Nai Tapas Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

1. Nai Tapas Bar

7.7
84 2nd Ave (E 5th St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · East Village · 90 tips and reviews

SuhaydeSuhayde: Make sure you make reservations in advance in order to get the best view of the flamenco performance. Every Thursday at 8:30pm and then again at 10:30pm. The seafood tapas are fresh and delicious!

Kaity C.Kaity Chan: Great tapas place. Been here twice and always leaving full with just 3-5 plates & 2 people.

Caroline L.Caroline Le: Great tapas, awesome sangria and flamenco shows! How can you go wrong?

Yuca Bar & Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

2. Yuca Bar & Restaurant

7.8
111 Avenue A (at E 7th St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · East Village · 246 tips and reviews

Ms H.Ms Helene: Vegetarian arepa-crispy filled with mushrooms sautéed in red wine sauce & cheese topped with guacamole & salsa $11. Grilled octopus tapas with grapefruit & mango salsa also amazing $11.

Nick N.Nick Nick: So many great tapas! I honestly can't pick just a few to recommend, they are all really delicious

Mhat S.Mhat Sav: Tasty Tapas & strong drinks

Thursday Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

3. Thursday Kitchen

9.0
424 E 9th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · East Village · 81 tips and reviews

Amanda M.Amanda Miller: Incredible service, amazing reasonably priced tapas. Order the soft shell crab, truffle Mac and cheese and pork belly tacos

Jess N.Jess Naldo: Let's be real: You came here for the adult "Capri Sun," but food, you can't go wrong with any of the tapas. Faves are the avocado, tacos, kimchi paella, soft shell crab and the steak. So, everything.

Angel W.Angel Wong: Tapas are delicious and Capri Suns are adorable, get the octopus

Huertas is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

4. Huertas

8.0
107 1st Ave (btwn E 6th & E 7th St), New York, NY
Spanish Restaurant · East Village · 127 tips and reviews

DinaDina: One of the best tapas bar in the city right now. Delicious food and a fun concept of passed pinchos. $52 pre fix dinner menu available as well. Also available Spanish conservas - amazing!

Giovanni D.Giovanni D'Palma: This place as an assortment of interesting tapas to try, the octopus is a must.

Emilie F.Emilie Futterman: Great for dates. Good wine list, tapas are excellent. Loved the goat crostini and the octopus.

Spot Dessert Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

5. Spot Dessert Bar

8.6
13 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · East Village · 353 tips and reviews

Kim P.Kim Pham: Come with a small group of friends and order the Omakase - a complete sampler of all their tapas, cookies, and ice creams for only $50!

Kristina R.Kristina Rodulfo: Love the unconventional dessert flavors here. Green tea lava cake is by far a favorite, but all the tapas are amazing - so get a bunch with your friends and share!

JessieJessie: Great place for a group of friends (like 6 people) to get together and splitting 5 desert tapas, three macarons, & two icecream a/sorbets on a weeknight

Sake Bar Decibel is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

6. Sake Bar Decibel

9.1
240 E 9th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sake Bar · East Village · 256 tips and reviews

stephiedoostephiedoo: Atmosphere is amazing and transports you to another world. Extensive drink menu, but the tapas are good too. Try the broiled eel, not too sticky/sweet like others.

AmyAmy: Great small plates to go w drinks! Def try a sake from their specials.

Jay G.Jay G: This place is amazing. Subterranean saki and great small plates!

Avant Garden is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

7. Avant Garden

8.6
130 E 7th St (btwn Avenue A & 1st Ave), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · East Village · 62 tips and reviews

ᴡ Y.ᴡ Young: Love this little place. The plates are like tapas portion so make sure to share an extra plate with your friends. The kitchen is completely open and you can see how they make everything in front you.

Alexandra T.Alexandra Tremblay: Beautiful beautiful tapas spot. Friendly staff and good vegetarian small meals. I would although point out that you won't get away with a bill cheaper than $100 for 2, so maybe more like 3$$$?

DaniellaDaniella: Every dish was so fresh and delicious! Tapas style so plan to get a couple of dishes each.

Punjabi Grocery & Deli is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

8. Punjabi Grocery & Deli

9.1
114 E 1st St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Deli · East Village · 113 tips and reviews

Dina V.Dina Valentin: One of my favorite spot in my area. For $3 a small plate and $5 for a large, this place does wonders for my pockets & tastebuds. Who knew veggie can be so filling?

