My friend asked me to join her for comp cocktails and a meal at Baar Baar, an Indian gastro pub with a modern yet rustic approach to contemporary Indian cuisine. The restaurant is walking distance from where we saw Part I of  Wicked at the local AMC with their comfy reclining chairs!

We began sampling their unusual cocktails, with my friend sampling their Anarkali made with gin, Aperol, housemade rose cordial and Prosecco and the Hera Pheri with clarified Mezcal, orange liqueur and spicy guava chutney.

We nibbled the assorted papad and crisps, along with three homemade chutneys including mango and tomatillo chundo, chili and peanut and mint cilantro ($15).

We so enjoyed their small plates, including the not-to-be-missed six pieces of dahi puri: crispy potato puffs topped with yogurt mousse and raspberry chat masala ($14).

We also enjoyed the cauliflower koliwada with carrot pachadi and a peanut thecha masala ($18) and three meaty pork ribs, reminiscent of those served in Chinese restaurants($18).

Our entree was their Malabar (5) shrimp swimming in a coconut curry flavored with with tamarind and fennel ($38)

We ended with house-churned yummy ice cream ($5)!

Baar Baar
Lower East Side
13 E First St
New York, NY, 10003
baarbaarnyc.com/