Mercado Little Spain
Food court · Chelsea
10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
Highlights
Marketplace with diverse Spanish restaurants, kiosks, and bars.
Marketplace with diverse Spanish restaurants, kiosks, and bars.
"This food hall from José Andrés is like a Spanish version of Eataly, with a bunch of different grab-and-go tapas kiosks specializing in things like empanadas, flatbreads, and cured meats. There are two solid sit-down restaurants to choose from within the hall. While La Barra has an extensive menu of regional tapas in the center of the market, Leña serves a slightly more formal dinner that involves live-fire cooking and big platters of paella." - will hartman, willa moore, carlo mantuano, kenny yang
"José Andrés’s affordable Mercado Little Spain diner has permanently closed; the sprawling restaurant opened in 2019 with the debut of Hudson Yards. In its place, Andrés’s second location of Oyamel is slated to open toward the end of April. Named for the fir tree that houses migrating Monarch butterflies, Oyamel will be a day-to-night tribute to Mexico City fare with antojitos (small plates), aguachiles, tortilla soup, and salads. Tacos will include carnitas, lengua, and, potentially, chapulines (the grasshopper tacos became synonymous with Oyamel when it first opened in D.C. in 2007)." - Nadia Chaudhury
"A food-hall collection of restaurants, bars and kiosks from José Andrés that originally housed venues such as Spanish Diner and Leña; it is one of Andrés's growing New York ventures alongside The Bazaar, Zaytinya and the cocktail bar Nubeluz in The Ritz-Carlton New York, Nomad." - Melissa McCart
"This market in Hudson Yards houses multiple kiosks, bars, and several José Andrés–affiliated outlets; some Andrés spots (the tapas bar and the seafood spot) are staying while others are being retooled. The location has been part of waves of openings and closings in the neighborhood and continues to be the setting for these new and evolving restaurant projects." - Melissa McCart
"Right next to Manhattan West (and also at the tail end of the High Line), there's another fancy new development known as Hudson Yards. You've probably heard of it. It's essentially a giant upscale mall with some offices and an Equinox, although it does have a few redeeming features. One of them is Mercado Little Spain, the Spanish food hall from José Andrés. Here, you can walk around and pick up Spanish goods and snacks at various kiosks, and there are also a few sit-down spots where you can have a full meal. We're partial to La Barra, the tapas place in the middle of the market serving things like patatas bravas and Madrid-style beef tripe stew." - bryan kim, carina finn koeppicus
