Bar Bricco

This is my fav place in Edmonton. Great service, amazing food and interiors. Make sure to order the egg yoke ravioli and the pasta with sage butter. Usually 3 plates can feed two ppl.

The moment you walk into Bar Bricco you feel your in some trendy place in Vancouver. The small restaurant oozes character with the vintage meat cutters to the black honey comb tile.
Getting a spot is like pulling the slot machine in Vegas but that just adds to the ambulance.
So why am I not on board with the rest of Canada’s option on this place ?
I felt the servers were cold non responsive and almost Vulcan like. We sat right at the bar and asked a couple servers there suggestions on the menu. The robot response from all of them was the same «we have a selection of salami and fromages. (I get that from the menu). I asked what’s the most popular as we were lost in the land of meat and cheese choices. Again no help or repor building just the Vulcan response.
I feel that in such a intimate setting that your server should and can get to know you and have some great guidance with the menu.
We had the fennel salad delicious pairing with the pistachios however the salad dressing was too acidic.
Fonduta Aggonito amazing. Sage butter fresh pasta cheese. This dish is probably served in heaven !!
Long skinny bread stick are buttery and yummy.
Meat & Cheese tasting plate nothing special. And for the price you could get the same quality in house made for a fraction of the price when you go to the farmers market. The plate lacked style and the ½ teaspoon of jam and honey truffle just wasn’t enough to share or tasted with cheeses.
Would I go back. Perhaps; but I think I’ll stick to the farmers market.

The only thing we’ve eaten here so far are the olives (which are super fresh and delicious), so I can’t comment on the food. yet :) The drinks are by FAR the best in the city and actually the best I’d had anywhere! Very high quality taste and aesthetically pleasing! Even compared to its neighbor, Corso 32. Beautiful, cool interior and atmosphere. Always our go-​to weekend night chill spot. Love love love this place! It always makes me happy being here.

Top class. 24 month aged Prosciutto de Parma with fresh focaccia and baguette. I’d could just eat that with a glass of prosecco daily for 24 years. But we couldn’t not get a cheese plate as well. I remember 5 years ago ordering one you’d be lucky if you got a few slices of marble cheese. Some mini ravioli to cleanse the pallet and then the greatest sausage I’ve ever tasted with a nice glass of Barolo. I never even saw it on the menu so couldn’t tell you what the name was. Wow though just wow. A real gem.

This place was amazing all around. Wonderful intimate atmosphere, delicious meats and cheeses, and a fairly large wine list. Get there early to secure a spot at the bar or one of only 3 tables.

It’s located right beside its sister restaurant. Corso 32. They can be really easy to miss if you’re just walking by. I didn’t pay too much attention to parking, since I was able to just take the train there. There is always some meter parking up and down Jasper Avenue, and there are some on the adjacent streets. Bar Bricco does not take any reservations, and it can be tough to get in sometimes. Luckily, there was a table just clearing out when we came and we got seated after 5 or so minutes.
We decided to go with both tasting plates of Salumi, and Formaggi because meat and cheese go so well together, and we also had the Carne Cruda Piemontese. In retrospect, I wish I had gotten a few more tapas and dishes, but we were way too full from both of the tasting plates. But, no regrets, they were both amaazing!
For the salumi, there were imported cured meats from many different cities oversears, and a house-​made porchetta. From the left and moving clockwise, we had the Mortadella, Black Truffle Salami, Smoked Pancetta, Proscuitto Di Parma (aged 16 months), and house-​made porchetta in the middle. All of these were really good and amazing. You can really taste fennel in the salami, but to be honest, my favourite was the house-​made porchetta. This was, hands down, my favourite. It had so much flavour, and great texture. It was a little bit on the fattier side, but that’s one of the things that I liked about it. It also went great with the House-​made Focaccia. Next time I come here, I could go with just a plate of their house-​made porchetta, and a few other dishes.
For for Formaggi, (clockwise starting from the right), we had the Black Truffle Moliterno (Aged 18 Month), Pecorino Toscano, Parmigiano Reggiano, Taleggio, and ricotta cheese in the middle. I thought that all the cheeses were great. My favourite would have to be the ricotta cheese in the middle. I found that the parmiagiano was a really hard and dense cheese. It was a bit hard to cut into and eat. The black Truffle Moliterno had a really strong flavour, and went really well with the truffle and black pepper honey sauce to bring out the truffle flavour even more.
Lastly, we got the Carne cruda to share. It’s essentially like a beef or steak tartare, that is finely chopped. The name suggests that the beef comes from Piedmontese cattle, which is a relatively rare breed of cattle. There’s very few farms in Canada that have this breed of cattle and few restaurants go out of their way to serve it. I’ve only had the chance to have it a few times. This was a really lightly seasoned dish with only very simple ingredients. It went really well with the arugula and bread…

