Canvas Tapas
Canvas Tapas, 1836 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-797-4930
Their caramelized tapas come recommended, but I am skeptical. Looks like a place for poseurs.
Is this place closed?
Canvas Tapas, 1836 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-797-4930
Their caramelized tapas come recommended, but I am skeptical. Looks like a place for poseurs.
Is this place closed?
Julita’s Restaurant: A Spanish Flavor, 6521 Riggs Road, just a bit away from University Blvd., Hyattsville, MD, 301-559-0958 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window)
I have yet to go. Supposedly it has Spanish and Caribbean food, drop me a line if you have been there, the place does not appear to fit the usual categories.
Corner Bistro, 6706 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA, 703-918-9770, next to Le Petit Mistral (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Connection Newspapers | WaPo | Don Rockwell | openlist | Gayot]
Supposed to be a tapas place, I have yet to go. It cannot help but elevate the quality of McLean dining options.
El Pueblo, 9550 Old Keene Mill Road, Burke Town Plaza, Burke, VA, 703-455-4401 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [City Paper | Yelp]
It doesn’t have to be real Spanish food, it only has to be “Spanish food by the standards of Burke.” They have Mexican dishes as well.
El Manantial, web site, 12050-A North Shore Drive, near Wiehle Avenue, Reston, VA, 703-742-6466 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp]
A bit of Spanish, but arguably Pan-European as well. Not this region’s comparative strength.
Sol de Espana, web site, 838-C Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 240-314-0202 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp | Gayot]
A new Spanish place, from the former managers of Andalucia, in Bethesda. In other words, they had to lower their rent, so they reinvented their place. The core problem is that our Taberna is one of the best Spanish restaurants in the world outside of Spain. So why visit the others? But if you do, get the shellfish.
Churreria Madrid, 2505 Champlain Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-483-4441 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp]
I have yet to go.
La Tasca, web site (music), 722 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC, right across from the MCI / Verizon Center, 202-347-9190 (Metro Trip Planner - opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp]
Also a branch in Arlington, near Whole Foods, 2900 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, 703-812-9120
I like the cheese plate, and a few dishes, but most of the tapas are mediocre. A place where yuppies go to drink.
Jaleo
Near the MCI/Verizon Center, and trendy. Spanish tapas, some of which are quite innovative. Not every dish here is a total winner, but still a worthy part of the repertoire, especially if you know how to order. Many claim this is not up to previous glories, and maybe they are right, but still it can be enjoyed.