La Vara

All 88 rated mentions, most helpful first

in:Best place in NYC to get octopus?9 pts
“La Vara and St. Julivert do excellent Spanish seafood, including octopus”
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in:What's your favorite random dish from a random restaurant you can never not order?3 pts
“The chickpeas from La Vara.”
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in:Best place in NYC to get octopus?2 pts
replying to u/SubSolSubUmbraVirens: La Vara and St. Julivert do excellent Spanish seafood, including octopus
“Seconding this, La Vara’s octopus is excellent. I love that place.”
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in:Looking for recommendations for a birthday date night in late Jan, have researched this subreddit thoroughly and nothing is jumping out 2 pts
“i highly recommend la vara, txikito, or st. juliverts (all the same owners) - really interesting but simple spanish basque food. My favorite is la vara but all are amazing.”
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in:Help Me Choose a Dinner Spot for the Night Before I Propose2 pts
“La Vara is one of our favorites and if you let the staff know it’s a special occasion they will take excellent care of you!”
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in:Best deviled eggs in Manhattan?1 pts
“La Vara has excellent deviled eggs”
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in:Have you ever tried a dish at a restaurant in NYC that was so tasty you almost came back the next day—or even kept returning for it again and again?1 pts
“Crispy chickpeas with sangria at La Vara”
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in:What are restaurants past their hype, but still solid for a first time diner?1 pts
replying to u/petits_riens: La Vara
“Loved La Vara. Funny enough, the pig was our least favorite dish, (not big on pork I guess, idk, it was good though,) but every other thing we got was memorable for me.”
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in:What is the best dish you’ve had in 2026, and where?1 pts
“La vara anchoas and ajo blanco (2 tapas)”
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in:List of great restaurants with no michelin stars33 pts
“La Vara, Saint Julivert, and Txikito (same owners) always work for date night.”
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in:What’s an absolute gem of a place you don’t hear talked about very much in the city? 27 pts
“La Vara.”
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in:What’s an absolute gem of a place you don’t hear talked about very much in the city? 18 pts
replying to u/GromByzlnyk: La Vara.
“This was my wife and my go to spot for special occasions when we lived nearby.”
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in:Dinner suggestions Cobble Hill-ish area17 pts
“La Vara”
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in:DEINFLUENCE ME...Brooklyn restaurant edition14 pts
“La Vara is nextdoor to saint julivert and would be better for a birthday imo, excellent Spanish food”
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in:Brooklyn Neighborhood of the Week: Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Columbia Waterfront13 pts
“La Vara for Spanish”
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in:NYC Dining Rut13 pts
“I particularly like: Chambers, La Vara, One Fifth, Chez Ma Tante, Fulgurances. All a little bit elegant, while still being casual, and without the fine dining price tag. Truly excellent food/drink IMO.”
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in:STOLEN FROM /r/FoodLA (again): What's Your Top NYC Restaurant Pick? Upvote if Untried, Downvote if Dined There. Let's Unearth Hidden Eateries!12 pts
“La Vara in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.”
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in:Dinner suggestions Cobble Hill-ish area11 pts
“La Vara, St. Julivert”
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in:Regional cuisine that isn’t the stereotypical representation of a country?10 pts
replying to u/jaded_toast: I thought that Txikito was Basque cuisine, and La Vara was Moorish influence on Spanish cuisine?
“Correct but both are excellent”
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in:Is anyone else fed up with restaurants in NYC?9 pts
“I have been legitimately impressed with: Chambers, Chez Ma Tante, One Five, Le Crocodile, La Vara, Casa Mono, Fulgurances.”
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in:Spanish restaurant8 pts
“La vara in cobble hill (Andalusian and castilla-leon)”
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in:your top 5 NYC restaurants7 pts
“In no order: La Vara”
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in:Upscale spanish restaurant7 pts
“Their restaurants in Brooklyn, La Vara and Saint Julivert, are good, too.”
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in:SOS date night in Brooklyn. ISO restaurant for my gf’s bday similar to Theodora7 pts
“La Vara could fit this.”
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in:Eating Alone and Wanting Variety6 pts
“St. Julivert, La Vara, or Txikito for tapas”
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in:Saint Julivert Fisherie (Cobble Hill, BK)6 pts
“I preferred this heavily over their sister spot next door La Vara as well as Txikito as the price points are similar but the execution is better here.”
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in:NY Times: The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City in 20256 pts
replying to u/DinerEnBlanc: I first went to Txikito almost 15 years ago when I was a college student. I had no idea that it was still around.
“La Vara and St Julivert are both in cobble hill and both really good”
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in:If you could only pick ONE restaurant in NYC, what would it be?6 pts
“Awesome restaurant in a beautiful non-touristy neighborhood.”
