Despana - New York City

Best place to find Spanish cooking supplies and foods in the city, plus a variety of sandwiches and tapas. Indoor and outdoor seating. Super knowledgeable staff. Occasional special events like paella days.

Excellent selections of Spanish wine. Also saw a few shelves of Italian. When buying wine, the vendor mentioned that a bottle can be opened at their outdoor tables. Pretty neat, huh? The deli next door wasn’t open when I visited. Used to love their little dishes. BYOB, in a sense

Excellent sandwiches! Especially the Picante. Order from the friendly folks at the back counter. They have inside seating around the corner in the far back, and also an outside dining parklet.

A very cute grocery store with seats available inside. Their Iberico ham was very authentic. Tender and flavorful while not too salty, a definite healthy ham to have. Highly recommended if you have yet tried this type of ham. Other food was less impressive. The price is high, but consider their location this is understandable. A good spot to stop by for some small tapas for sure. Service was good and atmosphere very Spanish. Four star well deserved. They also have a wine store next door which I would like to check up next time. It looks great!

This place definitely reminded me of when I was in Spain, from the people to the food to the music and the drinks. The food was delicious and the sangria was delightful. The place in inexpensive and cute. My friend went on a Thursday evening and it was not very crowded so we had a good time. The service was very friendly. Definitely ask for Martha as she was an awesome host!