BARCAROLA

Located in Minamitokiwadai, Itabashi Ward, BARCAROLA is an Italian restaurant that highlights seafood personally selected by the chef at Tsukiji Market, prepared with pesticide-free extra virgin olive oil. The dining room offers a calm, relaxed atmosphere suitable for a solo meal or an unhurried dinner with companions around the table.

Lunchtime centers around an accessible selection of pasta dishes. Options range from refreshing combinations such as salted plum and whitebait pasta or cuttlefish and spicy cod roe pasta to rich, deeply flavored plates like blue swimmer crab and snow crab in tomato sauce, or chopped green onion and mushroom in miso cream sauce. Original creations also stand out, including a minced squid tomato cream pasta and a limited daily salad plate featuring seasonal vegetables and Parmesan cheese, capped at 10 servings.

For a more complete meal, you can pair your pasta with a soup set featuring vegetable-packed minestrone, or a dessert set that comes with panna cotta or a choice of 2 types of ice cream. Adding garlic toast or an extra bread basket lets you enjoy every bit of the house-made sauces.

In the evening, the restaurant functions comfortably for dinner, offering small sharing plates alongside beer, sparkling wine, and house carafes of red or white wine. Finishing with a quiet coffee or tea makes it equally practical for day or night visits.