Photo Courtesy of Alexandria Restaurant Partners
Barca Pier & Wine Bar's bar area.
Alexandria Restaurant Partners' latest venture is opening on Alexandria's Waterfront this Wednesday, March 31.
Barca Pier & Wine Bar was inspired by the restaurant group’s partners’ travels to Spain, specifically the coastal Catalonia region along the Mediterranean. From the restaurant’s inception, partners Dave Nicholas, Scott Shaw and David Clapp had the goal of bringing the simple yet vibrant flavors of ingredient-forward dining to Old Town Alexandria’s Robinson’s Landing.
Neighboring Ada’s on the River, Barca Pier and the neighboring Wine Bar offer great views of the Potomac River with the Capital in the distance. Barca Pier offers 210-seats of open-air dining and is constructed from industrial freight containers that are situated on what used to be a bustling shipping pier. (See video from the arrival of the shipping containers last fall here.)
The 65-seat Wine Bar is centered around a marble bar.
“The past year has seen challenges unlike anything the restaurant world has known before,” said Nicholas. “With the opening of Ada’s on the River and now Barca Pier & Wine Bar we have had the unique opportunity to create hundreds of new jobs in a time when opportunities are scarce. Barca signifies another great beginning – it’s a fresh season filled with new opportunities for our company, our teams and our guests.”
Barca Executive Chef Bryant Haren and ARP Corporate Chef/Partner Brandon Whitestone together put together a menu reminiscent of the tapas bars of Barcelona, along with dishes that draw inspiration from other parts of the Mediterranean. The menus at both Barca Pier and the Wine Bar are similar, with the addition of Spanish charcuterie and cheeses being sold by the ounce as an additional offering at the Wine Bar and a selection of handhelds at the Pier.
“When creating the menu, we wanted to emphasize super simple, clean flavors,” said Whitestone. “Many of the ingredients are sourced from Spain, with a focus on quality and simplicity.”
Barca Pier is open: Sunday through Thursday 11:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m. - midnight.
More information will be posted at BarcaALX.com in the coming days.