This was one of my most memorable dining experiences. It doesn’t surprise me as it’s an extension of Corso 32, which when I first ate there a few years ago, it too was one of the best meals I’ve had. The menu is mostly in Italian with certain words you can pick out like brown sage butter, truffle oil, pecorino cheese… all things that indicate absolute deliciousness. Every item we ordered was nothing short of amazing. Come hungry as dishes are rich and many come with fresh bread.
We ordered:
Egg Yolk Raviolo, Ricotta & Boschetto Al Tartufo: a large ravioli with a perfectly yolky egg in the centre that oozes out with you cut into it.
Fonduta Agnolotti Dal Plin, Sage butter, parmigianio: fresh ravioli with a creamy cheesy filling that you dip in sage butter and roll in cheese… each bite is an explosion of flavor.
Egg moliterno ‘cacio e Pepe’, crostini: the creamiest scrambled eggs I’ve ever had with what I’m sure was hints of truffle oil, that you spread on garlic infused crostini.
The ½ salumi tasting plate: a selection of their house cured meats. Comes with savory cheese sticks to wrap the meat… to die for!
Beef Tartar: apologies, I can’t seem to pick out what this dish was called on the menu, however it was the best tartar I’ve ever had. It was so well prepared full of citrus flavor. It was so fresh and flavorful, a must try for sure.
The ½ Formaggi tasting plate: a selection a cheese to compliment the cured meat. Combined with the honey that comes with it… I can’t even describe how complimentary all the flavors work together
Wish we had room for dessert, but we were stuffed. There was four of us, and none of us left hungry. Including 6 drinks, we paid about $ 55 per person. An amazing value for the experience.
The space is small, so they don’t take reservations, and I wouldn’t recommend a bigger party then 4 people. Come early to guarantee yourself a table.
Our server was also very good. Sooo helpful. She didn’t mind translating and explaining the menu items to us. She also made an accurate estimation on how many dishes will be enough food for us.
I HIGHLY recommend everyone to try Bar Bricco for a fantastic dining experience.

Egg yolk ravioli. Heaven. That is all you need to know

I have dined here twice and have had the fonduta agnolotti dal plin, sage butter, parmigiano both times. It is basically ravioli filled with cheese (?) that you have to dip into butter and roll in shredded cheese before eating. It is delicious! Rich and luxurious. You can tell the ingredients are of a very high quality. I was told this is the most popular item on the menu. I have also tried a bit of a friend’s egg dish — this was also very good. I had a glass of wine — again so good. The food is expensive and the portion sizes are small — you either have to be wiling to order several plates and fork over a lot of cash or eat again afterward. Plus the place is very cool, and has very hip and modern décor and staff, who I have found to be pleasant.
The only downside is that the place is so small and has limited seating, you may not find a seat, especially if you are a larger party. Plus, there isn’t really a waiting area for seats. You can come close to opening time to ensure that you get seats, around 5 pm. Also, the first time I had the fonduta dish, there were pieces of dust on the ravioli but I am willing to overlook this because the pasta is hand made and the food was so delicious.
You definitely need to try this place if you haven’t already done so.

This wine bar was recommended to me by a friend, I’m very glad I went here. Everything I tried their prosecco, white nectarine Bellini, and their ravioli dish was amazing, a must go as well.

