Nai Tapas Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas 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 Tapas 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

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

3. Huertas

7.9
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 Tapas in the East Village, New York.

4. 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

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

5. 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

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

6. 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.

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

7. 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.

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

8. 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.

Showtime NetworkShowtime Network: Underground sake bar and Japanese tapas (izakaya). Dark and intimate. Love this place. Claire and my first date. -Francine, The Real L Word

Rewan P.Rewan Parti: Hidden sake bar with great and wide selection of sake! They also have amazing Japanese tapas.

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

9. 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...

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

10. bibi

9.0
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

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

11. Nai

7.3
84 2nd Ave (E. 5th St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · East Village · 4 tips and reviews

CarolCarol: Really fun concept: Japanese x Spanish tapas. Food was delicious! Def get ostras, presa Iberica, kastu, croquetas, lubina.. the Parts Unknown cocktail was unique

Karina E.Karina Estrella: Loved the croquetas, chorizo toast, and patatas aioli!

Karina E.Karina Estrella: The patatas aioli, chorizo toast and croquetas are a must!

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

12. Ruffian

8.9
125 E 7th St (btwn Avenue A & 1st Ave), New York, NY
Wine Bar · East Village · 33 tips and reviews

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 :)

Steven Y.Steven Y: Amazing happy hour deal from 5-7PM - 5 appetizers for $5 each and an affordable selection of wines by the bottle as well

Cafe Mogador is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in the East Village, New York.

13. Cafe Mogador

9.1
101 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Moroccan Restaurant · East Village · 402 tips and reviews

Ivona H.Ivona Hrnciarova: Love their happy hours at the bar - with wine or drink you get small tapas to spoil your taste buds

Ting L.Ting Lin: Love the bastilla, it's like a meat pastry puff, so good!

BravoBravo: This is the place to go for Morraccan food. The tagines are so flavorful. I can't have a meal without the merquen sausage. Eric Wolitzky, Top Chef Just Desserts

Klong is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in the East Village, New York.

14. Klong

7.2
7 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd and 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · East Village · 141 tips and reviews

S. F.S. Fan: Everything on the tapas menu are amazing! Green papaya salad and grilled squid legs never disappoint!

S. F.S. Fan: Everything on the tapas menu are amazing! Green papaya salad and grilled squid legs never disappoint!

Nick N.Nick Nick: Penang curry has a great level of spice!

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

15. Taishu-Izakaya Kenka

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

Ina L.Ina Li: Japanese sake and tapas! Try the grilled beef on the pan

aa: Great ambiance, really funny, feels like themed restaurants from Japan. Tonkatsu is good.

Nick L.Nick Loscalzo: Enjoy pitchers of very affordable beer