21 editor picks across United States.
21 spanish restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Morcilla in Lawrenceville pours sherry and Spanish tapas in Pittsburgh. Justin Severino's charcuterie-driven room and a James Beard semifinalist.
OrderThe charcuterie board and whichever pintxos the kitchen is running, with a glass off the sherry list.
TipReservations on Resy go fast for weekends. The standing bar holds space for walk-ins early in the evening.
Morcilla on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is Justin Severino's Spanish room in Pittsburgh. Charcuterie, sherry and tapas from a James Beard semifinalist.
OrderThe charcuterie board and a flight off the sherry list.
TipReserve on Resy for weekends. The standing bar takes a few early-evening walk-ins.
Bazaar Meat by Jose Andres in Las Vegas is the James Beard winner's playful Strip meathouse, relocated from SLS Sahara to the Venetian Resort in late 2025.
OrderThe cotton-candy foie gras and a wood-fire-roasted suckling pig for the table.
TipSit at the live-fire counter, not the dining room; the cooking is the show.
Jake Howell's 38-seat Iberian room in East Nashville off the Gallatin corridor in Nashville. Michelin Bib Gourmand 2025 and a James Beard win for Howell.
OrderThe braised rabbit in garlic broth with piment d'espelette aioli and the oyster croquetas.
TipOpen Thursday to Saturday only with 38 seats. Reservations recommended; bar walk-ins early are the move.
OvenBird at Pepper Place Birmingham is Chris Hastings's live-fire sibling to Hot and Hot, with Spanish, Portuguese, Uruguayan and Argentine grill traditions.
OrderAsado plates, Wood-fired vegetables, Sherry pour
Mita's on Race Street downtown is Jose Salazar's Spanish-Latin American room, with paella, jamon, ceviches and an extensive sherry program. Open since 2015.
OrderPaella, Jamon iberico
Santiago's Bodega fills a Bahama Village cottage in Key West with shared Spanish plates, croquettes and sangria poured for tables that linger all evening.
OrderSmoked salmon carpaccio and a round of croquettes
TipTables are small and the room fills fast at dinner, so book ahead or come at 11:00 when the tapas kitchen opens.
Amilinda on East Wisconsin Avenue, Gregory Leon's Spanish-Portuguese room, serves bacalhau, Iberian pork and tapas downtown since 2015 in a small storefront.
OrderThe salt-cod bacalhau and whichever Iberian pork cut is on the menu that night.
TipMid-week dinners stay quieter; Sunday is closed. Reservations on Resy.
Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette's Spanish tapas room on Washington Street has run the South End's small-plate template in Boston since 2005.
OrderGrilled corn with aioli, lime and queso fresco.
TipWalk-in only for dinner. Get to the bar at 17:00 to skip the 90-minute wait that builds by 19:00.
Tres Gatos on Centre Street is Jamaica Plain's tapas-bar-and-book-shop in Boston since 2011. Order the the chicken croquetas and a glass of manzanilla sherry.
OrderThe chicken croquetas and a glass of Manzanilla sherry.
TipWeekend brunch on Saturday and Sunday is the best-kept secret. The book shop and record stall open at 17:00.
Tres Gatos on Centre Street has run a tapas-bar-and-book-shop in Jamaica Plain Boston since 2011. Kitchen leans spanish. Booking recommended.
OrderChicken croquetas and a glass of Manzanilla sherry.
TipWeekend brunch is the under-the-radar seat. Book shop opens 17:00.
Xuntos fills a 1926 Art Deco building in downtown Santa Monica with Sandra Cordero's Galician tapas, razor clams, percebes and vermouth over two floors.
OrderRazor clams, jamon iberico and a porron of Basque cider
TipThe menu runs from jamon iberico to Galician empanadas; ask for the mezzanine seats above the bar.
Columbia in Ybor City has plated 1905 Salad, paella and Spanish-Cuban classics since 1905, Florida's oldest restaurant under five Gonzmart family generations.
The Iberian Pig in downtown Decatur, Atlanta runs Spanish tapas and Iberico-leaning plates since 2009. At 121 Sycamore St. Booking recommended.
OrderThe pork belly cubano, bacon-wrapped Medjool dates and patatas bravas.
TipReservations on Resy. Buckhead and Glenwood Park sister locations stay open later than Decatur.
Mallorca on West 9th Street in the Warehouse District, the Spanish-Portuguese dining room a 2026 James Beard semifinalist, has poured the flaming Spanish.
OrderPaella Mallorquina for two plus the tableside flaming Spanish coffee.
TipReserve on OpenTable a week ahead. The flaming coffee is $30 for two and worth the show.
Mareva 1939 at the National Hotel is the Art Deco Collins Avenue dining room serving contemporary Spanish cuisine and tapas family-style on South Beach.
OrderThe black paella with scallops and shrimp, paired with a few sharing tapas off the Iberico section.
TipPlan two to three plates per person; the poolside garden seating is the quieter alternative to the main dining room.
Luna Red sets seafood paella, lamb lollipops and shared plates beside Mission San Luis Obispo, with a plaza patio that fills fast on Thursday market nights.
OrderThe seafood paella, built for the table and priced accordingly.
TipBook the patio for Thursday evenings; the farmers' market runs one block away on Higuera Street.
Aitor Zabala's Somni in West Hollywood, Los Angeles serves a 22-course Catalan-influenced tasting at a 10-seat counter built around playful technique.
ZuZu is the Spanish tapas room at Main Street's riverfront end, serving small plates, paella and a gin programme seven days a week to locals and visitors.
OrderPaella and the seasonal tapas specials.
TipThe latenight menu after 22:00 is one of the few genuinely late options in Napa.
ZuZu at lunch is the most lively casual table downtown: Spanish tapas, paella and sangria at prices that make it a natural midday destination on weekdays.
OrderPaella and the croquetas de jamon.
TipThe paella takes 30 minutes to prepare; order it immediately when you sit down.
Spanish tapas, wood-fired meats, seasonal paella on lower State Street. Spanish vermouths, gin and tonics, Santa Barbara County wines. Michelin Guide listed.
OrderSeasonal paella, Wood-fired seafood, Spanish tapas
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