Il Buco

SoHo & Chinatown


It's hard to resist this Italian charmer, nostalgically cluttered with copper pots, kerosene lamps and antique furniture. Sink your teeth into seasonal, sophisticated beauties such as Vermont burrata (soft Italian cheese) with celery essence, Serrano peppers, crisp Japanese eggplant and bottarga di muggine (cured gray mullet roe); or slow-roasted beef strip loin with Brussels sprouts, onion marmalade and shaved Gorgonzola.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby SoHo & Chinatown attractions

1. Hole

0.08 MILES

Known for its excellent installations, this 4000-sq-ft gallery is an anchor of the downtown art scene with monthly solo and group shows.

2. Merchant's House Museum

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Built in 1832 and purchased by merchant Seabury Tredwell three years later, this red-brick mansion remains the most authentic Federal house in town. It's…

3. Sperone Westwater

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The Sperone Westwater gallery represents heavy hitters such as William Wegman and Richard Long. Its new home was designed by the famed Norman Foster, who…

4. Basilica of St Patrick's Old Cathedral

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Though St Patrick’s Cathedral is now famously located on Fifth Ave in Midtown, its first congregation was housed here, in this restored Gothic Revival…

5. 41 Cooper Square

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This state-of-the-art academic building, which opened in 2009, was designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Thom Mayne. One of the more eye-catching…

6. Salon 94 Bowery

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This raw space is the Bowery branch of an Upper East Side gallery and its location beside the New Museum makes it a key player in the downtown art scene…

7. Ravenite Social Club

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Now a designer shoe store, this was once the Ravenite Social Club, an infamous mobster hangout. It was right here that big hitters such as John Gotti (as…

8. Cooper Union Building

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The large brownstone Cooper Union is a private college offering degrees in architecture, fine arts and engineering; it was founded by glue millionaire…