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Café Español

172 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012 40.728821 -74.00057
at Sullivan St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
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Cuisine: Spanish/Tapas
Price Range:
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Official Website

cafeespanol.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, noon-midnight; Fri-Sat, noon-1am

Nearby Subway Stops

A, B, C, D, E, F, V at W. 4th St.-Washington Sq.

Prices

$20-$40

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Delivery
Lunch
Outdoor Dining
Private Dining/Party Space
Prix-Fixe
Take-Out
Online Ordering
Catering

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Delivery Area

Broome St. to 10th St.; Broadway to Sixth Ave.

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Profile

This down-market date place on the Village’s most touristy stretch has been barnacled to Bleecker Street since 1976. But while the city’s other time-honored paella palaces present the genre’s clichés — stucco, sangria, and toreador-jacketed waiters — as camp-kitsch, this joint plays it straight. With that in mind, there are garish murals, dopey Spanish pop tracks, and a dining room overstaffed with rushing managers. (Your servers are clustered around the bar TV.) The menu is similarly born of chaos: Lobster escapes unscathed but the marquee paella is dull. The three-course prix fixe, every night but Saturday, is probably your best deal. For cheerier Iberian chow, a far superior restaurant of the same name is nearby on Carmine Street. — Karen Tina Harrison

Recommended Dishes

Sauteed chorizo, $8.95; albondigas,$8.50; lobster, $19-$36

8.0

"Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

100%	Would you go back?
100%	Would you take a date?
50%	Would you take kids?
50%	Would you go on business?
100%	Would you go on a special occasion?

Food:	9.0
Service:	8.0
Décor:	6.5
Value:	8.0

Café Español

Great food for the price ....

touring_local from 10128 | Posted on 8/21/08

Overall Rating: 108 (Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	8

Décor:	6

Value:	8

Stopped by on a shopping trip for an afternoon snack on the patio. Great mojitos and tapas. We had the clams, a cheese plate and some pulpo. I thought my friends were going to fight over the clams they were awesome. ... oh and some guacamole, don't forget that with the warm and unique salsa they serve with chips. I would definitely recommend this place for a casual meal with friends. But I never once saw the inside of the place ....

Café Español

Wholesome, and lots of variety

mwilli21 from 11955 | Posted on 7/1/08

Overall Rating: 108 (Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	8

Décor:	7

Value:	8

This is definitely a fine little place. Although the location is sort of out of the way and dull, the food itself is very good and surely 1-ups most spanish food you've tried or had. I cleared my plate without any hesitation and loved it all. I can't wait to go back with some new people. The food itself takes what you love of spanish food, and keeps it real and fresh, unlike the chains you'll see out there like Chipotle and Moe's. The guacamole was a treat and was seemingly healthier as well. Definitely recommended.

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