Toro
Spanish restaurant · South End ·
Celebrated tapas, Spanish wines, and inventive cocktails
![Toro by Toro [official photo]](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62584934/13240496_10154781644910260_3200563721030922784_n.0.0.jpg "Toro by Toro [official photo]")
Celebrated tapas, Spanish wines, and inventive cocktails
"A South End stalwart of the chef-driven tapas movement for over 20 years, Toro serves approachable Spanish classics like croquetas and pan con tomate alongside playful, less-common items such as smoked duck drumettes with quince and za’atar, and offers a lovely back-patio scene in warmer months for cocktails and a parade of small bites." - Todd Plummer, Shannon McMahon
"Opening in 2005, Toro brought loud, party-ready Spanish small plates to Boston with shareable dishes like miso-buttered uni bocadillos, chorizo-studded paellas, and anchovy-topped pan con tomate, becoming an essential and ambassadorial restaurant for the city." - Eater Staff
"Toro is a true Barcelona-style tapas restaurant serving traditional and modern Spanish-style small plates made with locally sourced and sustainable ingredients. This place is always packed due to their amazing food (James Beard Award winning Chef) and equally amazing drink program serving classic-inspired cocktails and an eclectic, carefully curated wine list. Oh, and it's pretty small. It's much easier to get a table at lunch (M-F) then it is dinner (7 days a week). They don't take reservations, and the bar is usually packed making the wait a bit challenging at times, but always worth it. Sunday brunch is also amazing. (Not for the flavor-shy.)" - Adam&Co.
"A restaurant now solely owned by chef-restaurateur Ken Oringer that served as the first professional kitchen job for the founder of an emerging Indian fried-chicken concept; it also hosted that concept’s initial Boston pop-up, providing a high-profile venue where the event nearly sold out in pre-orders." - Tanya Edwards
"Toro is one of the city’s most popular restaurants, period. Open for almost two decades in the South End, the crowd-favorite spot serves modern and traditional Spanish plates ranging from two-bite pintxos to elaborate dishes pairing seafood and charcuterie with rich, bold flavors that keep the crowds lining up at this energetic restaurant. Definitely eat your way through plenty of small plates, but try the paella, too. Must-try dish: Every meal should start with an order of Toro’s decadent take on pan con tomate, topped with anchovies." - Erika Adams