Ludlow + Grand

In Lower Manhattan with a Chinatown that seems increasingly borderless, a Venetian wine bar and osteria makes a cloistered stand. On one of the least known NYC streets, Division Street, the owner-chef of Nolita’s Peasant restaurant has opened Bacaro. The pièce de résistance is the subterranean level of brick niches lit by candlelight. The food is classic Italian from the Venezia region, small plate-style.

Bacaro:: 212.941.5060 :: 136 Division Street, between Ludlow and Orchard at the very south end of these streets