Bar Veloce

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176 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10011 40.74246 -73.996867
nr. 20th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
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Cuisine: Italian
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Reader Rating:
6.5 out of 10
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2 Reviews | Write a Review

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Official Website

barveloce.com

Hours

Daily, 5pm-3am

Nearby Subway Stops

1 at 23rd St.; 1 at 18th St.

Prices

$3-$16

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Bar Scene
Late-Night Dining
Notable Wine List
Reservations Not Required

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

An early proponent of the tiny Italian sandwich, the original Bar Veloce squeezes considerable style and substance into a small area with well-crafted panini and tramezzini washed down with easy-drinking wines that mostly sell for less than $10 a glass. But the Chelsea outpost has something its long, skinny East Village sibling lacks: space. And should one inexplicably tire of drinking Italian wine, there's now a choice of grappas, amaros, and even sake—a perfect match for the anchovy-and-mozzarella house bruschetta. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

6.5

"Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

50%	Would you go back?
50%	Would you take a date?
0%	Would you take kids?
50%	Would you go on business?
50%	Would you go on a special occasion?

Food:	6.0
Service:	3.5
Décor:	8.0
Value:	7.0

Bar Veloce

Good Place for After Work Drinks or a Date

afaulhaber from 11217 | Posted on 2/4/10

Overall Rating: 108 (Recommended)


Food:	6
Service:	6

Décor:	10

Value:	9

I enjoyed this place. It fits a nice niche, very pretty, warm decor, many wines available by the glass (they all had great descriptions which made me want to try them all), along with a simple sandwich menu. The food and wine weren't phenominal, but I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It did get noisy by about 7pm when the place was completely full (with mostly women). We asked to try several of the wines before ordering and were graciously accomodated.

Bar Veloce

Cute place, bad service

panagisv from 10011 | Posted on 1/7/08

Overall Rating: 105 (Mixed Reviews)


Food:	6
Service:	1

Décor:	6

Value:	5

My friends and I had dinner at Veloce on 12/20/07. It was quite cramped and very busy, but that's understandable given the location. The food/wine was adequate. Nothing special, but certainly not bad. The bar staff was very rude to us in the end though over our credit card payments, insisting we split the check over fewer cards. I understand bars pay fees to credit card companies, but ultimately if they don't want to, they shouldn't advertise they accept cards and in any case, they ought to be nicer to their customers. I won't be going back.

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