02/04/09

bad choice

by 2leavemealone

really bad food and just decent but overpriced wine in an astoundingly beautiful setting. too bad indeed. you get the best of it by looking from the outside!

• Pros: great space
• Cons: food/wine

03/05/08

A charming menu of Italian-influenced dishes

by MichelleFatima

A charming menu of Italian-influenced dishes includes a meat and cheese plate, gnocchi in a mushroom sauce and a pork shank. No plate exceeds $20 and most can be easily adapted into a full meal, should drinks turn into dinner

A sliver of Venice, buried in a flurry of colorful Chinatown awnings.

by David Diehl

In Short
Behind its glass facade, this candle-lit Italian wine bar proffers a menu of delectable edibles and a nice selection of--surprise, surprise--Italian wines. On the ground floor, large, medieval-style wooden tables are inhabited by scarf-clad 20-and-30-somethings, but the prize seating is in the basement, a cavernous dungeon filled with hidden corners to get romantic. The bar's slightly out-of-the-way locale is at once a blessing and curse: Think of all the people who might not find it.

Hits: It's a great place to bring a date for a glass of wine in the shade; if you're not a wine connoisseur, small glass options ($4-$7) make it easy to shop around.

Misses: Bacaro doesn't take reservations, so there's no way to guarantee you'll snag one of the private caverns. Get there before or after the prime-time rush to minimize the wait.

02/01/08

Intimate ambiance, good food - definitely worth trying at least once.

by jtnyc05

Beautiful small restaurant. Charming, warm and intimate - very rustic, exposed bricks, candles and wood. Not the trendy scene for people watching, best to go on a date. Food was good. Their octupus potato salad aptz is very much worth skipping - there were three octopus pieces in the whole thing, but only $9. Both their polenta and risotto dishes were fantastic! We ate at the bar, to observe and to get a feel for the place from the bartender - he was very attentive, after warming up a bit. Overall, it was great, definitely worth trying at least once, you wont be disappointed.. you may even fall in love. It wont break your bank. No reservations.

• Pros: intimate ambiance, resonable prices for food, pretty good wine
• Cons: no reservations, a bit out of the way

Editorial Review

by Contributor

From the people behind Nolita favorite Peasant wine cellar comes this equally fabulous Venetian wine bar.