Patatas Bravas
by Celia Sin-Tien Cheng
June 24, 2007
MERCAT
45 Bond St
(Lafayette St & Bowery)
New York, NY 10012
212-529-8600
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I love patatas bravas, but honestly, there wasn’t a single tapas restaurant in the City that I thought served a truly good one, despite all the other fantastic dishes on their menus. That was until now. Mercat’s patatas bravas are spectacular! This rendition of the dish brings out the full potential of potatoes and how good they should be. The fried potatoes are perfectly crisp on the outside. The downfall of most patatas bravas is that this layer of skin is not crispy enough and just becomes a thick but stale epidermis. The other stellar component of this piece is the aioli and spicy tomato sauce — a kick that gives the dish its personality. My latest favorite happy hour recommendation is the patatas bravas and a glass of cava at Mercat’s bar!
Also in Potato, Spanish, Tapas
