Lamano West Village

"Everything at Lamano is cooked behind the bar, and since the whole space is the size of a studio apartment, you’ll essentially take a sauna in the fumes of frying potatoes and searing meat no matter where you sit. We like this dark space for casual dates, even though it’s a bit more expensive than some other tapas spots in the West Village. The small plates are all good, especially the egg tortilla with truffle and the thinly sliced octopus with fried potatoes. The bread is also free and fresh - two important adjectives for bread." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, matt tervooren

"Lamano isn’t the newest or hottest restaurant in the West Village, but it’s useful for a lot of different scenarios. It’s a great place to get a snack before a show, share a few small plates with a date who you may or may not be into, or grab a table and eat a full meal. The food is Spanish with a good selection of tapas (we especially like the thinly sliced octopus with potatoes) as well as some larger plates like rice with chicken and shrimp. Make a reservation just to be safe, and be sure to choose non-communal seating if you don’t enjoy sharing large tables with strangers." - Bryan Kim

"When you aren’t quite sure how long you want to hang out with someone, tapas is an intelligent choice. If things go well, you can share a lot of food, and if you aren’t having fun, you can have one small plate and then say that you have to go home to talk to your bird (who gets separation anxiety). So check out Lamano. It’s a sleek little tapas spot in the West Village with a big communal table, and there are plenty of trains nearby for when you need to go talk to your bird. Start with the Spanish tortilla, then go from there." - Hannah Albertine, Bryan Kim, Neha Talreja

"Everything at Lamano is cooked behind the bar, and since the whole space is the size of a studio apartment, you’ll essentially take a sauna in the fumes of frying potatoes and searing meat no matter where you sit. We like this dark space for casual dates, even though it’s a bit more expensive than some other tapas spots in the West Village. The small plates are all good, especially the egg tortilla with truffle and the thinly sliced octopus with fried potatoes. The bread is also free and fresh - two important adjectives for bread." - Matt Tervooren

"Spanish tapas restaurant with a second location, serving tapas, entrees, and wine cocktails." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya