Barabba
Restaurant · Adelsgade ·
Pastas, natural wines, late-night fun, and attentive service
Pastas, natural wines, late-night fun, and attentive service
"With a background in fine dining (including acting as opening beverage director of now-closed Noma sister restaurant 108), Riccardo Marcon has created a casual modern Italian restaurant that delivers at a high level without all the fancy details. The menu follows the typical Italian structure (antipasto, primo, secondo), and you’ll find dishes like rabbit ravioli or spaghetti with broccoli rabe; the go-to is the much-talked-about signature spaghetti with butter, colatura, and caviar. You can order a la carte, but there’s also a set tasting menu on offer for those who’d like the whole shebang. The wine list includes a great selection from the natural wine world, and the Negroni, with a dash of absinthe, is said to be one of the best in the city. A generous pour of grappa will send you off to a good night’s sleep." - Anna Norström
"You may find yourself wondering, as you stare at the ceiling while owner and sommelier Riccardo Marcon pours grappa directly into your open mouth, How did I end up here? Here is a modest-looking Italian spot in the city center started by the former head sommelier of 108, Noma’s shuttered sister restaurant."
"Two young Italians run this shabby-chic restaurant hung with specially commissioned mint green chandeliers. Choose authentic flavours on the ‘Traditional’ menu or enjoy modern twists, such as seaweed tiramisu, on the ‘Attitude’ menu. Unusually for the city, it’s open until late." - Michelin Inspector
"Another addition to the guide this year is Barabba, which breaks the mould in Copenhagen, with its late night opening, loud music and unfinished shabby-chic styling – including some specially commissioned mint green Murano chandeliers. It’s run by two young Italians and, in the large part, the cooking is true to their Italian roots. Choose the ‘Traditional’ menu for the most authentic flavours or try the ‘Attitude’ menu for some well-judged, non-conformist modern twists such as Seaweed Tiramisu!" - The MICHELIN Guide Nordic Editorial Team
"GO HERE: for the mostly natural wines, handpicked by 108’s opening wine director Riccardo Marcon, with Italian food that reads as rustic on the menu but modern on the plate. (See binchotan-grilled octopus with a constellation of heirloom potatoes and olives tucked beneath young sorrel leaves.) ORDER: all of the pasta; grilled octopus; red prawns with romaine; and anything wild and gamy (the chef and co-owner Marco Cappelletti loves to hunt). THE VIBE IS: dark and a little scruffy at first glance, but the incredibly friendly Marcon and Cappelletti have a serious fine-dining background, so everyone feels well cared for. Natural-wine groupies can be seen poring over Marcon's list at the bar. Open late and good for groups—two rarities in Copenhagen—this place gets fun on weekends and is often a final stop for local chefs. PRACTICAL STUFF: Open for dinner Wednesday to Sunday, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Closed Monday and Tuesday. —Christine Muhlke" - Condé Nast
