Opened by Lawrence Bondulich of his sister Upper West Side wine bar Bin 71, Barcibo Enoteca is a traditionally Italian minded vino-and-small-plates institution: dimly lit, furnished with marble-topped tables, and patronized by a crowd that appreciates socializing over boutique Italian wines with traditional tapas style Italian food.
Barcibo offers an Italian-only wine list with more than 100 options by the bottle and 40 by the glass, along with rare scotches, bourbons and other spirits, plus craft beers.
The owners of Bin 71, a wine bar nearby, wanted to accommodate their growing following with this larger, multi-room space. The 65-seat Barcibo is visually beautiful...a welcoming, warm space, with very friendly and attentive bartenders and a great all Italian wine list. Bondulich’s simple Italian fare matches a noteworthy, all-Italian wine list. Weekends at Barcibo have become the time to socialize in a lively scene and weeknights are a perfect time if you want to be able to chat and relax with friends.
Barcibo Enoteca is accommodating, with two side-by-side rectangular dining rooms each sporting their own full bar, and multiple flat-panel tv's. Barcibo's two rooms have matching blond-wood bars and are lit by low-hanging Edison-bulb lanterns and miniature gas lamps that cast a flickering light across the tall marble center tables and high leather booths. Wine bottles fill racks on all four walls, reiterating the oenophilia theme.