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Islero

247 E. 50th St., New York, NY 10022
nr. Second Ave  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-752-1414 Send to Phone

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    2 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Latin American, Mediterranean, Spanish/Tapas

Official Website

isleronyc.com

Hours

Daily, noon-midnight

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at 51st St.; E, V at Lexington Ave.-53rd St.

Prices

$12-$25

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Dine at the Bar
  • Lunch
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

Owner Chris Bianchi named Islero after the 1000-pound bull that killed the matador Manolete in 1947. But the name’s about the only traditionally Spanish thing about this sleek space, which boasts a dance music-spinning DJ, fruity yet potent cocktails, and an expert menu of Latin-inspired dishes. A co-owner of nearby Crave Ceviche, Bianchi enlivens the club-cum-restaurant model with flair: chatty waitstaff sport ruffled red shirts and white Carrera marble tables backed by leather banquettes frame the honey-hued room. The food is equally inventive: a quivering mound of pork belly is dotted with apples and pomegranate; the arroz cremoso, black rice enveloped in winter truffles and goat cheese, arrives thick as pudding, with aromatic traces of curd and earth; and fat plantain rounds are drizzled in sea-salted caramel. — AnneLise Sorensen

Recommended Dishes

Pork belly, $12; Arroz cremoso, $7; sweet and salty plantains, $6.

6.0 "Mixed Reviews"
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Food: 6.0
Service: 5.5
Décor: 7.5
Value: 5.5

Bad service, below average food

andsowedance from 10022 | Posted on 11/9/09

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Food: 2
Service: 1
Décor: 5
Value: 1

Nowadays, it seems everybody thinks they can open a restaurant. The owner Chris Bianchi obviously has no clue how to run one. The service is awful and seems to rely on cute looking albeit rude staff and the food is a poor attempt at Spanish food. Disappointing.

Great experience, great food!!!

eleuteriafree from 10013 | Posted on 8/9/08

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

Islero, a must to visit in nyc. Great place for tapas, awesome wine list. Recomendations: try the bacalao, ceviches and the arroz cremoso. Amazing!!! I 've never had such a good choice of rice. They also have the gipsy kings on saturdays.

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