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Bar Jamón

125 E. 17th St., New York, NY 10003 40.735901 -73.987354
at Irving Pl. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
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Cuisine: Spanish/Tapas
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Reader Rating:
8.5 out of 10
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6 Reviews | Write a Review

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Hours

Mon-Fri, 5pm-2am; Sat-Sun, noon-2am

Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W at 14th St.-Union Sq.

Prices

$7-$15

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Bar Scene
Dine at the Bar
Hot Spot
Late-Night Dining
Lunch
Notable Chef
Reservations Not Required

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

There are veal-calf pens more spacious and forgiving than this tiny tapas bar's U-shaped dining hutch/torture chamber. A yogi master, a Romanian gymnast, and the Human Pretzel from Ripley's Believe It or Not! would find it difficult to sup here simultaneously. It doesn't help matters that the baying young crowd is territorially aggressive like junkyard dogs. But the food, if you can find a place to put it, is terrific—more traditional and less expensive than Casa Mono next door. Especially the chorizo with piquillos, the ham-and-cheese bocadito, and the house-cured tuna served in a pickled- fennel boat. If you go off-hours—right before the 1:30 a.m. last call, or on a weekend afternoon—you lessen your chances of being jabbed in the ribs or poked in the eye. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Food:	(NA)

Service:	9

Décor:	8

Value:	8

Stopped in here after Fuerzabruta and could barely get through the door. The large mirror in the back- which is only really 5 feet away from the door- is quite decieving. We had to leave and returned some time later to find a spot at the counter in the front. No seats, but there were hooks for our coats! The waiter/bar tender recommended a red wine upon request,Prieto I believe it was called, and it was perfect. Not too dry. $16 for a glass and a half...the background music was good and the food smelled delish, though we didn't have any! I will go back for some Iberia ham!

Bar Jamón

The review of a Spanish

Ramon from 28002 | Posted on 10/11/06

Overall Rating: 108 (Recommended)


Food:	8
Service:	9

Décor:	9

Value:	9

I went to Bar Jamon some weeks ago. It was so amazing for a Spanish to find a bar like this one. It was like a return to my country, Spain. In Spain, almost every bar has a wide selection of cured hams, from serrano to iberian. The serrano ham (from white pigs) is what almost every non European Union citizen can consume. For the iberian one (from iberian pigs) you have to wait some months. I think you can pre-order them in latienda.com (http://www.tienda.com/indepth/jamoniberico.html), but it is very expensive compared with the main Spanish Iberian Hams shops, such as Ibergour.com (http://www.ibergour.com). Unfortunately for me, if the world discover the finest of all hams, its price will raise too much for my pocket. It's better than caviar, in my honest opinion.

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