We quickly ordered some drinks when we learned it was still happy hour. We decided to try one glass of each of the two sangria offerings—one Cava based, the other a more traditional red ($8). We were two-fisted drinkers.

I chose Lamano for its proximity to The Joyce, where we were heading to see their SW!NG OUT performance with audience participation. It was six years ago that I first visited Lamano when it opened. I enjoyed the food then and found it’s still just as good.

We started with everything on the happy hour menu. That included the pan con tomato ($8 for three pieces) of the tomato bread, their potatoes bravas ($10) in the classic sauce, rosemary marinated manchego cheese with quince paste and walnut bread ($10, and the red shrimp in a garlic ginger white wine sauce ($10 for 4).

The ($19) crispy octopus came with crispy potatoes with the chile-based Mojo Rojo sauce mojo rojo. We also shared their noodle-based (instead of rice) paella with chorizo and more shrimp in a sofrito sauce. We all liked this tasty version.

Happy hour is from 4 – 6:30 nightly. A recommended place to grab a bite before heading to a performance at the Joyce.
Lamano
Chelsea
265 West 20th Street
(at 8th Avenue)
New York, New York
(212) 741-2398