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Sevilla Restaurant And Bar in New York is a two star Spanish restaurant. Check out this affordable place in the W. Village area. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a casual atmosphere. This place features lunch.
4.0 of 5 stars.
We passed this place twice and were drawn in by it's old world charming ambience. A casually elegant restaurant adorned by a beautiful wood bar and floor set off by lovely white tablecloths . The...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A solid 4 to 4.5Very cozy atmosphere with matching decor, and the service was extremely attentive and was definitely the strongest assest of this restaurant. A man who looked to be the owner of the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place! My boyfriend introduced me to this place years ago and it was a place he used to come as a little boy with his parents. Supposedly most of the waiters have been the same for 20...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My cousin and I had a lovely dinner at Sevilla Restaurant tonight. The service was excellent, the food was delicious and fresh, and the ambiance was incredible. I felt like I was really in Europe and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Nine Nine bust a rhyme! Let's begin:I walk in, speak with an older gentleman looking spiffy in his suit, he shakes my hand and speaks ever so softly, 5-10 minute wait. No problem, the air is filled...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had the Paella a la Valenciana (Lobster, chicken, Sausage and Sea food) Rice. I unashamedly couldn't finish it because they serve a gut bulging amount of food. Share a plate if you're getting the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
ya know, i'll be honest ... i kinda held off on writing my 100th review because i wanted to make it - what do those kids call it again? - kinda bad ass. however, i came to the conclusion that was too...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We were in search of some paella last night and we chose this place. Damn this place is old- it looks like 1970 inside. It has a stuffy, old person look and vibe, not exactly my kind of place.We got a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My friend brought me here, introducing Sevilla as her favorite restaurant in NY. Quite the claim, but this place did not disappoint. The restaurant feels very authentic, both in appearance and menu....
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite restaurant. I had everything on the menu several times and customized a few dishes myself. The staff is the best and so is there sangria. This is a great place for family gatherings and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Everything about this place is solid. Service is good, the paella is good, the spanish sausage appetizer is good, the sangria is good. In fact there was nothing about this place that stood out as...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Last week, we sucked down three pitchers of Sangria before eating. Needless to say, we were all really happy! The seafood Paella was great. A really nice crowd, dates, parents with their kids, large...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food/Sangria: Paella with sausage, clams, mussels, and chicken was good. The mussels in red garlic sauce was also good and was very tasty when poured over the rice. The sole with green sauce didn't...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We had the paella and the spicy garlic shrimp with a pitcher of sangria. It was the most delicious meal I've had in recent memory. Authentic in every way. If the chef happened to come to our table...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow Its good to see that this Restaurant is still there & Still serving up the great Paella that I remember from when My Dad first took me there in 1977 ( yup I _AM _Old). Since then I have Paella...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Heaping portions of paella and delicious red wine will make you forget about cold New York winter. The decor is old school - original from the 1940s, but I love the bulls and portraits of flamenco...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Amazing paella! huge portions to be shared! Don't let them scam you into ordering 1 each! So affordable!"
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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Simply one word, "the best". Well management ever since it opened it doors by a dedicated staff, and if you been coming here as long as I have you'll now some employees have been working their for over 40...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
it was ok...nothing spectacular in my opinion
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you spend too much $$$ on booze, chances are Ramen might be a closer friend than you thought it was. The White House was debating the choices of places to go for my bday dinner, and since I have...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I guess this is an old world style neighborhood eatery? The service was basically a big dude taking our order, serving the food, plopping it down on a table and leaving us be for the rest of the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here with a friend of mine. It is near my work and a friend of mine claims this is her favorite restaurant in NYC. When we came in, all the tables were full. I stood around a minute, and a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When I first discovered Sevilla, I would eat / take-out as often as twice a week for a period of time and became a familiar face with the wait staff. This is an old school spanish restaurant with a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Solid Spanish food and a casual, yet classy atmosphere. The waiters are totally old-school: sometimes gruff, but it's tough love. They are fixtures. I think they built the building around them. I...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sevilla is one of my favorite restaurants in NYC. Anytime somebody from outside of the city comes to visit, I always recommend that they stop there for some paella and sangria.I love the White...