Bar Bricco is the second restaurant of Daniel Costa’s soon to be trifecta empire. This one specializes as a spuntini bar, aka. snacks/​small bites/​noshes. The place itself is tiny with only three tables and a reverse L-​shaped wooden bar. At most, it has 28 seats but there is standing room along the front. Hence, the no reservation policy. Get here early if you want a prime seating spot.
We went on a Saturday evening (6:30pmish) and either due to the fugly weather or boxing match on that night, we had no trouble finding a place a seat at the bar. Hell yeah. No wait. That’s a win in my books. The interior is slick, modern and contemporary with two meat slicers gleaming behind the bar. Watch the staff work magic on those machines. It’s almost hypnotizing.
The bar setup gives the place a casual, relaxed ambiance. However, one complaint I had is with the hooks underneath the bar. Great that you can stash your coat and belongings away but they’re oddly spaced out. You’d think there’d be one every two seats but that wasn’t the case. Just a small but noticeable thing that I hope Bar Bricco fixes.
— Aglianico ($ 48.00 bottle) — I’m no expert when it comes to wine but my one friend sure is. After getting a few recommendations from the barman, we decided to try out a bottle of red wine, the Aglianico. It was excellent paired with all of the food that we ordered.
— Fennel, mint and pistachio salad ($ 14.00) — we thought it’d be a smart idea to order something light and refreshing. This was the only available salad option. A generous amount of pistachios (yummmmm), the mint was fresh but subtle and the fennel had a crisp, crunchy bite. The amount (read: filling) and quality actually justified the $ 14.00 price point.
— Egg yolk raviolo, ricotta and boschetto al tartufo ($ 14.00) — my friend has been to Bar Bricco more times that I can count on two hands so I let her do the choosing. Before I tasted the egg yolk raviolo, she told me it was one of the best things she’s ate in her life. High praise. Especially from her. Let’s just say it lives up to the hype. One delicious raviolo topped with fried sage and sprinkled with ricotta cheese. Cut it open and watch that perfectly cooked, golden orange yolk ooze out. Smooth, creamy, and decadent.
— Eggs moliterno ‘cacio e pepe’ and crostini ($ 15.00) — rich, creamy, and indulgent is the best way to describe this dish. Similar in texture to the raviolo, the eggs moliterno is slow cooked and has a very smooth, velvety texture. Topped with truffle oil, cheese and pepper, this dish was bursting with flavour. You could really taste the truffle oil.
— Salumi tasting plate ($ 26.00) — we were given five types of salumi to sample on our platter. We had (from center and rotating clockwise) the smoked pancetta, the prosciutto di parma (aged 16 months), mortadella, house-​made porchetta, and black truffle salami. A generous portion of cured meats, all of which were excellent. Thinly sliced, aged and flavourful, this was more than enough for us to share.
Served with grissini (cheese breadsticks), house-​made focaccia and warm bread. Our barman recommended eating the prosciutto with the grissini. Nice combo. The focaccia was unbelievably light and fresh. I’d easily buy a loaf to take home to enjoy.
Bar Bricco is a must if you haven’t been yet. It reminds me of the small, charming restaurants back in Montréal. Nice to see there are a few places in Edmonton that rise above the rest. Service is excellent, food is top notch and I will be back to stuff myself silly soon enough.

Love this place. NO reso but if u get there right at five you will def get a table.
Though they are a bit slow. Love the atmosphere and their food offerings. I often get their meat sampler and cheese sampler. It fills you right up.
They also have amazing bread and bread stick.
Must visit!

I love bar bricco! It’s small but cozy and great for a more intimate dinner. Their wine selection never disappoints and they have a delicious and eclectic cheese board that is my go to choice.

Bar Bricco is my new favourite after work spot for wine and cheese downtown. Get there early to get a table, it fills up fast! Whether at the bar or at a table, you’re guaranteed a great selection of cheese, meats and wines.
Favourite things about Bar Bricco:
–you can order 3 oz glasses of wine, so you can try a few different kinds while still keeping your wits about you
–you can also do a half meat half cheese platter which has yet to disappoint, offering a great variety in plentiful quantities
–the ricotta raviolis that you dip in sage butter and then roll in shaved parm… They are melt in your mouth delicious!
–the focaccia that comes with the meat and cheese platter is so warm and tasty, with a slight bit of coarse salt n top
Ok, writing this review is making me want to return. Maybe this week after an especially trying day at work?

