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“They still care about the food at this quaintly dilapidated Spanish warhorse, open since 1927. With bountiful fragrant paella and free-flowing sangria.” nymag

Cuisine:  Spanish, Tapas
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If I’m in the mood for a real filling meal, I head to El Faro on Greenwich Street. It’s by far the best Spanish food in the city. For starters, I get a carafe of sangria and the shrimp ajillo and the tortilla al espanola as appetizers. My main dish favorites are the chicken villarroy and clams a la ... Read More
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"Some people have been coming here for 30, 40 years and know the menu better than me."Photo: Zoe Singer Miguel Hernandez has been a fixture at El Faro since before he could legally drink (his uncle Jose was a bartender there for twenty years, and Hernandez would visit regularly from his na... Read More
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My friend Jenn was obsessed. She'd been chatting with a Canadian colleague and was consumed by tales of Canada's pub fare extraordinaire - Poutine - a mound of crisp French Fries, topped with fresh cheese curds and drenched in rich brown gravy. She HAD to have some. Unfortunately, however, a ... Read More
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