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“Barca 18-- CLOSED”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	Spanish	Flatiron	Moderate	Good

rça 18 could use a little help. The face-lift was done in a flash (six weeks) and while the changes are nice—big red banquettes, amber-cloaked lights, and an exorcism of the Liberace-like display of candles—it needs a few more elements to make it feel less vault-like. Maybe some floor rugs, a few robust flower arrangements, and better ambient light.

So can Ripert pull it off? Yes. Overall, despite the few glitches on the menu, I liked the food at Barça 18. I live a block away so it’s nice to have another place to go when Bar Jamon is transformed into a sardine can. It’s a perfect spot to meet a friend for drinks and a bite at the bar, a totally civilized place for lunch, and a fun place to hit for dinner with a group of friends. The menu is large and varied enough to offer something to please everyone. And perhaps that is what Steve Hanson does best. Whether with Eric Ripert, Paul Sale (Blue Fin), or Michael White (Fiamma), he aims to please everyone. And on some level, he does.

Barça 18 is located at 225 Park Avenue South, b/w 18th and 19th Streets, 212-533-2500.

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Posted: November 20, 2005

Other restaurants in Flatiron :
+ Suenos   + Amuse-- Closed   + Dos Caminos   + Lucy-- Closed   + Gramercy Taver   + Veritas   + Fleur De Sel   + Bolo -- CLosed   + City Bakery   + Shake Shack   + Kalustyan's Cafe   + Devi   + BLT Fish   + Sugarcane   + BLT Prime   + Barca 18-- CLOSED   + Beppe   + Barbounia   + Boqueria   + Eleven Madison   + Lonesome Dove-- CLOSED   + Hill Country   + Olana   + Wildwood   + Primehouse   + Allegretti   + Bar Breton   + Aldea   + SD26 by Bao Ong   + ABC Kitchen   + Ciano   + The NoMad   

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