El Faro Restaurant

El Faro Restaurant is located at 823 Greenwich Horatio St, New York, NY. This location is in the Chelsea neighborhood. This business specializes in Family Style Restaurants.

The Extras: With their Express Takeout, you do not have to get out of your car. Just call them with your cell phone and they will bring your food to your vehicle.

Know Before You Go: The tortilla espanola is only available after 4pm.

You can smell the garlic three doors away. But tiny El Faro, with its raffish decor, cozy booths and murals of flamenco dancers, is a Village institution---tourists have been flocking here since it opened in 1927. Expect a wait, as there…

“Old as the hills”, this circa-1927 West Village Spaniard is renowned for “can’t-be-beat”, garlic-laden paella, backed up by “succulent” seafood and “top-notch” tapas; seemingly “unchanged” for decades, the “worn” room gets more “charming” with each “jumbo pitcher” of sangria.

Little has changed at El Faro since it opened in 1927; the restaurant retains the large wooden booths and smoke-darkened murals that create the romantic atmosphere that's made this tiny Spanish eatery a West Village favorite for over seventy years.

You can smell the garlic three doors away. But tiny El Faro, with its raffish décor, cozy booths and murals of flamenco dancers, is a Village institution---tourists have been flocking here since it opened in 1927. Expect a wait, as there are no reservations. Is this authentic Spanish food? It's definitely authentic West Village Spanish, from calamares fritos and mariscada (mixed seafood) with...

El Faro still beckons to those with a passion for authentic Spanish food, served in an atmosphere flavored with authentic Spain. Notable dishes include the Shrimp a la Faro for $12, mixed seafood with egg sauce for $13 and the lobster with green sauce for $16.50, to name a few.