☞ BESPOKE: Tapas Style at Vinateria

Vinateria has seen the crowds arrive since they opened last week on the corner of 119th on FDB/8th Avenue and we have enjoyed a couple of tapas style meals there recently along with some great
Spanish wines.   Bigger entrees are served up on the menu but we chose this route for health reasons in preparation for the warm weather ahead. The small bites are around $3 each and pack a lot flavor but merely serve as an Amuse-Bouche so expect to order more later.  All of the cheeses were spectacular along with a pork rillete that provides something new for diners in Harlem.  A vegetarian corn soup for the evening on Thursday is hands down one of the best offerings we have had in any city and the bruschetta with mushroom or eggplant are more robust than one would expect.

There was also a super fresh salad of seasonal beets or a meatier option with spanish anchovies that will excite the more adventuresome diner.  Steak tartar with a fried quails egg is also something new for the neighborhood and we eventually finished everything off with an extremely creamy Italian custard for dessert that had a bright burst of lemon and rosemary. Oh, and the service was impeccable which is a detail that is quite often lacking even in many better establishments.  Check out more on the very bespoke Vinateria in our past post: LINK