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SOCARRAT WINE BAR
December 17, 2009
WHAT
Spanish tapas and wine bar.
WHY:
The Spanish owner/chef is dedicated to bringing the traditional flavors of Spain to NYC.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Spanish Wine Bar, Tapas
Chelsea
261 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011 (map this)
T: 212.462.2244
Website:
Hours:
Sun - Thu: 6pm - 12pm
Fri - Sat: 6pm - 2pm
Click HERE to find out where Lolo Manso likes to eat and the purveyors he recommends.
The newly opened Socarrat Bar de Vinos is the answer to the question of what to do when the next door Socarrat Paella Bar is packed. Get tapas and a glass of wine or sherry at the wine bar and follow up with paella next door. The wine list contains selections from various spanish regions and will soon have a rotating list of interesting sherries. Tapas: traditional, but not typical. A few empanadas, a selection of cheeses, small crispy cocas (spanish little pizzas), and something that got us really excited: canned seafood. The Spanish are experts at canned seafood and they have included a range of approximately 10 from which to choose.
Owner Lolo Manso was manning the door, warmly greeting each new customer.
The design mimics the adjacent paella bar with more space and a few quirky spins. The white cupboard doors that line the paella bar are used also at the wine bar, but on the ceiling. Red brick walls, a black granite bar and soft lighting make it a comfortable setting.
They seem to be off to a good start. On the opening night, over flow from the paella bar and those in need of a glass of wine had already filled the bar stools.
Click HERE to find out where Lolo Manso likes to eat and the purveyors he recommends.
