Basque restaurants in New York

Txikito

240 9th Ave., New York, NY 10001

There are many shareable pleasures to be found on the extensive menu of Basque tapas. There are three main categories: Basque canapes (pintxos), cold items (hotzak), and hot... More »
Convivium Osteria

68 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217

Park Slope has slowly grown into one of the key food destinations in Brooklyn, and Convivium Osteria has been a key player in that transformation. While many of Fifth... More »

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Recent Critic Reviews

Robert Sietsema, Sarah DiGregorio, and Rebecca Marx writes for Village Voice on Txikito

Robert Sietsema's Top 10

1. This doesn't mean I'm forsaking my first love, Katz's pastrami, but the smoked-meat sandwich at Mile End is denser, redder, and offered in a sandwich that's just the right size for one person to eat, which means I don't have to go around looking for someone to share it with me. Spread mustard on it and add a sour pickle, and I'm...
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Sarah DiGregorio writes for Village Voice on Despana

It's rare that the vegetables overshadow the meat at a hero shop, but Torrisi Italian Specialties is not your ordinary deli. Belly up to the counter, and your eye goes straight to the brilliant green broccoli rabe peppered with red chilies. To the marinated mushrooms tossed with startlingly verdant celery. To the giant off-white Corona beans studded with gigantic, fat-streaked hunks of...
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Sarah DiGregorio writes for Village Voice on Txikito

"The mussel special is really, really good," a wide-eyed older woman at the next table uttered with the gravity of someone talking about global warming, not mollusks. On another night, a couple at the adjacent table stared at our crispy-skinned joint of pork and finally asked us what it was. Even when fellow diners aren't talking to you, they might be talking...
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