Best Casual Restaurants in Chinatown

We have spent Christmas Eve here several years now and always appreciate the food and service. The music was loud but celebratory.

It was amazing! The food, price, and service were all perfect!!! Especially the lady who takes our orders was the best. I had a really nice time with my friends thanks to you guys. Definitely I recommend this restaurant!!

We had a family get together and can say we had a most enjoyable evening. Our server was always there when needed but never obtrusive. The food was delicious; everything thing we ordered was perfectly done. All this served in a great space.

Barbara is a beautiful experience of lovely staff and excellently executed dishes. As mentioned in other reviews, the space is intimate yet stylishly appointed. We wouldn’t have it any other way. In a city where one can have an endless variety of foods, Barbara manages to be quite more than a cut above the rest while remaining true to the vision of the owner/chef, Pat. Literally every single bite of our order: beef tartare, the in-house made stracciatella, the octopus, the celery root and the Arctic char and beef short rib managed to make ingredients we have had before become something special again. Be sure to order an inventive cocktail and save room for the included dessert. Ours was a Concord grape granita with maple drizzle that seemed made for each other. If you’re local or visiting this beautiful city, place Barbara on your list of “not to be missed” restaurants and make this reservations in advance. You’re in for a real treat.

We had a good event there, only wish they use a gluten free fryer as no appies were truly GF due to cross containment.