About the restaurant: Some people swear that the famous Neapolitan pizzeria L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele serves the best pizza in the world, but Angelenos don’t need to fly to Italy to find out because restaurateur Francesco Zimone

Babbo is owned by Iron Chef Mario Batali and is located on Waverly Place, a half-block from Washington Square. It has a modest sign on the outside, and you can’t see in through the mullioned windows.