fromThe New Yorker
3 days agoThe Old-School Spanish Restaurant Gets the Respect It Deserves
They plant in the diner's mind an awareness of being a body in space, amid the warmth and rhythm of other bodies. Bartolo, a Madrid-inspired restaurant that opened, in the West Village, at the end of July, is one such spot. It occupies a double storefront a half step down from street level, comprising three small rooms: a tiny bar area, golden and warm, and two dining areas, one with forest-green leather banquettes and the other with oxblood-red ones.
Madrid food