Bareo

Filipino, Japanese

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About Bareo

Bareo is a small, cute restaurant in Charleston that serves fresh, flavorful food. The menu packs a lot of flavor into small portions that are surprisingly filling. Guests have enjoyed the eel and tuna hand rolls, spicy salmon onigiri, cucumber salad, and a mint matcha martini. The onigiris and dumplings are especially worth trying, and the truffle dumplings, longanisa + shrimp shumai, and longanisa shumai have been highlights. Other favorites include the Japanese brunch, tinola soup, scallop curry, and the coconut chiller mocktail. The ube italian ice-type dessert was extremely good, and guests are encouraged to get dessert. The staff is kind, knowledgeable, and nice overall, though bar staff have made some guests feel a little unwelcomed. The space is small and intimate, so a reservation is recommended for dinner or weekend lunch. The atmosphere and experience are phenomenal, with lovely decor and plating aesthetic. Some find the price point exorbitant and the flavor nothing special, but the food is fresh, carefully crafted, and good quality. The kakigori is fun in concept with beautiful presentation but is essentially a tower of shaved ice and sugar. Overall, Bareo is a great place to check out, especially for the onigiris and dumplings, and is well worth it for an experience and aesthetic or a date.

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Bareo Reviews

4.6
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4.6
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The food is fresh and dreamy. The staff is kind and knowledgeable! We had a little of everything. Thank you Ava for your excellent customer service. The food brings you in but the staff brings you back! Thank you Ava, Arijit, Emily,Lance and Oscar. A special thanks to sweet Lance for helping us with the blackbird app. So damn delicious!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I really enjoy this place! It’s small, cute, and has a lot of flavor packed into its menu. The portions are on the smaller side, but are surprisingly filling. The onigiris are delicious, and the dumplings are definitely worth trying, too!

The one thing I’d probably skip is the kakigori. The concept is fun and the presentation is beautiful, but it’s essentially a tower of shaved ice and sugar. If you’re looking for something with more flavor and better value for...read full review
Hands down one of the best meals my girlfriend and I had in Charleston — so good we came back twice.

On our first visit we tried the Japanese brunch, the truffle dumplings, and the longanisa + shrimp shumai. Every dish was packed with flavor. The second time, we went for the tinola soup and ordered the longanisa shumai again (two orders this time, because they're that heavenly). The coconut chiller mocktail was excellent too, and Chef Nikko kindly surprised us with the...read full review

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Hours

Monday 4 - 9PM
Tuesday 4 - 9PM
Wednesday 4 - 9PM
Thursday 12 - 9PM
Friday 12 - 9PM
Saturday 12 - 9PM
Sunday 12 - 9PM
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