One of the tastiest streets in Tel Aviv is getting an intriguing and colorful boost from a young and energetic group of partners (Lior Cohen, Or Assouline, Nadav Moreh and Yonatan Ben Yehuda), and a new opening that aims to bridge the gap between Dizengoff and La Rambla.
The promise: “A true Spanish experience” inspired by the small tapas bars in the side streets of Barcelona, with music and atmosphere “that will immerse you in the experience,” and a commitment to affordable prices, almost “like nothing you’ve seen here before.”
What do they serve here? Cohen’s menu (formerly of Café Popular and the fun Norther) goes for authentic Spanish, but quickly jumps from there to Mediterranean influences. Not contradictory, and even quite natural.
It starts with Pan con Tomate (NIS 18) and small tapas plates (NIS 18–38) such as bresaola, seared calamari with charred vegetables and yogurt, or baby zucchini with brown butter, and continues with bruschettas (with fried artichoke, deboned fish and egg salad with lamb bacon, NIS 18–24, or as a deal of 3 for NIS 62 and 5 for NIS 102) and changing pinchos.
From there, you move on to tomato salad, sashimi with gazpacho, tortilla with avocado and tuna tartare (NIS 68), happy fried dishes like croquettes and patatas bravas, and more “serious” dishes such as “Salamanca Plate” (sausages, cheese, padrón, egg salad, sourdough, olives, NIS 72) and “Barbarossa Spaghetti” with corn and bottarga (NIS 64), shrimp or ptitim in red fish broth (NIS 83).
What do they drink here? Sangria, as the name suggests, and as the place itself — by the glass (NIS 42) or a social pitcher (NIS 129), white (white wine, Smith apple, cinnamon, muscat, honey whiskey, lime, lemon verbena infusion) or red (red wine, pears, star anise, clove, Dolin Rosso, orange peel and ginger ale), as well as cocktails — “Valencia” with vodka, Cointreau and yellow pepper, “Andalusia” combining arak and Chartreuse with fennel syrup and wormwood leaves, and “Murcia” with bay leaves, pimentón, tequila and mezcal.
eso, 174 Dizengoff St., Tel Aviv, 054-9372466