Aldea

In May 2009, Chef George Mendes opened Aldea in Manhattan’s Flatiron neighborhood. Named after the Spanish word for village, the restaurant’s menu is inspired by the Iberian Peninsula and Mendes’ heritage. The chef adds a modern, seasonal approach to create a menu perfectly balanced between rusticity and refinement.

Aldea’s talented young chef, George Mendes, brings a refined and inventive take on "modern Iberian" food at this fine, modestly-priced Portuguese-inflected restaurant.

Try one of Aldea’s Portuguese beers by the bottle. They’re cheap and unusually delicious.

In a small yet sleek space in the Flatiron District, chef George Mendes returns to his Portuguese roots and offers a fresh and modern menu. Aldea, which translates to “village” in Portuguese, turns out a variety of fish, shellfish and pork dishes and commands an eclectic wine list with average-priced bottles from Argentina to California and France. The 68-seat restaurant captures the essence of...

"Tantalize your taste buds" with George Mendes' "top-end" modern Med cuisine at this "refreshing" Flatiron "delight", where coastal Iberian specialties "well-served" by "total pros" justify the "high prices"; to really "treat yourself", sit at the chef's counter and enjoy "dinner and a show."

Aldea’s talented young chef, George Mendes, brings a refined and inventive take on "modern Iberian" food at this fine, modestly-priced Portuguese-inflected restaurant.

Name is Portuguese for "village" but space is as urbane-modern as they come. Azure front wall references the sea, hanging rod "chandelier" in back nods to air. Elegant duplex is versatile, with narrow bar, upstairs salon, private dining space, and open kitchen. Seasonal menu covers both shellfish and back-catalogue pig parts. Sometimes in the same dish, as in pork shoulder steak with littleneck...

Aldea is a Michelin-starred Portuguese restaurant in the Flatiron District, owned by Chef George Mendes.