We’ve walked past this no-​reservation little brother to Corso 32 at least 3 times during our many visits and walked on as it was simply over subscribed. Tonight, however, it being Boxing Day evening, we were in luck and, having just ordered wine at the bar, were beckoned to our table where a lovely meal was thoroughly enjoyed.
We each, separately and respectively slurped down a white from the Abruzzo region and a lovely Rose by the glass. Should have bought a bottle.
We primarily focused on the small plates ordering warm olives that were yummy, prosciutto that was accompanied by the most divine bread, a ricotta-​stuffed shell dunked in sage butter and then rolled in grated Parmesan cheese, and, finally, a fennel and pistachio salad tossed in a beautiful vinaigrette.
More glasses of wine were ordered giving us the courage to loosen our belts and press our gluttony further by ordering honey-​drizzled cheese featuring black truffle ribbons that made us weep as we loosened one more notch on our belts.
We will return to Bar Bricco when next we visit our daughter, son-​in-​law and beautiful grandson who is perfect in every way.

I went here once last year, and haven’t been back yet, but I definitely want to check it out again.
Their meats and breads are fantastic (I believe I had the speck). The restaurant has such a neat concept and is quite unique to Edmonton restaurants. I also really enjoyed the agnolotti you dip in butter and parmesan… delicious. My sister loved the cheese she got along with one of the honey dips you can add.
I do wish they took reservations, but what can you do?
I do have to mention that I wish the seating was more comfortable. There is nothing wrong with me physically, but my back was hurting by the end of our meal. The chairs are like rock hard barstools and if I recall, they don’t even have backs on them. Not good.
I also found it odd that I couldn’t just order a pop. Not a huge deal, but sometimes I don’t feel like alcohol and I want something different than water… they don’t really have much to offer in between.
Overall I definitely recommend the place.

Atmosphere was very cool. Excellent little spot for a date night. My gf and i both enjoyed it. Atmosphere was cool, loved the fresh sliced meat done behind the bar!
Food here was unreal! I must admit i had a small challenge understanding what the items on the menu were exactly but we just asked that the chef prepare us something that we would like and did he ever!
I wanted to lick the plate clean! The Egg Yolk Ravilio is a MUST ORDER! Chef Ryan came out to make sure our food was up to par, much appreciated!

Between all of my summer travels I managed to make it to Bar Bricco, and thank goodness I did because man it was truly AMAZING! I love that Corso 32 opened a little place next door and while I didn’t have a lot of luck with Corso I will not deny that their food is AMAZING! Bar Bricco did not disappoint! We started with some amazing wine and shared a couple of plates, including hand made ravioli and an amazing charcuterie plate! Sitting here writing this I am drooling over the ravioli and can’t wait to go back! I love that Edmonton is finally starting to get more fun, small, quaint places that serve amazing food! Down with the chain restaurants! I would most definitely come back here, it’s small so you best get here early if you want a seat!

It is great to finally be able to eat food designed by Danny Costa without having to make a reservation seven months in advance: D. I met up with a friend on a weekday evening to enjoy this bar. It’s definitely got the vibe of a casual, yet swanky, meeting spot. The service is efficient, the food fantastic and the ambience friendly.
The Eggs Moliterno are particularly good. I didn’t expect to be blown away by eggs! Slow cooked so as to make the eggs velvety smooth. The Piemontese Carne Cruda, an Italian take on beef tartare, was exceptional too. Fresh, good ingredients well executed. Well done. I glanced upon the cheese and charcuterie board and was glad to see some not so common ones on the menu. I can’t wait to go back and eat more food at the bar, with a side of delicious Amaro.
However, I left hoping they had more than just a few great wines and digestifs on offer. I would much rather spend $ 13 on a good cocktail than $ 18 on a Sangiovese. Perhaps this bar is not meant for me? I don’t know though — given the recent bar scene in Edmonton, one would expect Bar Bricco to customise to the scene. If it is only a wine bar, then remove the tired and uninspired list of three cocktails from the menu, or else replace them with something cool and trendy.

