Bacaro

Name comes from Venetian pubs. Elegant-rustic digs, with white tablecloths and candles, ancient wood beams. Downstairs makes the best of a basement, vaults and cellars that come across more as romantic than as convenient places to stash bodies. Get blotto in the grotto. Peasant’s Frank DeCarlo shows off his skills in Ital small plates: gnocchi with mushrooms, quail with chestnuts, lasagna with smoked mozzarella and radicchio. Stingy wine pours ideal for moderate drinkers and designated drivers.