The Best Spanish Food in Boston
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The best Spanish food in Boston, according to the experts: Eater, the Michelin Guide, and The New York Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Toro comes out on top.
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Zurito and Saltie Girl hold the next two places. Boston Magazine and The New York Times show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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Rank 1. Toro
Spanish
A glass of manzanilla arrives before you've quite settled in, which tells you everything about the pace here. Toro is a Spanish tapas bar that's been a South End fixture forever, and the room earns its noise, with bone marrow, croquetas, and paella rotating through tables of people who clearly planned this weeks out. The all-Spanish wine list and good cocktails keep things moving, and the music is loud enough that nobody's whispering.
The awards
- Eater Eater: The All-Time Eater 38
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times The New York Times: The 25 Best Restaurants in Boston Right Now
- Eater The All-Time Eater 38
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Boston Right Now
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Rank 2. Zurito
Basque Tapas Bar
The awards
- Wine Enthusiast Wine Enthusiast: Top 50 New Restaurants
- Boston Magazine Boston Magazine: 2025 · Best Empire Builder · Best of Boston
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service · Nader Asgari-Tari
- Wine Enthusiast Top 50 New Restaurants
- Boston Magazine 2025 · Best Empire Builder · Best of Boston
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service · Nader Asgari-Tari
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Rank 3. Saltie Girl
New England Spanish Seafood
A raw bar and seafood bistro in Back Bay where the tinned fish wall alone could occupy you for an embarrassing amount of time before you've even looked at the menu. The kitchen's approach to classics has range, from lobster rolls to raw preparations to globally inflected dishes. Caviar service is on the menu and taken seriously enough that Boston Magazine noticed. The room runs indulgent without trying to make a statement about it.
The awards
- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Boston Magazine Boston Magazine: #44 · Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
- Boston Magazine Boston Magazine: 2025 · Best Caviar Service · Best of Boston
- AAA Three Diamonds
- Boston Magazine #44 · Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
- Boston Magazine 2025 · Best Caviar Service · Best of Boston
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Rank 4. Dalia
Spanish
The dining room alone causes arguments: depending on your table, you're sitting in sun-drenched whimsy, blood-red velvet, or the amber spill of an open Basque grill. Dalia is a Spanish restaurant that treats Spain as a starting point rather than a period piece, so calamari stand in for noodles in a riff on dan dan, and patatas bravas arrive as lacquered, shatteringly crisp pavé cubes. The New York Times named it to their 2026 Restaurant List.
The awards
- The New York Times The New York Times: 2026 · The Restaurant List