New York’s Spanish Restaurants: Basque Counters, Food Halls and the Old Guard
Updated August 16, 2026
New York’s Spanish wave never broke: José Andrés built a food hall around it, Alex Raij and Eder Montero made it personal, and the old guard on 23rd Street simply refuses to leave.
The Basque thread runs strongest — Txikito and Ernesto’s are the current standard-bearers.
The ranking
14.4(606)
34.4(10,422)
54.1(593)
“Basque cooking as a love letter — the octopus carpaccio is mandatory.”
“José Andrés’ all-day Spain theme park at Hudson Yards.”
“The reborn 1930s classic — go for the room as much as the rice.”