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Barbuto

775 Washington St., New York, NY 10014
nr. 12th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-924-9700 Send to Phone

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Scene: Restaurant & Bar

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Official Website

barbutonyc.com

Hours

Mon-Wed, noon-11pm; Thu-Sat noon-midnight; Sun, noon-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

A, C, E at 14th St.; L at Eighth Ave.

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Profile

Italian for "bearded", Barbuto is the rustic, rambling restaurant that shares space with Industria Superstudio, in a converted warehouse and garage, with eight separate studios rented for high-fashion photo shoots (sister atelier: Milan). Framed by hanging, pewter light fixtures, polished concrete floors and pleated garage doors that fold up, accordion-style, when it’s balmy outdoors, Barbuto still manages to feel like a languid, clubby patio deck shored up by whitewashed brick and candles. At the bar, a glossy, walnut, scythe-shaped affair, are plates of olives drizzled with oil. Fortifying autumnal picnic foods for when there’s a snap in the air. Locals dawdle over Peroni, their backs discretely turned to candlelit tables filled with second-date couples scooping up steaming spoonfuls of risotto and garlicky squid salad. A ten-page wine list is provided, but dolce your vita and let the ducky guy behind the counter invent a shot on the spot. Years ago, a sweet, little sign on the door said to bring a sweater on breezy nights. The species really is much kinder in Tuscany. — Nita Rao

While Barbuto could be an extremely casual dining destination for those warm summer nights, with it's simple tusan fare, garage door facade, open kitchen and wood-burning oven, it falls short where no restaurant should, it's service. Wether it was the self-righteous and uneducated waitstaff or the fact that they couldn't make a simple change to accommodate a vegetarian at the table, I will not be coming back, the concept of service does not exist here. Take your money and appetite to nearby Morandi, where the concept is similar, but the food, ambiance and service is consistently head and shoulders above this place.

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