Barre East

Barre is known as a hub of Italian culture, but that doesn’t mean its residents don’t have a yen for Asian cuisines. John Fath, owner of Toscano Café Bistro [1] in Richmond, sold his Barre restaurant, Lucia’s Italian Restaurant & Bar, late last year. This spring, it will reopen as Asian Gourmet.

Owner Jin Zhang is part of a Vermont Asian food dynasty. His brother owns Koto Japanese Steak House [2] in South Burlington. Nephew Jerry Jiang owns Asian Bistro [3] in Winooski and Williston. Jiang says the new Barre restaurant, which will most likely open in April, follows the pan-Asian format of his own. Granite City residents can expect Chinese, Thai and Japanese entrées, as well as sushi.