My Favorite Tapas

I'll keep the long-windedness to a minimum (hopefully).  My preferred tapas place is somewhere I haven't been for a while.  Before that, my favorite tapas place was Matador but that ceases to exist now unfortunately.  The place that now churns out seasonal but modern/contemporary food is Savor NY in the LES.  Sachem "Son" Allison is the executive chef, who was recently featured on "Chopped Champions" on Food Network. 

The food is very "New American", combining traditional flavors with non-traditional cuisines.  The menu is simply split up between "Fingers, Forks and Finales" - pretty self explanatory.  Although the menu changes with the season, they usually have an empanada with different fillings.  This empanada is always a treat and pretty filling.  The one that hooked me in was the "Chipotle Chicken Empanada" which was served with a mild ranchero sauce for dipping.  Although they don't have this item now, the newer one sounds just as good - "Asian Empanadas" served with beef, chicken and kimchi.  A fixture no matter the season are their Three-Cheese Rice Balls in tomato sauce.  You can't go wrong...

Their desserts are also great and usually portion-controlled so you can tell yourself "it's not that bad" when you know it's horrible for you.  They usually have some sort of combination of warm and cold together which is always good (i.e. Molten Chocolate Lava Cake).  For the fall, they have a Chocolate Truffle Cake with Cashews and Berries which sounds good. 

Most dishes range from $7-$11 and I would probably recommend three plates for every two people.  The place is small so call to make reservations.  It's only open Monday-Saturday and they give discounts for groups so maybe we'll go here for our next outing? (hint hint)

I don't know what your favorite is but, My Favorite Tapas is:

Dish:  Empanadas
Place: Savor NY
Address:  63 Clinton Street (b/w Stanton & Rivington Sts.)
Website:  www.savornyrestaurant.com