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La Vara
Spanish
The slow-roasted suckling pig leg that anchors the menu tells you this isn't your standard tapas crawl. La Vara is a cozy Spanish restaurant in Cobble Hill where the kitchen takes cocina casera, home cooking, as both its premise and its ambition. Alex Raij's food has a playful, quietly inventive quality; the room draws the kind of neighborhood regulars who eventually stop looking at the menu and just tell the server to do whatever.
The awards strongest first
- The New York Times 2012 · 2 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Alex Raij and Eder Montero
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Rachel Miller
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
One number, weighted & current 74
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Huevos rellenos
“Menu highlights include huevos rellenos, judías a la plancha, or grilled romano beans and butter beans in a bright Romesco sauce, and cochinillo, or a slow-roasted suckling pig leg with chimichurri.”
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Judías a la plancha
“Menu highlights include huevos rellenos, judías a la plancha, or grilled romano beans and butter beans in a bright Romesco sauce, and cochinillo, or a slow-roasted suckling pig leg with chimichurri.”
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Cochinillo
“Menu highlights include huevos rellenos, judías a la plancha, or grilled romano beans and butter beans in a bright Romesco sauce, and cochinillo, or a slow-roasted suckling pig leg with chimichurri.”
Michelin Guide
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