Ultra-thin Grilled Pizzas. Extra hearty Bolognese. And light fluffy Tiramisu. If that’s your kind of meal, Bar Cino is your kind of restaurant.
With locations in Brookline, Newport Rhode Island, and this one in the heart of Watertown Square, Bar Cino strives to be that go to neighborhood spot. In fact, the name loosely translates to ‘neighborhood bar’, and according to General Manager Bryan Parkin, that comfortable come-as-you-are vibe is what they’re all about here.
Ultra thin grilled pizzas extra hearty bolones and light fluffy tiasu if that’s your kind of meal farino is your kind of restaurant with locations in Brookline Newport Rhode Island and this one in the heart of Watertown Square barino strives to be that go-to neighborhood spot in fact the name Loosely translates to
Neighborhood bar and according to General Manager Brian Parkin that com able come as you our Vibe is what they’re all about here we are meant to be an informal eating and drinking establishment that is very bar Centric but very neighborhood Centric as well we want people to be able to come in and
Feel comfortable dining however they’d like whether it’s with their family or whether it’s a date night with just the two of them or whether it’s yourself and you want to grab a beer and a pizza at the bar that big bar is the centerpiece of the space and there’s lots of exposed
Brick and local art throughout it’s a beautiful and fun space it’s incredibly Lively and everybody’s very engaging with each other while they’re here there’s also a busy open kitchen where the chefs are in perpetual motion slicing stretching sautéing simmering and serving scratchmade Italian comfort food it feels comfortable it feels like
You’re eating in your grandmother’s Italian Kitchen much of the menu at barino is designed to transport you straight to a restaurant in Italy with items like a carefully crafted anti Pasto that goes well beyond meat and cheese with additions like tomatoes olives and marinated white beans or the light and
Crispy potato chips with garlic aoli we don’t think of potato chips as like an Italian Dish right but if you’re in Northern Italy and you’re having a cocktail like you have a basket of potato chips it’s reminiscent of being in Verona and having an apparo Spritz
And having just a little bite to eat with it other light bites include barino brusketta with toppings like coni tomatoes and fresh mozzarella or pjo fig jam and goat cheese the P Bretta it’s awesome the Fig Jam is like sweet and a little Savory the goat cheese is just
The right amount of tanginess and Twang and then the Pudo is just like incredibly thinly sliced just kind of laid over top of it nice richness and saltiness to the dish for something a bit heartier order the brazed meatballs we make the meatballs in house it’s a mixture of ground sausage and ground
Beef with a really really rich pomodoro sauce it’s put on top of herb ricotta so you have that richness from the sauce but the acidity from the tomatoes and that melon from the ricotta it’s awesome it’s an awesome dish the team at barino is especially proud of their Rhode Island style
Grilled pizza made with a delicious olive oil infused dough they’re super thin pretty light toppings it’s meant to be that way the dough is really the star of the show they eat really well and if we want to be known for one food item we want to be known for our pizza and
Whether you go for the simple Margarita or the decadent pruto arugula fig and gorgonzola they’re all served with scissors making for a deliciously interactive experience we serve it with shears to be able to cut it whatever shape you want I tell guests when they
Look at me and they’re like what do I do I say it’s like when you’re a kid it’s fun with shapes make whatever shape you want you want a small piece just to try it and the rest of the table can have the rest of it you can do that but the
Pizza is where it’s at the Entre at barino Showcase plenty of comfort food favorites like Kean marsala bra beef short rip or a whole roasted lemon scent chicken that Brian says should not be overlooked what I tell people is I’m like it sounds so lame of me to tell you that this is
Delicious right now because it’s chicken but it’s not lame it’s awesome of course a good Italian restaurant is only as good as its bolones and this version is a must try we use a mixture of ground pork and ground ve and ground beef Sam Marzano Tomatoes it all gets cooked for
Hours and hours till it gets this really rich decadent sauce it gets sauce with a really high quality rigatoni that we use it is by far the most popular pasta that we have it is so simple yet so delicious for dessert there is the always popular tiamas sou it’s light
It’s fluffy it’s like eating into a delicious sweeten pillow but for something a little bit different check out the pistachio ricotta cake the pistachio ricotta cake is my favorite dessert that we have it’s a layer of sponge cake a layer of pistachio cream another layer of sponge cake and another
Layer of pistachio cream a little bit of powdered sugar some fresh whipped cream and some chopped pistachios on it it’s like not too sweet it’s just a decadent bite of dessert that everybody likes and barino is simply trying to be the kind of restaurant that Everyone likes if you
Want to come in to a fun Lively atmosphere and have an engaging meal with top quality products incredible service come try us we will not disappoint
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Interesting.
Date night?