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Basta Pasta
- Italian
- New York, NY
About this business
A trendy Italian Flatiron favorite, Basta Pasta first opened in Tokyo in 1985. This small, sleek, often-crowded restaurant resembles an art gallery with different artists displaying their artwork. With an open kitchen designed in Iron Chef fashion, the entrees are cooked before your eyes and served by an attentive wait staff. From homemade pumpkin gnocchi to tasty pastas and pork chops to charcoal-grilled seafood, Italian-Japanese style is the way to go.
Location details
37 W 17th St, Ste 2, New York, NY, 10011, United States
Get directions| Weekday | Schedule | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Tue | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Wed | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Thu | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Fri | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Sat | Closed | |
| Sun | Closed |
Very nice food but no volume.. – I basically like this place lots for food but I need to get more volume for any foods. Their portion are just too small for Italian food. Since it is Japanese owned place, their portion might be very Japanese size... Last time when I went there, I spent $100 for wine, antipasta, entry, and deseert. It is just little price for that size...
Great solid food with great staff! – Basta Pasta is a great place to come with a friend or a group of people. The price is moderate and the food is always tasty. Some dishes are tastier than others (I love the tender baby crispy chicken). Even the salad dressing is great. Our friends always thank us for recommending this great find. Oh and the wait staff is the friendliest in Manhattan- they ALL greet you on your way in and on your way out.
Not Fusion or Trendy – The restaurant, its food and decor can be summed up in two words: PLAIN and CLEAN. I guess that's what Japanese people value because there were a lot of Japanese patrons. Don't be misled. This is NOT a trendy Japanese-Italian fusion restaurant. A couple dishes mixed Japanese and Italian flavors together. But most dishes were regular Italian fare. Though I wouldn't recommend you go for the Italian food, if you want to take a group of friends to a clean and decent tasting restaurant in the Union Square a... read more
Surreal – My dinner at BP was a surreal experience. My pasta was perfectly italian (al dente italian style, NOT American al dente), and my steak was perfectly Japanese (Rare in Japan= Medium in the US). Service was good and supportive. The menu in Japanese/Italian/English was a nice touch. The room was full and remained full on a Thursday night. 50-50 mix of Anglo and Asian people. The food was good, the price was nice, and the space is a nice twist on the open kitchen concept. I liked that the bar seemed far away. Though th... read more
Good Italian Food at a Japanese run Rest – The Japanese know how to deliver good service. I'm surprised that they have also learnt to cook good authentic Italian cuisine. We always come on a weekend without reservations. Last time we ate here, I was trying to sit down at a table that was reserved for Susan Sarandon. I am haapy to report that I am as well treated as the celebrity.
Italian food, Japanese service – That's the greatest extent of the fusion that I've experienced here. Most pastas are purely Italian, although there are a few that incorporate some Japanese influence. You have to look to the (overly-expensive) entrees to get more of a fusion flavor, and even those have a good amount of purely Italian choices. The pastas are quite good, but are prepared firmer in most dishes than al dente, so be aware of this if you like softer pasta. Portions are medium at best; there definitely are better v... read more
Simple... – This is basically an Italian restaurant run by Japanese people. Thought the food would be a fusion between the two cultures, but its basically plain Italian types of cuisine. Though you can't go wrong with the pasta and sauce there was nothing exceptional about their dishes nor was there much flair to anything else to this place. Their selection is limited and overall is a little too expensive for something thats pretty ordinary.
If you want Italian, go to Italian resto – Italian plates completely arranged to Japanese people. Too much PANKO "called in Japanese, bread powder"on any starter plates, and servers walking around to check our tables, noisy-noisy(kitchen room is in center of the restaurant). I think we could go to real Italian restaurant which we can find easily in Manhattan... There are a lot of Japanese clients.
Yoko Ono was there – this place offers Japanese version of Italian cuisine. For Japanese, the food tastes pretty good. Service is also pretty close to what you expect in Japan. All the wait staff are Japanese. I saw Yoko Ono dining there earlier today. I recommend trying uni (sea orchant) or tarako (cod roe) pasta.
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How is Basta Pasta rated?
Basta Pasta has a 4.3 star rating with 1,072 reviews.
When is Basta Pasta open?
Basta Pasta is open now. It will close at 6:00 p.m.
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