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El Porron, New York, NY
El Porron, New York, NY
El Porron, New York, NY
El Porron, New York, NY
El Porron, New York, NY

El Porron

4.4
4.4
571 Reviews
$31 to $50
Tapas / Small Plates
Family-owned, Spanish restaurant, and gem of the UES, El Porron prides itself with serving classic and signature tapas in a casual elegant setting. An endless menu of perfect portions leaves your palate begging for more. With a wine list equally as impressive and just as much a part of the program as the cuisine, Mr. G and his son Diego Bermeo front of the house Manager/Wine Director will make you feel like you have slipped away to San Sebastian from the first bite to the last sip.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Tapas / Small Plates, Basque, Spanish
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Daily 3:00 pm–10:30 pm Happy Hour Mon–Thu 3:00 pm–6:30 pm Fri–Sun 3:00 pm–6:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (212) 207-8349
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Gonzalo "Mr.G" Bermeo
  • Neighborhood
    Upper East Side
  • Cross street
    Btw 61st & 62nd St
  • Parking details
    Ample street parking on 1st Ave. and corresponding side streets is always available.
  • Public transit
    Take N,Q,R or 4,5,6 to Lexington Ave./59th St. F to 63rd and Lex.
  • Entertainment
    Ask your server for a demonstration of how the "porron" is used and then try it yourself! Impress your date or an entire party of friends!
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 571 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.4
4.4 based on all time ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

571 Reviews
  1. glorial

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on March 6, 2020

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    Just ok. Fish quality not great

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  2. KatieK

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 2, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    El Porron is always outstanding. Delicious tapas and great service.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Baltimore

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 29, 2020

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Great food (I’m used to tapas from JALEO) Great service. Love the fact that the wine list is Spanish. If you’re looking for a local place to chill. This is the spot for you.

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  4. Mantoloking

    New York Area

    208 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    208 reviews

    Dined on February 27, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great selection of tapas. The server greeted us warmly and recommended a very nice wine. His suggestions were just what we wanted. We love small tastes.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 23, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    El baño needs more attention and I love the food tho yo bro

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  6. Foodie

    New York Area

    108 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    108 reviews

    Dined on February 23, 2020

    overall4food4service3ambience3
    Have passed this restaurant many times but never tried before. Great local place - loved the tapas and paella which we shared. Will definitely go back!

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  7. ShanaMaidel

    New York Area

    261 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    261 reviews

    Dined on February 19, 2020

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Very friendly and accommodating service. Reasonable for Happy Hour, but pricey for their regular tapas menu.

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  8. IwonaK

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 19, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Attentive waiters and staff, but not overbearing. Great for date nights. Really just a good atmosphere with dim lighting. Tapas were delicious!

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 16, 2020

    overall3food3service1ambience4
    Waiter was a young guy that we saw in the beginning and not until the end.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 16, 2020

    overall3food5service2ambience3
    We enjoyed the food but felt a bit duped by our waiter. We ordered the seafood paella (amongst other many smaller plates) and the way he phrased how much the paella served was questionable. He told us that the paella could be served for about three people (there was four of us) and since we had already eaten/ordered so many other dishes we thought that would be fine. We just wanted to try it! When it came out it was gigantic and we were like... this is severely underpriced (about $34) but delicious. When we received the bill, we saw that he had charged us for 3 servings of the seafood paella ($100). I cannot complain about the taste of the food but that was extremely misleading and left the night on a sour note. Will not return.

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Absolutely fantastic food ambiance and service. Went for Valentine’s Day with the lady and absolutely loved it. We’ll be back soon!

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 13, 2020

    overall4food5service5ambience5
    We all love the restaurant very, very much every time we dine there!!!

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  13. jerryw

    New York Area

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on February 12, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always a pleasure to eat here.

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  14. FromMadridwithlove

    New York Area

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on February 11, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    As always, perfection!

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  15. AngelaA

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 8, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Highly recommended. Great food and atmosphere.

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  16. jerryw

    New York Area

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on February 7, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always enjoyable!

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  17. Daisy

    New York Area

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on February 2, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great atmosphere. Amazing people. Great food!!!

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  18. BigCanoeHomeowner

    Columbus

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 4, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything about this evening was perfect for our group of four - the food, the service, the ambiance, and the value. The paella Valenciana was made to perfection and served with aplomb. If you enjoy a good tapas restaurant, you will love El Porron.

