Best of Boston

Best Spanish Restaurant

Taberna de Haro

Brookline
Chef-owner Deborah Hansen opened this paragon of tapas as a tiny storefront more than 25 years ago, eventually expanding with the adjacent Straight Law bar [...] read more»
2022 Best Spanish Restaurant

Dalí Restaurant & Tapas Bar

Somerville
Opened long before Toro became the niño bonito of Boston, this tapas den is a full-on party that’s still raging, and just as sexy and [...] read more»
2019 Best Spanish Restaurant

Toro

Boston
Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette have since added Toros in New York City, Bangkok, and Dubai, but a night out where it all began is [...] read more»
2018 Best Spanish Restaurant

Toro

Boston
Can any Spanish restaurant topple Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette’s always-buzzing tapas spot in the South End? Answer: not this year. The playlist and meticulously [...] read more»
2017 Best Spanish Restaurant

Toro

Boston
We already knew Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette could crank up the volume to 11 on outside-the-box tapas like foie gras a la plancha with [...] read more»
2016 Best Spanish Restaurant

Toro

Boston
It’s half past five, and Toro is already at capacity: the dining room rollicking, the bar stools long since staked out. Mind you, few restaurants [...] read more»
2014 Best Spanish Restaurant

Toro

Boston
Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette’s beloved South End tapas joint may now have a gigantic sister spot in (gasp!) Manhattan, but the tiny original is [...] read more»
2013 Best Spanish Restaurant

Toro

Boston
Here, crusty pan con tomate and aioli-smothered tortilla española mingle with refreshingly less-traditional small plates such as roasted bone marrow with radish-citrus salad and oxtail [...] read more»
2012 Best Spanish Restaurant

Tres Gatos

Jamaica Plain
At this tapas-bar-within-a-bookshop, the garlicky gambas all i pebre, fat wedges of creamy tortilla española, and chorizo-enhanced albondigas are all outstanding versions of the classics. [...] read more»
2011 Best Spanish Restaurant

Toro

Boston
Even diners who prefer their atmospheres serene are willing to brave the frenetic crowd here for one reason: the food. Simple tapas like tortilla espanola [...] read more»
2009 Best Spanish Restaurant

Toro

Boston
A place needs more than good sangria and jamn to qualify as a genuine tapas joint: It must also be a lively gathering spot, not [...] read more»