Salinas — all mentions

in:Upscale spanish restaurant15 pts
“Salinas is stunning inside. One of the prettier places in the city imo. Good food as well.”
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in:Upscale spanish restaurant9 pts
“But I like the atmosphere and service at Salinas and the food is good.”
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in:Best paella in the city?1 pts
“Salinas is my all time fave. Drinks are incredible and the whole aesthetic is great”
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in:Best Tapas!!1 pts
“Salinas is delicious and the vibe is on point”
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in:Upscale spanish restaurant1 pts
replying to u/PinguinusImperialis: Two questions: How important is paella? It's really specialized to Valencia. Many Spanish restaurants in the city may feature it to appease expectations but they still won't do it well. For paella: * Unfortunately Casa Dani closed. La Nacional may be the next best paella up. A hell no for Socarrat. Bad food and ownership, but that's another story. For nonValencian but incredible Spanish food unlikely to have paella: * Tomino Taberna Gallega has incredible Galician food. They have an arroz caldoso that is different kind of seafood rice dish more on the soupy side. * Tixikito for basque food. I don't recall anything remotely close but I'm going to guess and say it's unlikely they have it. Don't fk with basque cuisine. Just eat their pintxos as is and be happy. * Casa Mono. Just had an incredible meal here. But again, more small bites. I doubt they'll have paella. * Salinas is stunning inside. One of the prettier places in the city imo. Good food as well. Don't recall paella. * Boqueria has paella. But it's very low on the list. Better for a drink and tapas in a pinch, but not a destination to go to. Wouldn't call it upscale. * Mercado Little Spain might have it? I still think of it more for tapas. Last question: if paella is non-negotiable, would you venture to the ironbound in Newark?
“I went to Salinas last week and honestly the service was horrid and the food was mediocre especially the octopus. I had high expectations from the reviews and was sorely disappointed.”
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post40 year NYC resident - Here are my Manhattan favorites272 pts
“Three excellent Spanish all timers, near each other. All quite different.”
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in:At Boqueria, you must eat their $50 paella, their signature dish, in 15 minutes and leave9 pts
replying to u/Nick12322: Any other tapas recs? I love boqueria but I’ll admit I haven’t been to many other tapas places
“Salinas.”
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in:What's a restaurant that didn't make it to the year 2000 that you miss?2 pts
“which I’ve always liked for a date place.”
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in:What is your favorite romantic restaurant in manhattan?2 pts
“Salinas in Chelsea - hands down one of the best restaurants I’ve been to.”
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in:What is your favorite romantic restaurant in manhattan?2 pts
“Salinas is perfect for this”
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in:Upscale spanish restaurant2 pts
“Second Salina’s.”
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in:Any critique based on my research of bars and restaurants to hit?2 pts
“Salinas”
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in:First date restaurants in Manhattan?1 pts
“Salina’s. Sit in the garden room.”
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in:an NYC restaurant that is so good and yet still relatively easy to get into?1 pts
“Salinas on 9th Ave in Chelsea.”
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in:I messed up – Need dinner spot recommendations near Chelsea!1 pts
“Salinas”
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in:Solo dinner?1 pts
“Not in any particular order, just really great food, staff, atmosphere and solo dinner dining is welcomed:”
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in:Favorite restaurants in Chelsea/Flatiron for dinner?1 pts
“Botino or Salinas are solid in Chelsea.”
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in:Visiting NYC for the first time!1 pts
“Salinas is in the Chelsea area and is a phenomenal tapas style Spanish restaurant.”
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in:Chelsea/27th Street Restaurant Suggestions For First Date1 pts
“Salinas on 19th and 9th has surprisingly really great food and good date night ambience”
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in:non packed restaurants?1 pts
“Salinas”
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in:Da Andrea or Elsewhere?1 pts
“In Chelsea I would go with any of the Spanish like Txikito, Salinas and Tia Pol.”
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in:Upscale spanish restaurant1 pts
“Salinas”
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in:Upscale spanish restaurant-2 pts
“Salinas”
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