Tapas in the Big Apple

I had dinner tonight with San Francisco culinary maven Sean Timberlake, creator of the foodie blog Hedonia.   If you're headed to the Bay Area, check in with Sean before making dinner reservations. 

I felt the need to come up with a noteworthy Manhattan dining experience given the food snobbery of most San Franciscans.  So I took Sean to Tia Pol, which is truly one of the great Tapas restaurants in the U.S.   Conveniently, it 's also about half a block from my apartment.  If you live in New York City, by all means go.  If you're visiting, put it on your short list.  But remember: Tia Pol is teensy weensy, and they don't take reservations.  Get there as close to opening  as possible.  And order the garbanzos fritos (fried chick peas).  At $3, it's  the best appetizer in NYC.

Comments

[Allen]

I probably should have crossed the street and joined you last night David, instead I dined at the other new 10th Avenue restaurant of the moment, Trestle On Tenth. While I know you would appreciate the name, referencing the highline tracks nearby, the food was only mediocre -- and that goes for both the fish and meat dishes we alternately chose. The wine was a little better. I'm not really a qualified reviewer, but I doubt Trestle will have the staying power of its pioneering neighbor Bottino.