Spanish for weeknight

[Klocke]

A group of 6 will be in town the 2nd week in December. We are looking for a spanish restaurant to have dinner thursday night. It seems as if everything we look at is primarily a tapas restaurant. We would prefer a traditional spot. Our hotel is in midtown but we can cab anywhere. Cost is not really an issue. Any ideas? Thanks for your help.

[jim.luyten]

Hi - where did you go?
Does anyone know if Mercat is still open? Looks like it closed for health reasons....last Feb.

[Klocke]

We weren't blown away by our choices so we had italian.

[daver]

Malaga-73rd between first and york-chicken and garlic sauce on the bone..

[GaryUES]

I'd rate Don Pedro's (corner 96th and 2nd av.) much higher than either Malaga or Sevilla. It's a full scale restaurant with a modern take on Spanish food and a very pleasant ambiance. That being said, I also like Barraca.

[Sneakeater]

"Noche de entresemana" is Spanish for weeknight.

[RCC]

+1

[thegforceny]

La Fonda del Sol

http://www.patinagroup.com/restaurant...

[rrems]

Barraca in the West Village is fairly traditional and the food is great. They have tapas, but also other appetizers, 6 different paellas and 4 other main courses plus daily specials. Their sangrias are wonderful.

[Klocke]

Thanks for the suggestion. Have you ever tried sevilla? Some say it's good others disagree. I guess there's not much interest in spanish food. Maybe if someone opened a spanish spot with a 10 course tasting menu they might get some play.

[kathryn]

Maybe Socarrat, Salinas, or La Fonda del Sol? All of these should have more of an appetizers/entrees menu, although they may be quite short.

Degustation is a Spanish inspired tasting menu sort of place but it's tiny, counter seating only, and there was a chef change not too long ago. I haven't been back since and have heard mixed reviews of the food.

There's tons of interest in Spanish food, it's just that it's all tapas--one tapas place begets another I guess! There's Boqueria, Mercat, Salinas, Tertulia, Txikito, Las Ramblas, Tia Pol, Pata Negra, Casa Mono...

(Note that also in NYC, for a long time, "Spanish" is / was used as a catch-all phrase for "Latin" restaurants.)

[RCC]

I think Sevilla has its merits. The basics are, imho, just a tad better than Nacional on 14th.

[rrems]

I've never been to Sevilla. My impression is of an old-school Spanish that has been there forever, and is probably decent but not exceptional. Degustation has a 10-course tasting, but it is not traditional and I don't know how it's been since the chef change.