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sevilla is a great place to go - great neighborhood, very good food, and an authentic old-time spanish feel complete with gruffish staff who I'm sure are seasoned veterans at their craft. If they...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We've been known to wait in line for a table here outside for nearly an hour in the dead of winter, that's how much we like the place. It's narrow and crowded and noisy, but the food makes it all...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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Great!! real food, the food takes forever but when they bring it, it's hot and in the pan, they leave the same pan that they cooked it from with you until you're done. No microwaved restaurant food, pretty...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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The experience at Sevilla started terribly when our reservation for nine people was downright ignored. My friend called three times (twice to change the number of people for the reservation) and the available...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite restaurant in NYC.Being down in the Village, Sevilla has a good mix of a cool neighborhood crowd combined with in-the-know out-of-towners (put me in with the latter category). The space...
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is decent. Make sure to come early or late as they don't take reservations. The sangria is good but the tapas are not the best in NYC. They are also quite pricey. I was disappointed...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A few neighborhood friends (UES) jumped in a cab for dinner here after it was positively suggested. It was fairly crowded but we grabbed a spot at the bar to have some sangria, which was a good idea....
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The first time I was here, it was the best traditional paella I've ever had. In fact, the whole dinner was great. The 2nd time I was here, everything was pretty gross. Ordered the same paella and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The decor of this place amused me to no end - it was like a family-style pizzeria and Captain D's Seafood all rolled into one with lots of Matadors and bull head taxidermy thrown up on the walls to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
BEST paellas and sizable portions at decent prices.I don't think it's fair to compare food here to Spain.It will never be the same. It's good for New York.Must get: paellaDecor: casual
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I wanted to like this place, I really did but maybe it was the timing (dinner time Dec.24th) or maybe it was something else, but I did NOT enjoy my meal here. First of all because it was around 6pm,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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This little...and I mean little restaurant on the corner of Charles street and W. 4th street packs a lot of punch for a little place. Order a pitcher of Sangria...it's amazing! I had Paella a la...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not that familiar with Spanish food so I can't judge the authenticity of Sevilla, but I totally love it. I've gone here on my birthday for the last three years. Dining here feels like stepping...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2007
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We came here for dinner. The wait was not too long. At first glance, the place looked very nice, and all the waiters had fancy outfits. When we sat down, we saw that the waiters outfits were old and stained,...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/07/2007
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The seating is tight to say the least, if there are more than three couples waiting to be seated you will have to wait outside. It is very busy. Now, the great thing is that the food is excellent and the...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
great seafood. makes me hungry just typing this review..lol...go for paella that is soaked in luscious seafood garlic juice. the muscles and shrimp ajilla is to die for. don't forget the sangria which...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2007
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I have been going to Sevilla for about 30 years. I have yet to be disappointed. My favorites are the stuffed mushrooms, Mariscada in Green Sauce and top it off with a Spanish coffee. Yummy. Service is...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/16/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have been going here for spanish food for longer then I care to remember. Its location is supreme - Greenwich Village slightly west of 7th Avenue and is one of the few Spanish restaurants you will...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Growing up in Manhattan, a stone's throw from the Village, I was introduced to paella through a restaurant called El Cortijo. What they served there was so delicious and perfectly made, that the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is where you go for Paellas. They have these cute middle-aged men in red jackets and black bow ties who are very efficient. Whenever you order, you'll always get their green salad with...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
FOOD: The food is amazing - simple, Spanish, delicious. The dressing on the salad is soo good. My fiance always gets the chicken with peppers and sausage and LOVES it. I get shrimp and rice and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't consider myself a cook by any means but every once and a while I'll feel inspired and try making a dish from a recipe I find. The end dish is usually a lesser version of what I had hoped...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2007
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Sevilla is just about as authentic as it gets! Having lived in Sevilla, Spain, for a year, I know authentic Spanish food when I taste it. The sangria too is fantastic. Delicious food and sangria, an extensive...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's simply my favorite. My wife and I save it for special occasions. Service, food, decor...it has it all. It's staffed with career waiters who know the restaurant business. The mussels in garlic...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
an old standby in the west village...great nyc spot open since 1941...some of the waiters may have been there since the opening--or at least their fathers and uncles were present...once you order a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Eh - overall kinda disappointed. A large group of us took my buddy here for his birthday and farewell party on the basis that he likes sangria. Fortunately, the sangria was great - the food you ask?...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Expect to wait for a seat at this popular Spanish restaurant where the prices are reasonable and the portions more than generous. The curt, diner-style service and less-than-true-Sevilla offerings...
