Spanish/Tapas/Basque
Baco Mercat
408 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA, 90013
213-687-8808
Josef Centeno’s umlaut-bedecked flagship has all the Moroccan bistilla and Provençal brandade you could want, and the menu weds Catalan, Italian, and Abkhazian ingredients.
Website: http://www.bacomercat.com
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Eat, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Eat, Latin American, Restaurants, Spanish/Tapas/Basque
Bar Celona
46 E. Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91105
626-405-1000
Here’s an Old Town spot worth a detour. The room’s done in the black-and-red theme that’s shorthand for Spain…
Website: http://www.barcelonapasadena.com/
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Pasadena
Category: Restaurants, Spanish/Tapas/Basque
La Paella
476 S. San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90048
323-951-0745
The custard trembles beneath caramel that is brought to the point just past butterscotch and just short of burned…
Website: http://www.usalapaella.com/
Neighborhood: Contra Costa, Glendale, Los Angeles
Category: Restaurants, Spanish/Tapas/Basque
The Bazaar by Jose Andres
SLS Hotel, 465 S. La Cienaga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90048
310-246-5555
José Andrés puts forward a modernist ode to Spain in two shimmering rooms at the SLS Hotel.
Website: http://thebazaar.com/
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills
Category: Restaurants, Spanish/Tapas/Basque
The Courtyard
8543 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90069
310-358-0301
This tapas spot is set in and around a courtyard with fountains. But chef Albert Silvera’s menu is forward-looking…
Website: http://dinecourtyard.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, West Hollywood
Category: Restaurants, Spanish/Tapas/Basque
Tinto Tapas
7511 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90046
323-512-3095
At 7:30 the waitresses are hanging out at the bar, getting coached on their Castilian…
Website: http://tintotapas.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, West Hollywood
Category: Restaurants, Spanish/Tapas/Basque
