Baraonda

Elegant, festive, colorful & chic-and that just describes the loyal customers who frequent this cozy, European style Upper East Side restaurant. Delectable Authentic Italian dishes from a variety of regions throughout Italy are brought to your table by a cast of characters who will invite you into what will feel like their humble home and not let you leave until you have been wined, dined and...

Baraonda can be small, jammed and noisy with the young crowd of Euros scarfing down pricey pastas and having a high and loud time. The staff is as good-looking as the clientele.

"Euro types" gravitate to this longtime UES Italian where the "good but not sensational" chow plays second fiddle to late-night "rowdy" reveling involving "loud music" and "dancing on tables"; critics say it's "past its prime", unless "plastic surgery and pasta" is your thing.

Elegant, festive, colorful & chic-and that just describes owner Enrico Proietti and the loyal customers who frequent this cozy, European style Upper East Side restaurant. Delectable Authentic Italian dishes from a variety of regions throughout Italy are brought to your table by a cast of characters who will invite you into what will feel like their humble home and not let you leave until you...

Evenings start out with lobster ravioli and homemade tagliolini, end up with diners using tables as the dance floor. In between? A few bottles of slurp-worthy red. Uptown can be fun, really! Bring your next office party here and take bets on who's the first to get their eagle on with Marty in accounting. Festive Sunday nights. Street-side tables ideal for warmer weather, though not so ideal for...

Elegant, festive, colorful & chic-and that just describes owner Enrico Proietti and the loyal customers who frequent this cozy, European style Upper East Side restaurant. Delectable Authentic Italian dishes from a variety of regions throughout Italy are brought to your table by a cast of characters who will invite you into what will feel like their humble home and not let you leave until you...