The Lexington Social

New York has 121 tapas bars listed here, and most come ready to contact right away: 117 have a phone number attached and 114 link out to a website. That combination means you can usually call ahead or check a menu online before you decide where to go, rather than guessing based on a name alone. Listings cluster in certain zip codes, with 10002 showing 10 entries and 10003 showing 8, so if you're staying near the Lower East Side or East Village you'll find plenty of nearby options without much scrolling.

Paid placements on SiteCity are labeled Sponsored, and this category currently has none, so the order you see here comes from submissions rather than any purchased spot. If you own one of these tapas bars and your phone number or website field is blank, you can claim the listing and fill it in yourself, which matters since a diner comparing a few spots in 10011 or 10012 is more likely to move on than track down missing details. Use the phone and website coverage as a starting point, then call two or three that fit what you're looking for before settling on one.