La Nacional Restaurant
13 expert reviews
“Exceptional paella, delivered in its skillet on an earthenware tray and loaded with mussels, clams, cockles, peas, and chicken chunks, will please purists with its most, pearly, saffron-inflected rice.”
– New York Magazine
Frommer's
"Come and share a bottle of Spanish wine and make a meal out of the tapas—the albondigas (Spanish meatballs), boquerones (white anchovy filets), and aforementioned octopus are my favorites."
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BlackBook
"Authentic tapas taste stands out in cluttered field of trendy pretenders. Affordable paellas and sangrias, stupid good grilled lamb chops with french fries."
Michelin Guide
0 Stars
"A quirky relic of New York's past and beloved by its most talented Spanish chefs, La Nacional transcends its roots as a private cultural club with authentic dishes served in an ageless setting."
Gayot
12.0
"After all, this Spanish 'restaurant,' supposedly one of the oldest Iberian eateries in New York City, serves old-school tapas dishes in a salt-of-the-earth environment."
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Rough Guide
Star
"Home of the Spanish Benevolent Society, La Nacional retains the feel of a club (witness the regulars hanging in an anteroom drinking beers and watching futbol) while being open to all comers."
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