Bar Tizio

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"Positioned as a thinking person’s Barbuto, this West Village outpost takes the unfussiness and tagliatelle that work at Barbuto while avoiding much of the crowd-related headache; the space is built around a horseshoe-shaped copper bar and still looks a bit like it’s emerging from construction, with exposed ductwork and ACs as part of the décor. The short, generally affordable menu and the long, generally obscure wine list are starting to attract a neighborhood crowd; I found a diminutive but very full bowl of bouncy, slightly gamy gumball-size meatballs well worth $18, especially with a hank of baguette, and there’s a lobster pizzette if a drinks date turns into dinner. As the nearer West Village fills with younger crowds, Bar Tizio feels mercifully for the adults." - Grub Street