Barbalu, a New Italian Restaurant in the Old Barbarini Alimentari Space, Now Open

Barbalu
Phone: 646-918-6565
Address: 225-227 Front Street
Web: www.barbalu.com
Status: Open
Almost a year after Hurricane Sandy destroyed Barbarini Alimentari, a new Italian restaurant, Barbalu, has opened in its place. The owners, husband-and-wife team Stefano Barbagallo and Adriana Luque, were half of the team behind Barbarini, and held onto the place after their partners, Linda and Claudio Marini, decided to leave the devastated restaurant behind. For more on how both couples have dealt with the aftermath of the Hurricane, take a look at Eater's original documentary series, The Sandy Chronicles.

The restaurant will eventually seat 120, but for now just a small 30-seat section is open. The classic Italian menu has salads, sandwiches, pastas, and a few meat entrees like veal scaloppine and oven roasted monkfish. It's open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, from 10 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. every day.
Previous Coverage: Post-Sandy NYC, 12/17; Post-Sandy NYC, 12/18; Triumphant Returns, 5/24; Bouncing Back, 10/7
Further Reading: Time Out
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