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Best Tapas: Bar Jamon

  • January 21, 2004
  • Rated 4 of 5 by ext212 from New York, New York
Best Tapas: Bar Jamon

Bar Jamon
125 East 17th Street on Irving Place
New York, NY 10003
212/253-2773

Jamon is Spanish for ham and Bar Jamon is the most recent translation for the New York City scene. Mario Batali's latest digs is right next to Casa Mono, his new restaurant (and fifth in New York City). We squeezed ourselves in to eat tapas and drink Spanish wine. The space is good for ten people at most, but more than thirty are always inside, even on a Tuesday night. People are ready to jump to the next stool that frees up. A little jazz and a little Wilco were playing when we were there, but it was so faint compared to the collective noise of those who had the same idea as we did.

With two bottles of Tempranillo, we shared two plates of ham cured for fourteen months. We also got the sardines en escabeche and marinated anchovies with migas de chorizo (sausage crumbs). We snacked on a plate of two kinds of cheeses and enjoyed the bread with some good olive oil. We didn't think we'd stay past 9pm, but as soon as we snatched the stools in the back, we ended up staying until 11.

It's a scene all right, but it's a New York City scene and that you can't pass up.

From journal Eat in New York City but don't let New York City eat you!

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