Daniel Costa of Edmonton’s popular Corso 32, opened up Bar Bricco this past weekend. The Italian wine and spuntini bar (late night, small snacks) sits between his infamous Italian restaurant and the old home of downtown’s Transcend, soon to be a third restaurant of the acclaimed chef. Contrasting Corso 32′s «reserve two weeks in advance or good luck to you!» stance, Bar Bricco does not take reservations. Which was intriguing enough that got me thinking, I need to go ASAP or else I’ll never get to try it once word gets out. So Saturday night, Joe and I headed down with the hopes of nabbing two seats.
Our server/​bar tender was excellent, super knowledgeable with the drinks and menu, which you can view at the end of the post (photos). Neither of us are extensive wine drinkers so we opted for our usual. Joe ordered the Deschutes «Mirror Pond» pale ale, and I ordered the Aperol Spritz, something both Café Amore and Woodwork made me quite fond of. Delicious! Although I preferred Café Amore’s concoction because I’m a definite lightweight and like things with juice. But on to more yummy things!
First to come out was the salumi tasting board. From top, clockwise and the center on my photo: speck (a smoked proscuitto), mortadella, Proscuitto Di Parma, housemade porchetta, and Finocchiona. All of which are imported from various regions in Italy, except of course the house made porchetta. My favorite? The Finocchiona, a Tuscan salami that is flavored with fennel seeds. De-​frickin-​licious. The plate is served with grissini, housemade pencil-​sized bread sticks, and a plate of crostini, lightly rubbed with garlic and olive oil. When I asked Joe which was his favorite, he said he liked the ham. They’re… all technically… ham. What he really meant was the mortadella.
Because we couldn’t have enough of meat… our second dish was the carne cruda Piemontese, essentially chopped beef and otherwise known to us as steak tartare. The Italian version of it though is quite simplified, without addition of Worcestershire, and instead a blend of lemon juice, olive oil, truffle oil, salt and pepper, and topped with grated Parmagiano Reggiano. More specifically Vacche Rosso, a cheese made from and named after the native red cows of northern Italy, richer in flavor and slightly creamier. Whoa. This was good stuff! Cut to order, the carne cruda was beautifully done.
Nothing says Italian food than a pasta dish, and with three of them on the menu, it was hard not to pass on it. The egg yolk ravioli came out as a single portion, meant to be cut into to let the yolk meld with the sage butter sauce. And meld it did. Beautiful and with a very slight hint of sourness from the housemade ricotta filling. God. I could eat a gazillion of these. Or maybe 4 is good too… but honestly. So well done.
Our last dish for the night was agnolotti dal plin, an rectangular ravioli «al plin» or «pinched» to form their distinct shape. Meant to be picked up, dipped in the sage butter sauce, and then into the Parmagiano. Super cute way of eating pasta! Filled with salumi and bread crumbs, the filling was quite light and the thin wrapping really reminded me of the texture of wontons… of course, only I would say such a thing. Great dish if you’re with a group of people!
I rue the days that Joe goes to his parents to eat lunch and is too full to try more dishes! It really messes with my eating. But with drinks and four dishes under our belts, both of us were full. The crowd had petered in and out while we were there, most being family and friends, and those in the industry. Chef Costa was out and about chatting and even poured a few Aperol Spritz for some lucky ladies. We were coincidentally sitting beside the designer of the interior, Joe Johnson, who also designed the Corso 32 space and is currently designing the neighboring space for the third restaurant. The design was based around a gorgeous proscuitto slicer (pictured, above Chef Costa’s hand!), a centerpiece of the restaurant although unbeknownst to us when we entered the restaurant.
Tip: Seat yourself at the right end of the bar when you enter for prime proscuitto slicing action. Also, there’s hooks on the bottom of the bar counter for your jackets and purses. I chose to put my purse on the ground as it was clean for opening, which prompted Joe (the designer, not my Joe) to ask me why I did so. It’s not the design, my purse had nearly a kilo of items, I swear. I was reassured that those hooks could manage heavy purses. And don’t get too whoozy on wine, there’s «Mr. Clean”-clean glass walls surrounding the entrance and a glass door enroute to the washrooms. Don’t want to walk into those!
Congratulations to Daniel Costa and his team for the opening and thank you for the lovely experience! Looking forward to future visits to Bar Bricco! They’re open 6pm-​1am Wednesday through Sunday. Parking is a hard find, it’s right on Jasper Avenue.