It wasn’t our first time at Salinas, so we knew to reserve a table in the well-lit garden room at the back. Unfortunately, a party was taking place there, so we were seated in a comfortable booth as close to it as possible, allowing the outdoor light to brighten our experience.

Two of us started with their Sangria, a delightful blend of Spanish red wine, brandy, pomegranate, citrus fruit and red wine ice cubes to prevent dilution ($42 per half liter).

We started our meal with a few shared appetizers, including the very tasty coliflor, featuring tender tricolor cauliflower served with a citrusy Greek yogurt sweetened with sweet paprika ($19). We also enjoyed their arugula salad with radish, asparagus, Idiazabal cheese, and Marcona almonds, drizzled with a Cabernet vinaigrette ($23), and their special Canary Island-style roasted Duroc pork ribs topped with pumpkin seed hummus ($25).

For our main courses, we savored the tender octopus, a Canary Island delicacy served with seaweed, capers, black beans and Meyer lemon ($37), and the free-range chicken accompanied by Spanish butter beans, sweet onions and winter greens in a cabernet vinegar glaze ($37).

I love places with great food and attentive service, like Salinas. After our chocolate hazelnut flan, topped with vanilla cream and garnished with frozen raspberries and almonds ($18), we strolled a couple of blocks to the Atlantic Theatre to see Ethan Cohen’s hilarious love story, Let’s Love, laughing our way to the final curtain.

I highly recommend both.

Salinas
Chelsea
136 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011
(212) 776-1990
salinasnyc.com