My friend Benny and I were looking for a dinner place and I proposed to go to Boqueria, a Spanish tapas place with few locations in the city. It was a good occasion to try their paella as I usually share tapas (vegetarian for the most part) when I go there with Jodi. The paella taking 40 minutes to cook, we decided to share a tortilla española and, while Benny had a beer, I sipped a sangria rosada (rosé) made with rosé, tequila, cranberry and pomegranate. That sangria was deceptively light and refreshing, the kind of drink you would sip like milk but with a headache the next day. The tortilla, served room temperature, was good, but slightly overcooked. Still, a must have appetizer in this type of places.

We then got our paella. Benny asked to just have shrimp in it, while I had everything: shrimp, mussels, clams, calamari, squid and monkfish. Interestingly, the dish also had salsa verde. I love the presentation that was very colorful and the paella itself was delicious: the bomba rice was perfectly cooked and slightly burnt in the bottom while caramelized on the side, and the seafood was well made, not overcooked, with a nice amount of it, especially shrimp and calamari.

We could not leave without trying their churros and decided to try the ones filled with Nutella. They were quite good, although a bit thick, but very addictive.

So it was a great meal with great company. Boqueria is definitely a go to place for Spanish food.

Enjoy (I did)!

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Boqueria -260 W 40th St, New York, NY 10018

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