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Wed)
12:00 PM - 02:30 PM (Thu)
06:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Thu)
12:00 PM - 02:30 PM (Fri)
06:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Fri)
12:00 PM - 02:30 PM (Sat)
06:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Sat)
05:00 PM - 10:00 PM (Sun)
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| About Basta Pasta: |
Overview
With a staff of Japanese chefs and servers, Toshi Suzuki's comfortable Chelsea spot offers a subtle spin on classic Italian fare, with clean preparations, simple presentations, and gracious details.
Recommended Dishes
Basta Pasta's original Caesar salad, $8; homemade silk handkerchief pasta with mushrooms, $16; bow-tie pasta with salmon, spinach, and fresh tomatoes, $15
Reservations
Recommended
Features
Bar Scene, Business Meetings, Dine at the Bar, Open Kitchens / Watch the Chef |
| Press Reviews: |
 New York Magazine, Michael Kaminer
Picture Tokyo's hottest Italian restaurant, and you've got the idea behind Basta Pasta. With a crack staff of Japanese chefs and servers, Toshi Suzuki's comfortable Chelsea spot offers a subtle spin on classic Italian fare, with clean preparations, simple presentations, and gracious details. An artful "original" Caesar salad presents a hunk of romaine atop a pool of homemade dressing, dotted with cherry tomatoes and freshly grated Parmesan. Refined grilled squid gets paired with smoky okra, scallion, and yet more cherry tomatoes. Pastas, like bow ties with salmon or "handkerchief" pasta with mushrooms, come al dente, their accompaniments balanced and rich. When ingredients sing this way, gimmicky "fusion" dishes, like spaghetti with tobiko and shiso, make little sense. Basta Pasta's loftlike layout evokes Iron Chef : From the busy front bar, diners walk a runway through a bustling open kitchen to reach the high-ceilinged dining room. Young, cheerful servers operate with precision, but never make you feel rushed, which may be why so many solo diners feel at home here. Linger with a strong espresso and house-made dessert, like chocolate volcano cake with vanilla gelato.
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Subways:
1.    1013 ft
14th St & Ave Of The Americas
2.         1505 ft
14th St & Broadway
3.    1569 ft
23rd St & Broadway
4.   1581 ft
18th St & 7th Ave
5.   1637 ft
23rd St & Ave Of The Americas
6.    1747 ft
14th St & 7th Ave
7.   2039 ft
23 St & Park Ave
8.  2538 ft
3rd Ave & 14th St
Parking Lots & Garages:
1. Impark 40 ft
41 W 17th St
(5th & 6th Ave)
2. Champion 286 ft
7-9 W 17th St
(5th & 6th Ave)
3. Champion 478 ft
6 E 17th St
(Bway & 5th Ave)
4. Champion 593 ft
10 W 15th St
(5th & 6th Ave)
5. Impark 651 ft
96 5th Ave
(5th & 6th Ave)
6. Central 717 ft
21 E 15th St
(5th & Union Sq W)
7. Icon 749 ft
21 W 20th St
(5th & 6th Ave)
8. Icon 817 ft
55 W 14th St
(5th & 6th Ave)
9. Central 829 ft
101 W 15th St
(6th & 7th)
10. Champion 895 ft
6 E 20th St
(5th & Bway)
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