Xunta Tapas Bar
New York, NY 10009-4506
Phone: (212) 614-0620
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Between 10th Street and 11th Street
- Directions:
- L at First Ave; 6 at Astor Pl
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 4pm-12am, Fri-Sat 4pm-2am
Editorial Review for Xunta Tapas Bar – by Karen Hudes
In Short
Blue lights, fisherman's netting and rum-barrel tables set the room's tone. As Spanish guitar and flamenco music plays, a largely professional and creative crowd eats, drinks and talks it up. Tortilla espanola, the potato-omelette staple of any tapas bar, is as good here as it is in Seville. The mussels, garlic shrimp and jamon serrano are killer, while the creamy queixo cabrales--a regional Spanish blue cheese--makes a fine topper for the dense homemade bread.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkAlong with wines from Galicia and La Mancha, plus a few sherries from Jerez, Xunta stocks some great riojas, including a beautifully dry, almost savory Monte Real. The sangria arrives in earthenware pitchers, served murky and tart, with lots of fruit.
User Reviews for Xunta Tapas Bar
12/20/2007 Posted by megan514
Give Xunta a break - you don't go for cheap eats and expect the place to be able to set you immediately. Xunta is about great food, great people and thinking about how much Sangria you can have instead of how long of a wait you've got. It is NYC - people wait for good food and after a good meal, I like to stay and drink and not have the maitre'd kick me out when I am still drinking (like some other restaurants in NY that I've been to). But once you do sit down, the Spanish fisherman theme is captivating! Sitting at the barrels by the window is my favorite. And the food? It's fabulous. You can eat tons, drink plenty and still walk home with a wallet that hasn't been unjustly emtied! Xunta has remained my favorite New York City restaurant for 5 years and I am doubting that will change. If you don't like crowds and prefer exorbant bills, this probably isn't the place for you.
Pros: Fun and lively
Cons: if you don't get there early - the wait can be long, but worth it
12/16/2007 Posted by olm777
Food very bad, the cheese taste at all kind food, it is a very bad organization, you have to wait for table and in the end the food is awful.Please don't go to near to the bar with the Argentinian bartender he can bite you
Pros: bad service
Cons: bad food
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