Pedro C.Pedro Cristiani: take the small plate w/rice and two options of authentic Indian veggie for $3.50. sit on the stairs outside and let the flavors take over.

Harry R.Harry Raymond: Ridiculously cheap and delicious meal for $3-5. The small plate with two vegetables is plenty of food.

Il Posto Accanto is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

9. Il Posto Accanto

8.7
190 E 2nd St (at Avenue B), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 55 tips and reviews

Allison N.Allison Niksich: This is a neighborhood gem!! Best ambiance...Italian tapas and wine selection.

Cody-Ann .Cody-Ann 👑💫: Tapas great prices and excellent quality food. Charred octopus is to DIE for

LaurenLauren: Everything from start to finish was excellent. Had the eggplant croquettes, the meatballs, and the cavatelli.

Taishu-Izakaya Kenka is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

10. Taishu-Izakaya Kenka

7.7
25 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · East Village · 155 tips and reviews

Emma S.Emma Story: It's hard to go wrong with $8 pitchers, tons of cheap small plates, and make-your-own cotton candy for dessert.

Lisa W.Lisa W: All bars should be required to have a cotton candy maker to let you play in. Tasty small plates to share and good cheap beer. Decor and music is bizarro but fun.

Lori L.Lori Luo: There's usually a line at this signless izakaya for good reason; cheap beers and small plates keep the place packed, especially on Friday and Saturday nights. Get your cotton candy spun at the door!

Plado Tasting Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

11. Plado Tasting Bar

8.5
192 E 2nd St, New York, NY 10009, New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Alphabet City · 5 tips and reviews

Polina W.Polina Weitz: Cute spot, with a large selection of tapas dishes. They are veg-friendly, and have great service. Some dishes were better than others, but overall a nice vibe. The lotus cream brulee was a real treat.

Scy D.Scy DV: Recommend the bruxelles - very crispy - the quinoa arancini - insanely good - and scallops and octopus and donuts for dessert!

Nick C.Nick Conti: Wonderful new restaurant added to the area...chef/owner hand picks and prepares all of the food...not to be missed..Nice variety of wines too...

Ruffian is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

12. Ruffian

8.6
125 E 7th St (btwn Avenue A & 1st Ave), New York, NY
Wine Bar · East Village · 33 tips and reviews

Callie B.Callie Bienvenu: Small plates and awesome wine selection.

Alice EunjinAlice Eunjin: Great natural wine selection, generous pours, and a good playlist

Ina L.Ina Li: A great selection of wine with a continuing developing bar menu. Try the red wine Braucol! Friendly owners on service :)

Death & Co. is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

13. Death & Co.

8.9
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 394 tips and reviews

JaimeJaime: Small plates of truffle fries, pork belly and goat cheese profiteroles; with fantastically crafted cocktails. Try the Black Magic, it's unique!

Andy R.Andy Reinhard: Cocktails are great but also try the small plate apps. Sashimi is amazing as are the pork belly and short rib sliders.

SparkieSparkie: Unconventional tapas, in a dark and mysterious, chandelier and candle lit atmosphere. The doors outside and lack of windows makes this place difficult to find from the outside.

bibi is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

14. bibi

8.9
211 E 4th St (Ave A/Ave B), New York, NY
Wine Bar · Alphabet City · 38 tips and reviews

Leanne Z.Leanne Z: So solid,great neighborhood wine spot.

Joseph T.Joseph Terranella: Great happy hour, really great prosecco for $20

Allison N.Allison Niksich: Love this place! They have great wine in general but their happy hour is amazing $22 bottles of wine till 8 pm and $5 small bites...their crab toast and bruschetta are awesome - A+ for all occasions

Ladybird is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in the East Village, New York.

15. Ladybird

8.1
111 E 7th St, New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · East Village · 15 tips and reviews

LizLiz: Delicious veggie small plates and awesome decor and atmosphere. Baby corn, pesto zucchini, and artichoke toast were all amazing

Steve K.Steve Kaliski: Great decor and ambience. Perfect for a date. Had 4 plates, all delicious. Cocktail menu is impressive. Beer menu was on the pricey side.

DanielleDanielle: Definitely get the buffalo bao bun!