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  19. travelingtaster

    New York Area

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on December 23, 2019

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Fun place to go with a group of friends and share an assortment of Tapas plates and a glass of sangria! We chose Cuervo Rose and it was delicious along with our foods.

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 20, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic Food!

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  21. Citygirl

    New York Area

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on December 16, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food and service. We had a lovely lunch. Unfortunately there were very few people there, so I hop it is open when we wish to return.

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  22. Crystal

    New York Area

    22 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on December 15, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I loved everything except 1 scoop ice cream was so so tiny

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  23. STANG

    New York Area

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on December 1, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    El Porron always great and Mr.G is the best!

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  24. bingomez

    New York Area

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The staff has always gone above and beyond- the people we meet are always so friendly- the food is delicious!!

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 23, 2019

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Aside from the noise the experience was great. The staff has particular patience and were very friendly and understanding. I was accompanying two elderly ladies and the staff made them very comfortable. I always enjoy El Porron. I recommend they add more vegetarian options though..

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  26. AC22

    New York Area

    74 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    74 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always a great spot, for large groups and small. Great food, combined with great and friendly service.

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  27. Dude

    New York Area

    17 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2019

    overall3food3service5ambience4
    Nice restaurant, but food was average, so feels a bit overpriced. We enjoyed our dinner, service was good.

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  28. PhyllisS

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2019

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Excellent tapas

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  29. Tinabird

    New York Area

    46 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    46 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a gem of a restaurant!!! The food was excellent and they were incredibly accommodating about our being late and then short of time. A lovely experience.

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  30. MaherK

    Washington DC

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 23, 2019

    overall1food1service3ambience2
    Food is not to the high level quality. Too oily. I have tried couple of spanish restaurant, and they are much better than this one. Such as 'LA Fonda Del Sol'.

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  31. GregD

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 20, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    El Porron is one of our favorite restaurants. It provide cozy setting, a gracious host, good service and delicious food. What more could one want?

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  32. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 16, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food, service and ambiance

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  33. JanineC

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We love the service and the food is terrific. they have great wines and desserts as well. We Love patatas brava, pulpo, empanadas, mixed mushrooms, the seafood paella and the rose wine sangria

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  34. AngelaC

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was great, definitely recommend for all occasions.

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  35. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Exceptional meal. Wonderful spot.

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  36. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on October 8, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was delicious and service was attentive.

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  37. AJSutter

    New York Area

    129 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    129 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Every time we eat here we enjoy it. All the tapas are tasty and some are very interesting, like the tripe. The meatballs are my favorite. The service is friendly and professional and the owner is super nice. We are becoming regulars here.

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  38. RTonUES

    New York Area

    47 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    47 reviews

    Dined on September 29, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was amazing! All of the seafood was super fresh and the paella was great. Great value for what you’re getting. We’ll be back!

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  39. Raffles

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 27, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    First time we dined at El Porron. Food was excellent and our server was very helpful in making our selections. We will definitely go back.

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  40. FPP1

    New York Area

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on September 25, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My first time there. The service was attentive yet relaxed. The food was delicious. We shared both the Shrimp and Scallop tapas and they were excellent. My Red Snapper was amazing and I would definitely recommend it. I will be going there again this week and expect El Porron to become one of my go-to restaurants.

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FAQs

El Porron does offer delivery in partnership with Postmates. El Porron also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (212) 207-8349.

El Porron is rated 4.4 stars by 571 OpenTable diners.

Not available on OpenTable

Unfortunately, this restaurant is not on the OpenTable reservation network.

If you like, we'll notify you by email if this restaurant joins.


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Google Map for El Porron

1123 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10065

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Btw 61st & 62nd St
  • Neighborhood
    Upper East Side
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Daily 3:00 pm–10:30 pm Happy Hour Mon–Thu 3:00 pm–6:30 pm Fri–Sun 3:00 pm–6:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Tapas / Small Plates, Basque, Spanish
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Ample street parking on 1st Ave. and corresponding side streets is always available.
  • Public transit
    Take N,Q,R or 4,5,6 to Lexington Ave./59th St. F to 63rd and Lex.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Gonzalo "Mr.G" Bermeo
  • Entertainment
    Ask your server for a demonstration of how the "porron" is used and then try it yourself! Impress your date or an entire party of friends!
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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