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
by the time we got to the door, we knew this place just had to be great. Not only was there a sea of people waiting outside the door, everyone was waiting with a smile... which is also kinda strange,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2006
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This is a cute little restaurant my friend and I discovered while walking through the Village one night, and we made a point of coming back to check it out. We went on a Tuesday and had no problem getting a...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/01/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OVERALL: The best Spanish food place in NYC, but that's just my opinion. I've taken many a first date there, and they were always impressed with the place (and tipsy) when we left. Good thing the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2006
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Certainly one of the best Spanish places i've been. Being a Good Food lover, I can say that this place is a definite return type of restaurant. From the appetizers to the main course and through dessert, I...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/28/2006
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Yes, you have to wait for a table but it is worth the wait. You get a ton of tasty food and the red wine sangria is to die for. I've been going to this place to eat for years and I always leave drunk, well...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/23/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Formal and nice place, bit expensive but food is good. Service is great and the waitresses are good.
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this restaurant because it doesn't serve sissy portions. We shared a plate and we were full afterwards.
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I looove Spanish food. The rich yet light green sauces, the seafood, the paella, all harmonizing beautifully with a nice sangria is just the foundation for an AMAZING meal. Very friendly wait staff...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2005
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I have been going to Sevilla since I was in high school. The aroma of the garlic and herbs can be smelled from 7th Avenue South, and I start getting hungry. Every year we celebrate a friend's birthday there....
citysearch.com - user review - 12/10/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Moderately priced and seafood based and just delicious. The portions in this family style Spanish restaurant are HUGE. Some of the best rice I have had in a restaurant ever and the staff is just...
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2005
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We got there and we were told that the wait will be 20 mins. After waiting for almost an hour outside, we were finally seated near the entrance! The restaurant's decor is simple. The service is average. The...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/23/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Old Spanish men serving you amazing food while you stare at portraits of Spanish senoritas..count me in. The dinners are priced just right, because you have to take at least 1/3 of them home. The...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is by far the best Spanish restaurant you'll find in the city. Huge, delicious, authentic meals served by 70-year-old waiters: It doesn't get any better than this. If you get appetizers,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This authentic Spanish restaurant - possibly the best in Manhattan - has been at this Greenwich Village location for as far back as I can recall. It's fairly narrow, dimly lit, overcrowded with tables...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2005
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I looove Spanish food. The rich yet light green sauces, the seafood, the paella, all harmonizing beautifully with a nice sangria is just the foundation for an AMAZING meal. Very friendly wait staff and host...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/27/2005
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I have been eating out for 20 years and this is the only place ever where the waiter came over and told me that I was having a conversation too long with my neighboring table and that we both had to leave...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/27/2005
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You go to Sevilla for the food. I've been several times, and have not been disappointed yet. Everything tastes wonderful and is served in "you'll never get through it" portions. You MUST try the paella! On the...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/29/2004
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The food was delicious but I would NOT recommend this restaurant for a group larger than 4. I was in a group of 10 and was told that it would only be a 20min wait but it ended up becoming 1hr 30min. It's...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/04/2004
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I was told that the wait for a table would be 1/2 hour and it turned out to be an hour and a half! Every time I asked, the guy at the door kept saying that it would be just a few more minutes, so we (me and 3...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/23/2003
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food was very good...had the arroz con pollo, a standby I guess, but done very well and huge portions. Though the waiters were friendly, the service was only okay but the atmosphere was lively: a lot of...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/04/2003
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this place is a great find. all the food they offer is delicous and plentiful. no one will leave this restaurant hungry. great paella and great chicken dishes. food tastes home made. i recommend going early as...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/11/2003
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This is Spain in Manhattan, the food was fabulous and the service was excellent. I had the Paella Valenciana, it was a bit salty but overall it was very good. Maybe thats why they sell so much sangria. I...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/31/2002
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The best Spanish food I've ever encountered. Most dishes are served in pots, so sharing is great! The sangria is so wonderful, you'll be on your third pitcher before you realize what hit you. The wait is...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/12/2002
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I went here on a first date ... we ordered the paella with chicken, sausage, and seafood -- and, as if that wasn't enough, we had one of the mariscadas as well. Hot, savory, and huge portions! My date knew the...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/02/2002
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Great place, great food! Went for dinner Saturday night for the first time. Had garlic shrimp for appetizer and seafood in green sauce for entree. Met a couple that had been married 34 years, who had their...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/29/2002
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this ancient spanish restaurant is packed nightly, and not just withsentimental older people or tourists who happen to wander in. groups ofyounger people descend on sevilla, ordering pitchers of sweet,...
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this venerable village mecca is a reliable source of reasonably priced and accurately prepared spanish classics, whether paellas, gambas ajillo or zarzuelas. garlic perfumes the dark and crowded room decorated...
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