The call
Roger rated this 4 stars, writing that after eating at nearly every restaurant in Little Italy without being truly impressed, that changed after dining at Barbusa.
What to order
Best for
- A genuinely impressive Little Italy dinner
Italian
Barbusa
Roger rated this 4 stars, writing that after eating at nearly every restaurant in Little Italy without being truly impressed, that changed after dining at Barbusa.
From Roger’s camera roll
More photos from Barbusa
Posted 2016-10-24 
Posted 2016-10-24
From Roger’s Foursquare
Roger’s tips on Barbusa
Uni pasta is dank!
Posted
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 5 times on Swarm, most recently Jan 21, 2021. See the check-in log
2016-10-24day precision · source explicit
“I've eaten at nearly every restaurant in Little Italy and have to say that none of them have really impressed me. But that has changed after dining at Barbusa last night. We walked in around 7pm and scored a table for the four of us.”
Roger wrote that after eating at nearly every restaurant in Little Italy without being truly impressed, that changed after dining at Barbusa, where he and three others got a table around 7pm. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
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Roger’s pick$$
Little Italy
Bird Rock Coffee — Little Italy
Coffee
A Little Italy coffee stop for serious brewed coffee, with nitro cold brew as the dependable move and Geisha pour-over as the special occasion.
- From the order notes
- Nitro cold brew · A Geisha-bean pour-over when available
- Go for
- Coffee-focused mornings · A downtown caffeine stop
Latest recordRecommended 2022
RecommendedPrice varies
Little Italy
The Kebab Shop
MediterraneanMiddle EasternGreek
The Little Italy location of The Kebab Shop, a small local chain, where Roger has checked in nine times since 2012 and shared photos of lamb doners and a grilled salmon doner.
- From the order notes
- Lamb doner · Grilled salmon doner
- Go for
- A quick doner in Little Italy
Latest recorded visit2022-12-13
Worth tryingPrice varies
Little Italy
Nolita Hall
PizzaCocktails
A Little Italy pizza-and-cocktails hall where Roger found the pizza cooked just right and the whiskey drinks on point, but the salad too salty.
- From the order notes
- Pizza · Whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Drinks with a pizza · Late dinner
Latest recorded visit2018 · approx.
Keep exploring
More like this.
Browse the Italian page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
MixedPrice varies
Little Italy
Ristorante Illando
Italian
Top-notch service and date-night ambiance above Landini’s, undone for Roger by pasta he found very disappointing.
- From the order notes
- Sangria · Tiramisu
- Go for
- Ambiance and service
Latest recorded visit2017 · approx.
Worth tryingPrice varies
Middletown
Little Italy Pizzeria & Pasta
PizzaItalian
Roger's late-night fallback near downtown when a taco shop or fast food didn't sound good: freshly made garlic bread and pizza that held up fine at 2am.
- From the order notes
- Pizza · Garlic bread
- Go for
- Late-night pizza
Latest recorded visit2021