Four of the best Spanish and Basque restaurants in the city, from a Cobble Hill Andalusian spot to a Chelsea pintxos bar, a Gramercy tapas institution, and a West Village landmark open since 1941.
Chelsea · 240 9th Ave, New York, NY 10001, USA
Basque pintxos on 9th Ave since 2008, built around a tightly edited menu of small plates that balance tradition with quiet invention. Pulpo carpaccio arrives plated like a blooming flower, and a suckling pig that’s stay…
Cobble Hill / Carroll Gardens · 268 Clinton St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
A narrow, candlelit tapas room with a Michelin nod and a menu built at the intersection of Spanish, Moorish, and Sephardic Jewish cooking. Anchovies come with salted dukkah butter, the cochinillo crackles at the table, …
West Village · 62 Charles St, New York, NY 10014, USA
A traditional West Village restaurante that opened in 1941 and has barely changed since. Sangria by the pitcher, paella for the table, and a churro-and-chocolate dessert order that nobody argues with. The dining room ha…
Gramercy · 52 Irving Pl, New York, NY 10003, USA
The only Michelin-starred Spanish tapas restaurant in NYC, where razor clams a la plancha, creamy eggs buried under sea urchin and walnuts, and braised oxtail keep people coming back and rebooking. Bar Jamón next door o…