Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Tapas


You don't have to go to Spain to have incredible Spanish tapas (small plates)! Tapas bars are very popular in New York these days. Not exactly cheap, but a cool alternative for "a happy hour with wine", "a light meal", "wine tasting", "a full meal".

I guess you can make a lot of it, it all depends on your mood.

My absolute favorite is Mercat, which is actually classified as a wine bar, but has the most incredible padrones (fried green peppers) and chorizo.

Here's a list of recommended tapas places:

Mercat*** (45 Bond Street, East Village)
Bar Carrera (146 West Houston St., SoHO)
Bar Jamon*** (125 East 17th Street, near Union Square)
Bar Stuzzichini (928 Broadway, Flatiron District)
Boqueria (53 West 19th Street, Flatiron District)
Boqueria (171 Spring Street, SoHO)
Gottino*** [Italian tapas] (52 Greenwich Ave., West Village)
'inoteca (98 Rivington St., Lower East Side)
1492 Food (60 Clinton St., Lower East Side)
Perbacco*** [Italian tapas] (234 East 4th Street, Ave. A and B)
Tia Pol (205 Tenth Ave., bet. 22nd and 23rd Sts., Chelsea)
El Quinto Pino (401 West 24th St., Chelsea)

***Fabulous food

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