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in:Two Nights in NYC: Looking for Spanish tapas and Indian recommendations6 pts
“Or their sister restaurant, La Vara, if you’re willing to go to Brooklyn.”
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in:Where can I find the best Spanish omelette/tortilla espagnola in NYC?6 pts
“La Vara Brunch”
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in:SOS date night in Brooklyn. ISO restaurant for my gf’s bday similar to Theodora6 pts
“Seconding La Vara!”
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in:List of great restaurants with no michelin stars5 pts
replying to u/Comfortable-Power-71: Eyval and Place des Fêtes were my top meals in 2022. Lillia and Misi are always solid but I live nearby and might feel differently if I had to book 30 days out. Tanoshi Sushi is maybe the best bang for your sushi buck in the city. Van Da remains solid a few years after opening. Uva (UES) is strong AND is open late. Le Crocodille is tight, particularly the mushroom Pâté. La Vara, Saint Julivert, and Txikito (same owners) always work for date night.
“I haven't been to most of these places, but I wholeheartedly agree w/ La Vara + Le Crocodile.”
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in:Best croquettes in NYC5 pts
“Tomino, boqueria, la vara, davelle”
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in:I've got $250 burning a hole in my pocket and wanna spend it all on a dinner for two in Brooklyn tonight. What's the coolest place I could bring my wife?5 pts
“Great Spanish place.”
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in:DEINFLUENCE ME...Brooklyn restaurant edition5 pts
“Bump for la vara”
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in:List of great restaurants with no michelin stars4 pts
replying to u/Comfortable-Power-71: Eyval and Place des Fêtes were my top meals in 2022. Lillia and Misi are always solid but I live nearby and might feel differently if I had to book 30 days out. Tanoshi Sushi is maybe the best bang for your sushi buck in the city. Van Da remains solid a few years after opening. Uva (UES) is strong AND is open late. Le Crocodille is tight, particularly the mushroom Pâté. La Vara, Saint Julivert, and Txikito (same owners) always work for date night.
“I used to live a block from both and went to La Vara soon after moving in and was not impressed so never ended up checking out Saint Julivert.”
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in:Brooklyn Bridge Dinner4 pts
“La Vara or St Julivert about a 15 min walk from the Pier 6 side”
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in:NYC Dining Rut4 pts
replying to u/rightanglerecording: I particularly like: Chambers, La Vara, One Fifth, Chez Ma Tante, Fulgurances. All a little bit elegant, while still being casual, and without the fine dining price tag. Truly excellent food/drink IMO.
“Second the la vara recommendation”
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in:Looking for consistent restaurants4 pts
“Couple of other Brooklyn spots: Gus’s, Popina, La Vara, St. Julivert”
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in:I've got $250 burning a hole in my pocket and wanna spend it all on a dinner for two in Brooklyn tonight. What's the coolest place I could bring my wife?4 pts
“La Vara in cobble hill”
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in:Lower Manhattan ‘neighbourhood’ feel restaurants 4 pts
“La Vara in cobble hill”
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in:Dinner suggestions Cobble Hill-ish area4 pts
“La Vara and St Julivert, next door to each other.”
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in:What is your favorite seafood pasta you’ve had in the city?4 pts
“La Vara had a pasta as a special 2 weeks ago that was incredible. Great spot!”
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in:Is anyone else fed up with restaurants in NYC?3 pts
replying to u/rightanglerecording: I have been legitimately impressed with: Chambers, Chez Ma Tante, One Five, Le Crocodile, La Vara, Casa Mono, Fulgurances. None of them are exactly cheap, but none of them are stupidly impossibly expensive either.
“Totally agree with this list! I have found that the secret is to find higher quality establishments that put out great food and just eat out less at the crap-shoot average places.”
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in:List of great restaurants with no michelin stars3 pts
replying to u/AllThatIsSolidMelts: La Vara is grossly overpriced for what you get, which is meh! — It is still at the top of my worst restaurant experiences in 2023
“Respectfully disagree. I’ve had 1-2 so-so experiences but generally good.”
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in:What are restaurants past their hype, but still solid for a first time diner?3 pts
replying to u/petits_riens: La Vara
“best restaurant in brooklyn imo”
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in:Dinner suggestions Cobble Hill-ish area3 pts
replying to u/Salty_Simmer_Sauce: La Vara
“La Vara La Vara La Vara. So good”
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in:Dinner suggestions Cobble Hill-ish area3 pts
“Bar bete, la vara, untable, Long Island bar, Ingas.”
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in:Dinner suggestions Cobble Hill-ish area3 pts
“I heavily preferred the latter.”
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in:DEINFLUENCE ME...Brooklyn restaurant edition3 pts
replying to u/bigfathooker69: Bar Bete for sure. La Vara is nextdoor to saint julivert and would be better for a birthday imo, excellent Spanish food
“Both are good, but I second La Vara > Saint Julivert.”
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