Bacaro
“My party of six sat downstairs in the cellar, which was fantastically intimate, cozy, and elegant.”
“A bit hard to find since it's technically in Chinatown and its exterior is very low key.”
“As far as the food goes the appetizers (clams, sardines and mini meatballs) are great to share and the Spaghetti Nero is amazing!”
Bacaro
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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Great little spot close to Chinatown that I went to a few weeks back. The setting is romantic, I guess, very dimly lit place and the downstairs has a pretty big area as well. My date ordered black squid ink pasta and I ordered Pasta with clam sauce which was pretty good as well. The waitress was super friendly and she was very attentive as well; we never waited too long for more water or to change our dirty plates. I would come back to take a look at some of the other options on the menu. Overall, not a bad spot and I would try it again.
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– They have a private room downstairs good fore reseys six and above
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– The person who chose the gambretti (sauteed shrimp) was the winner of the evening
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– They recommend the spaghetti nero for first timers, I thought it was cool
I spent my New Years Eve here with a group of friends yesterday for dinner. We were a group of 11 so we decided on a prefix dinner. The prefix was $50 per person. Please keep in mind this price did not include drinks or tax. At the end of our stay, we each ended up paying about $75pp. Not to bad for the city.
Exposed brick walls and wooden communal farm tables give this place a rustic tavern feel. I think this place is good for dates or large groups.
The food was solid. We tried over ten dishes and out of all of them I would highly recommend the squid ink pasta, fried chicken cutlet, and the braised pork. As for drinks, they have a great wine selection and strong coffee!
Service was a little slow but I noticed they were understaffed. Check this place out and if you have room, order the panna cotta. Enjoy!
Cute spot & close to the F train at East Broadway. Still super disconcerted with the transformation of this area…
in any case, arrived here for a group dinner & was seated downstairs. it feels a bit dungeon like but you kinda ignore that after awhile bc the food is great. i didn't order the menu as it was already pre-ordered for the group, but was selected was delicious
We had the seasonal salad (surprise peas!), meat & cheese platter, crostini platter for the day (the server didn't tell us what was in it – pretty sure one of the spreads was fish which was bizarre). We also had the pastas which were really good and the marinated steak.
The food here is excellent. Prices are reasonable and you get to dine in a former aquarium (though, seated it was hard to figure out where the tank would've been). I ordered the sautéed sole filet with aragula. Cooked to perfection and had a nice light buttery sauce. I hear the squid ink pasta is legit but was put off when the waiter told us there was only one piece of squid on top of the pasta…would have expected some more seafood additions like shrimp maybe? Otherwise, pretty happy with the meal and would recommend to others. The servings sizes are generous and the place has a cosy ambience.
We kind of stumbled onto Bacaro wandering along Division St looking for something to eat. On a cold night we wanted something comforting and Italian sounded good. The sub terrain dining area feels like a cozy wine vault and softly lit candle light but still bright enough to read the menu. We had an early dinner so the choice of tables was our to chose. It filled up a bit late as dinner time came.
Our server was friendly and recited the daily specials. The food came out at a reasonable time not too long and not too quickly. They seem to like their polenta there. I guess nothing says Italian like polenta? We started with the Insalata di Granchio over you guessed it polenta. The crab was delicate and fresh as the salad. The polenta was more of a congealed mush but wasn't bad. The beet tips sautéed with garlic was a good accompany with the whole wheat pasta in rabbit ragu and the beef shank on top of a creamy polenta! While I don't remember if the whole wheat pasta was housemade or not but it was cooked al dente. The rabbit ragu was well seasoned. The beef shank was tender and meat fall of the bone. The polenta was nice and creamy. I can't imagine who many stick of butter went into this but I just won't think about it.
Bacaro was a good dinner in a quite setting. The service was good and out water always filled when needed. It would be a good date dinner night with food that is solidly good.
Eh, idk. I guess I had a higher expectation. They are cute but dark af downstairs. HH is only allowed on the 1st floor bar are. Downstairs is like a treehouse they really tried to utilize the space.
We had the rice balls as appetizer. Not too bad the cheese is a bit weird-tasting inside. My friend had the hanger steak- they didn't even ask how well she wants it cooked… I had the duck spaghetti- small amount prob not enough for a guy.
Service needs improvement!
My gnocchi were quite good, though sadly the portions were a bit small considering the price. Probably the way to do it is to get three dishes for two people. The gnocchi came with a fine variety of mushrooms and an asparagus cream. Also the olive oil you get with your free bread is quite good.