Toro
Spanish restaurant · South End
1704 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118
![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]")
Highlights
Inventive tapas, cocktails & Spanish wines in a lively setting
Inventive tapas, cocktails & Spanish wines in a lively setting
"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
"Toro is a South End mainstay. Perhaps the most beloved among Ken Oringer and his former partner Jamie Bissonnette’s collaborations (the two parted ways in 2023), this Washington Street spot serves Spanish tapas like grilled octopus and patatas bravas. And don’t forget to order the Ibérico ham. (Oringer’s Italian enoteca, Coppa, which is on Shawmut Avenue, is also worth checking out. Especially if you enjoy cured meats.)" - Erika Adams
"There are 44 dishes on the menu at this Washington Street tapas restaurant that almost always has a wait. If you bring one friend and average six dishes per meal (starting with the white anchovies if you know what’s good for you), you’ll be able to eat everything in this place in one week. At that point, feel free to start all over again, because Toro really is that good. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - dan secatore
